Small Flower Bouquets
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All of these flowers were bent or otherwise severed from their stems. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Small Flower Bouquets
As garden bounty hits mid-season, it’s easy to focus on big flower bouquets for home decor but think again. Small flower bouquets are more practical and convenient, and you can use those flowers that were bent or inadvertently cut.
I was not feeling my best earlier this week so I headed out to the garden to do some maintenance. In the process, I ended up with a handful of flowers that were broken off from their stems. It could be a deeper cut than I intended to make when clearing an area, or my brushing against a stem and breaking it in the process. Whatever the accident, I brought those flowers inside to enjoy in a flower vase close to my working space.
This small flower bouquet in the photo started out with two small red zinnias that were knocked over in a rain storm. I added a few springs of purple monkey grass flowers to fill out the vase, then I broke a stem of surprise lilies. There’s a dahlia bud in there somewhere, too, I bring whatever flowers inside to add to the bouquet.
These scented roses were cut off of plants I’m getting into the ground. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Another opportunity to make small flower bouquets is when you are planting. Plants need to concentrate their energy getting their roots established. I cut off the flowers of those plants and bring them inside so the flowers don’t sap the plant’s energy.
When the flowers start to fade, I will compost those and look for something new to add.
Having small flower bouquets are a quick way to brighten your day and to enjoy those “oppsie” cut flowers.
