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Spring Floral Arrangements

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    Daffodil in Faux Bois Arrangement

    A faux-bois container is filled with dozens of golden Ice Follies and Erlicheer, a fragrant double daffodil.
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    Martha's Tulipiere Arrangement

    Spring is Martha's favorite season for homegrown flowers on her farm in Bedford. Small bulbs bloom first, followed by tulips, hyacinths, bleeding hearts, and flowering shrubs. A European tulipiere was designed to display one tulip in each "finger." She loves to mix small fringed tulips with early viburnum and muscari in this vessel.
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    Bluebell and Chive Arrangement

    Mingle dainty Spanish bluebells with fluffy chive blossoms for textured arrangements.

    Arrangement How-To

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    Pitcher Still Life Arrangement

    These sleek handleless pitchers hold sprawling stems of bridal wreath and American larch.
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    Crabapple Blossom Arrangement

    A few crab-apple boughs fill a bathroom window. They are sheltered from harsh sun by a gauzy, light-diffusing curtain and benefit from the room's humid air, which helps maintain the blossoms' freshness. A semitransparent cylindrical vase shows off the lines of the lower branches while providing a clean counterpoint to the splay of blooms above its rim.
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    Tall Tulip Arrangement

    The slender Juliska glass vase is a perfect container for long-stemmed Darwin tulips. Cut the stems as long as the vase and line them up as straight as possible.
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    Elegant Daffodil Arrangement

    Hawera, a scented triandrus narcissus, with several tiny pale-yellow blossoms on each stem, is ideal for naturalizing. All it takes to set off its delicate flowers in a glass vase is a few blades of grass cut from the pasture.
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    Muscari and Moss Arrangements

    Individual arrangements of cushion moss and muscari blooms make a grand impression. This rustic wooden cachepot, reminiscent of tree stumps, enhance the natural theme.

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    Tulip and Daffodil Nest Arrangement

    This oversize nest cradles an exuberant mix of blooms from spring-flowering bulbs -- the botanical counterpart to newly hatched birds.

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    Purple and White Arrangement

    This simple glass container shows off a wonderful mix of tulips, white bleeding hearts, and the wavy leaves of bird's-nest fern.
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    Daffodil Wicker Vase Arrangement

    Quail, Professor Einstein, and Delibes daffodils mix with tulips, viburnum, lily of the valley, and lady's mantle. Before putting daffodils with other flowers, change the water frequently until their toxic sap dissipates.
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    Bright Muscari and Ranunculus Arrangement

    Brilliant violet Muscari latifolium and tight blooms of Ranunculus get a boost in a lush, dense display.

    Arrangement How-To

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    Simple Daffodil Bouquet Arrangement

    Narcissus 'Actaea,' N. 'Mint Julep' and N. 'Polar Ice' daffodils are snipped low to the ground and then bundled with raffia in "hand-tied" bouquets that stand in cylindrical glasses to emphasize their height.
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    Spring Watering Can Arrangement

    A watering can holding cut spring blossoms, given to simply celebrate the season, will continue to nurture flowers long after the bouquet is gone.
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    Lilac Arrangement

    Lilac's subtle color variations are perfect for creating painterly, layered arrangements. Gather blooms in two or more hues, and group them by color gradation in a heavy vase.
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    Fritillarias and Epimediums Arrangement

    Unless you get down on the ground to scrutinize small woodland flowers, it's easy to overlook their exquisite shapes and patterned petals. But clip a few stems of each for a pair of antique lab beakers, and details suddenly become clear; the mini-orchard stack of epimediums, the variations on bell-like fritillarias.
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    Lily of the Valley Place Setting Arrangement

    Add some flower power to your next spring table with mini arrangements of seasonal lilies of the valley for each guest. (A cluster of them in the center of the table would also look very elegant.) Choose a small glass or votive, and fill it most of the way with sheet moss. Arrange the flowers in your hand first (we used several blooms, along with a couple of leaves), and then push them down into the moss. Secure their upright position by covering with more moss, and add water to keep them fresh. Let everyone know they can take one home as a party favor -- the flowers will last a few days if kept hydrated.
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    Tiered Bouquet Arrangement

    Enliven your next buffet with an arrangement of eggcup bouquets displayed on cake stands. Choose small-budded flowers in similar hues, such as the tulips, lily of the valley, paperwhites, and daffodils we used. Trim the stems so the blossoms will peek over the rims of the eggcups. Place a small round metal floral frog in each eggcup to help shape and weight the arrangements. Fill the cups three-quarters of the way with water, and then add the blooms. Arrange the mini bouquets on and around stands. Water daily for a long-lasting centerpiece.
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    Magnolia and Eastern Redbuds

    Saucer magnolias and Eastern redbuds burst from a simple glass container on an end table, exuding warmth; stems of purple calla lily, whose inverted bell shape pairs nicely with the fleshy magnolias and willowy redbuds, hint at exotic garden planting that must wait for warmer weather.
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    Tulip and Muscari Arrangement

    Let your china inspire you. Here, 'White Parrot' tulips and 'Saphir' muscari echo the hues of a willowware bowl. 'Weber's Parrot' tulips add joyous bursts of pink.
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    Candy-Inspired Arrangement

    When bright Icelandic poppies and tulips are in season, Decorating Editorial Director Kevin Sharkey's sweet tooth guides his arrangement. "Candy-colored blossoms resonate unlike any other for me," he says. "I can almost taste the blooms." He began building this array with tulips, filled it out with ebullient poppies, and then softened the mass with frothy mimosa.
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    Daffodil and Ladies Mantle Arrangement

    Brighten up your celebration of spring with a simple arrangement of lovely daffodils and ladies mantle.
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    Lily Pulitzer Arrangement

    Use the cheery Lilly Pulitzer color palette to create beautiful arrangements. A variety of feminine flowers such as peonies and sweet peas were used here.

    Arrangement How-To

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    Peonies Arrangement

    Peonies are beautiful alone, but they can also be mixed with a variety of other spring flowers to create a magnificent arrangement.
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    Cherry Blossom and Dogwood Arrangement

    Massed at eye level in a rustic trough, pink cherry blossoms join white dogwood and spirea to give armchair nature lovers a breath of fresh air.

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    May Arrangement

    Occasions such as Mother's Day call for the floral equivalent of a big hug. Candy colors, mixed textures, and varied sizes radiate homey spontaneity, especially when the "vase" is endearingly improvised from a flea-market find. A yellow teapot, with ample room for water below a narrow opening, becomes the perfect vessel for clasping a generous bunch of tulips, hyacinths, peonies, and, of course, forget-me-nots.
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    Garden Bluebell Arrangement

    Mingle dainty Spanish bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica) with fluffy chive blossoms (Allium tuberosum) for textured arrangements. They're unexpected but perfect partners: They coordinate in color and reach full bloom at the same time, in May. To add a touch of green -- and even more visual interest -- we tucked some fuzzy lamb's ears into the bouquets. A pair of matching ceramic vases anchor them gracefully.
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    Green Flower Arrangement

    Though it is the quintessential color of spring, somehow green only seems to make it into a bouquet incidentally, through a stem or a leaf. Combining different shades of green, these floral arrangements demonstrate that the color is truly worthy of its own display. The small vase holds a bouquet of green hydrangeas; behind it is a mix of euphorbias, hydrangeas, and bells of Ireland (available almost year-round through florists).
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    Lilac Centerpiece Arrangement

    You can boost the height and visual drama of any arrangement with the help of a serving bowl from the kitchen or china cabinet. Set a vase inside the bowl, and then fill both vessels with billowing flowers.

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  • Photo: James Baigrie
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    Bulb Arrangement

    At an event that celebrates a new season, flower bulbs are fitting decorations. They're also an inexpensive option, since bulbs generally cost less than cut flowers. To make a centerpiece, pour a thin layer of small white stones into a clear glass cylindrical vessel. Rinse dirt off bulbs, then insert them into the gravel, adding more stones until the stems stand upright.
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Comments

  • cta82
    16 Apr, 2011

    pretty simple and easy ...

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