flowers I've loved
August 26, 2013
Looking back on some past posts I thought it would be a nice
to have some of my prettiest garden flower bouquets reappear.
Almost every bloom courtesy of my own lovely hard working backyard garden.
I tried to link most pictures to the original post.
I tried to link most pictures to the original post.
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| This ball dahlia is prolific and comes up year after year. The name was lost years ago. |
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| A David Austin. |
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| Sometimes the most simple arrangements are the most effective, here David Austin's St. Cecelia. |
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| Zinnias, this is in my living room today. |
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| Helleborus, they last easily a month as a cut flower. |
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| Mums, daisies, and dill, from a post simply called "a dinner party". |
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| Lilies |
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| Zinnias, the post "you had me at bacon". |
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| Mostly glads, zinnias, white Shasta daisies and dahlias. From the post "Sunday's Bouquet" about our garden. |
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| Long lasting protea from the market from my "St. Patrick's Day" post. |
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The first of the tree peonies are as big as a dinner plate,
look at how tiny the wine glass looks in the lower left corner.
This is from the post, "splendid dinner party". |
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| Roses mix from an adorable "baby shower" I gave last summer. |
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| Lilies and yellow Graham Thomas roses with some store bought touches. |
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| Snipped lilies from a friend's garden who was on vacation. She said I could! |
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| St. Cecelia rose and other David Austins. |
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| Dahlias and roses. |
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| Giant fragrant magnolias that smell like lemon pie, shasta daisies and nicotiana. |
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| Dill, roses and dahlias. This was from "Let's Party", a fun summer party we had last year. |
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| I still pick nasturtiums through fall, here in "fall dinner party". |
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| Pink Simplicity rose buds. This Jackson Perkins rose bush for me is in bloom almost year 'round. |
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| Camellias love living in California. This single is one of my favorites and blooms late winter. |
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| A winter arrangement with leaves and antique medicine bottles from a pretty post, "a winter dinner party". |
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| In the process of drying hydrangeas. How to is here. |
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| A friend brought these tulips in a mason jar as a hostess gift, so simple and pretty. |
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| Purchased alstroemeria, post from "A Neighborly Party". |
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| Green leaves and lilies from "my romantic table", my most viewed post ever. |
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| Apple blossoms decorate this Easter table a few years ago. |
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| David Austins in a silver bowl, from "A Rosy Luncheon." |
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| I used The Pilgrim roses all over the house for one of my favorite luncheons ever, Fellowship Luncheon. |
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| Graham Thomas roses decorate the champagne set up. |
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| This is one of my prettiest posts, "peep", our Easter table with purchased alstroemeria. |
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| Roses with sedum and zinnias. |
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| Pink Simplicity roses from Jackson Perkins, blooming for me in December! Picture from my "post Christmas dinner party". |
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| Tree peonies and David Austin roses. Looks like ballerina's tutus, from "make it fast." |
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| David Austin roses. |
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| Rose mix. |
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| David Austin's Graham Thomas, gorgeous yellow from a gigantic, healthy bush. |
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| Lovly mix of David Austins, mostly The Pilgrim and St. Cecelia. |
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| St. Cecelia. Sigh, prettiest bouquet ever. |
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| Narcissus, I have a tiny patch, that's all you need, so fragrant. |
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| Dahlias and orange nasturtium. Nasturtiums re-seed and grow wild in our veg garden. |
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| Rose mix with oregano and nasturtium. |
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| Red Simplicity roses. |
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| Pink Simplicity roses. We planted 25 in the front as a hedge and use hedge clippers to prune. So hardy! |
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| David Austin's The Pilgrim, a large and hardy bush. |
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| A florist bouquet given to me as a gift. |
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| Tulips from the market, from the post, "Swans Again?" |
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| Daffodils. |
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| Daffodils and paperwhites. |
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| I remember these roses smelled amazing! |
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| Herbs. |
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| David Austin mix, the fragrance, unbelievable, from a Mother's Day post a few years back. |
7 Comments
What a beautiful post! I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite, but I'm really drawn to those David Austin roses.
ReplyDeleteWhat an ocean of flowers, Kristen. Love it!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post. It inspires me to collect more small bottles and narrow-neck vases for showcasing just a few blossoms, as my garden is not nearly as hard-working as yours.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, you can almost smell the roses !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, you can almost smell the roses !
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful flower arrangements. My favorites are the tree peony and the David Austins.
ReplyDeleteCarole
What beautiful arrangements you've made. The dinners parties are pretty wonderful too! Wish I lived next door ;)
ReplyDeleteYou make my day when you make a comment!