How
to not have to spend $15 a week on a great floral bouquet. Here is the info pals. For me
flowers give me a pep in my step, and while in my 20’s I would wear black and
at night go cut and borrow neighbors floral landscaping for my flowers (I know
not nice but I would take small amounts from several neighbors, they never knew
;) or did they {:))! Since maturing, I have resorted to growing my
own. Here are my picks for having
flowers in the back or front yard to pick in lieu of having to buy or help my neighbors
prune is what I would say.
My
top picks:
Hydrangea
We
rented a house that had a Hydrangea bush and it took over a whole side of the
house. I literally supplied a friend’s
wedding with our Hydrangeas as well as brought countless arrangements to
friends and family those few years living in that location… I dried them for
gorgeous wreaths; the possibilities are endless with these beauties. Once in vases these lovelies will last 7 days
in clean water and they look lovely when they start to dry so they are ideal
for outdoor floral arrangements.
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Fever Few
Just
sweet for everyday flowers. Easy to care
for and arrange well in any arrangements.
Also can stay lovely in a cool, clean water arrangement. I will go into my arranging categories in next
post. We have the stuffer flowers (they
can be stuffed and stay lovely) and the clean water floral (they need less
stems, and clean water to stay fresh).
These Daisy like cuties are perfect for the kiddos to grow and cut for
arranging as well.
Zinnia
I was not a huge fan until one fall I got an email saying the local Zinnia grower
in Yolo county wanted folks to come take what they wanted of the flowers before
she turned over her soil for the next planting.
My girls and I drove about 20 minutes out and went nuts literally
filling 5 buckets to the brim. We made
an insane amount of arrangements for friends and family and our community for
the Jewish Holidays. It was such a treat
and now I love these guys. So easy to
grow and can be used for both elegant and casual arrangements. The stems are long and you get about 2 months
of use out of a bush that blooms, it is also a drought happy bush once
established.
Roses
This
is a no-brainer. You get an amazing bang
for your buck if you have a successful bush or 3. Having a few colors is ideal. But you can do everything you need with a
white or yellow rose bush.
Fast
acting:
The
only rose bush you need:
Lavender
Because
the herbalist in me uses Lavender for literally everything I had to add
it. If you are not using it for oils,
baking, facial care, and all the things I use it for you can still make a mean arrangement
using Lavender. They are simple and if well
taken care of just keep growing and growing.
Offering literally months of flowers and fragrance. Spanish, French or English they are all
wonderful. My personal favorite is
English. I like the shape of it and how
it dries but again any one is super.
Silver
Dollar Eucalyptus
Well to be honest any Eucalyptus works for me.
But Silver Dollar is more my style in shape and ability to dry. I love that the scent is more delicate than
the bulky Baby Blue Eucalyptus, it can be overwhelming.
Peruvian
lily
These
cuties are lovely, they turn into nice sized shrubs and will give you an abundance
of stems to play with while they are flowering.
Once arranged these are so great because they last up to 9 days in a
vase with good air and clean water.
AMARANTH
THESE
ARE JUST SO FUN TO POP INTO ARRANGEMENTS, GIVING THEM SO MUCH DEPTH, AND
HEIGHT. THEY STAY LOVELY FOR A WEEK OR
MORE WITH PROPER ARRANGING (ANOTHER POST COMING). These are easy to grow and you get an amazing
amounts to play with with one plant. Oh
and you can also dry it, eat it don’t get me started. My amaranth
cherry pot recipe will be up in a couple
weeks.
Baby’s-Breath
I
know it’s not everyone's style, but for me I just love it. I love that they can stand alone in an arrangement
and compliment arrangements as well. I
love that they don’t smell and just look like old fashion loveliness. These are such great little plants to have
because they can grow large and be used for months, they also require less
water for us drought prone CA dwellers.
Rosemary/Sage
Double
of course for culinary uses but these are shrubs you need in your
backyard. They make arrangements smell
divine, and give them depth. They dry
amazing for wreaths as well. I let one
Sage shrub bolt for arranging and my kitchen sage of course I make sure stays
trimmed.
Rosemary
Sage
My go to place for knowledge and plant referring is www.gardenia.net
If you grab these and add to the trim of a yard or even to containers (if you are a renter) so that you may take it with until you find your dream home. These are the goodies that will keep your home booming with flowers.
Two more posts on the way soon:
Floral Arranging 101
Container Fruits
Have a good month pals, and I hope you feel the love on love day!
Tread Lightly
Love,
Mel
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