Flowers and Vintage Flickr Group - Summer Flowers

Image by Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer

Ribbon from Jane Means collection.

Summer flowers - who doesn't love summer flowers weather they are from your own garden, picked from the side of the road or field out in the country or bought from the farmers' market or flower stall.

Life is easy and the sun is shining - or it's suppose to - but even if it's raining you enjoy the sound of the rain on the roof and you stay warm by the open fire.

I often feel that summer flowers are extra special - with delicate colours and wonderful textures. 

Here are ten simple and easy little summer arrangements to be inspired by.

Image By Ingrid Jansen at Wood and Wool Stool

Image by Katherine Morozova at Food and Life in Photos 

Image by Kathie Kirts

Image by Oksana Kiyan

Image by Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer

Image by Ingrid Jansen at Wood and Wool Stool

Image by Constanca Cabral at Creative Homemaking with Constanca Cabral

Image by Jessica Enig at Such Pretty Things

Image by Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer

All images are from my Flickr group Flowers and Vintage and they all link back to Flickr and the photographers blog or website.

I'm now back from my break and I'm slowly getting back to a routine of posting on a regular bases. 

See you later in the week!

xoxo Ingrid 

Flowers and Vintage Flickr Group - Daisies

The daisy family is the largest in the entire spectrum of families of flowering plants, and as might be expected the diversity of flower heads within it almost endless.

I have picked out some of the more humble but very charming and pretty daisies - all made into simple little flower arrangements in varying types of containers.

  

Image by Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer

Image by Melissa Deakin at Savoring the Details

Image by Amanda Wytas-Ackermann at Itchin' Stitchin'

Image by Brii at Briggishome

Image by Jem Hudson

Image by Oksana Kiyan

Image by Jill Burgess at Bailiwick Studio

Image by Jennifer Flack 

Image by Ingrid Jansen at Wool and Wood Stool

Image by Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer

All images are from my Flickr Group Flowers and Vintage - and all images link back to Flickr and to the photographers blog or website.

See you later in the week!

xoxo Ingrid

Flowers and Vintage Flickr Group - Sweet Peas

Image by Ingrid Henningsson at Of Spring and Summer

Sweet peas are ideal for cutting, not least because the more you pick the more they flower.

If you grow sweet peas in your garden and you keep picking them throughout the summer, a couple of times a week, you will have flowers for months.

Image by Kay at Kay Loves Vintage

They are good climbers so you can grow them up arches, on a fence or trellis; as well as on wigwams made from canes or tall sticks. Grow them in a flower border, cutting garden or a vegetable plot.

There are a wide range of colours available - from purples, white, blues, pinks, red, creams, salmon and multi-coloured - and whatever colour make sure you get the scented kind.  

Image by Ingrid Henningsson at Of Spring and Summer

The Latin or botanical name for sweet pea is Lathyrus odoratus; lathyros is Greek for pea or pulse and odoratus means very fragrant. 

As cut flowers from the florist, flower market or the farmers' market they are available from spring to late summer.

Image by Ingrid Jansen at Wood and Wool Stool

Image by Ingrid Henningsson at Of Spring and Summer

Image by Silvia Houben at Cosiness

Image by Ingrid Henningsson at Of Spring and Summer

Image by Jessica Enig at Such Pretty Things

Image by Ingrid Henningsson at Of Spring and Summer

Image by Jenny47

Image by Ingrid Henningsson at Of Spring and Summer

All images are from my Flickr Group Flowers and Vintage - and all images link back to Flickr and to the photographers blog or website.

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xoxo Ingrid

Flowers and Vintage Flickr Group - Pink Peonies

This week on Flowers and Vintage Flickr Group - I'm featuring Pink Peonies. Peonies are easy to grow and they make great cut flowers.

Image by Loreta at All the Beautiful Things

Peonies are pretty and romantic; elegant and exuberant; they are sweetly scented and has layers and layers of frilly petals; they are delicate but hardy and they are many peoples favourite flower. 

Image by Zoë Power at Zoë Power

Image by Jessica Enig at Such Pretty Things Shop

Image by Jana Martish at jana mARTish

Image by Melissa Deakin at Savoring the Details

Image by Katrien at A Bit of Pilli Pilli

Image by Susana Oliviera at Citrus and Orange

Image by Yvonne at Fraulein Klein

Image by Emily Anderson at Good with Style

Image by Loreta at All the Beutiful Things

All images are from my Flickr group Flowers and Vintage - and they all link back to Flickr and to the photographers blog or website.

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Thanks for visiting and I'll see you later in the week.

xoxo Ingrid 

Flowers and Vintage Flickr Group - White Hydrangeas

My series of photographs from my Flickr Group Flowers and Vintage continues and this time it's all about White Hydrangeas. 

Image by Paula Valentim

Hydrangeas are a very popular flowering shrub, they are easy to grow and there are hundreds of varieties. They are long-flowering and they come in colours ranging from brilliant blue, through soft pinks to striking deep reds and pure whites and some also have interesting autumn leaves.

Image by Melissa Deakin at Savoring the Details

Hydrangeas are wonderful as a cut flower and they also look great as a dried flower - that lasts for ages.

Image by Claire Brocato

Image by Sandra Hudson Knapp

Image by Silvia Houben at Cosiness

Image by Susana Oliviera at Citrus and Orange

Image by Jane Puncher

Image by Jessica Enig at Such Pretty Things

Image by Kelley at Teacups and Ponies

Image by Kelly Newbury at Fine Art Prints by Kelly*N Photography

All images are from my Flickr group Flowers and Vintage - they all link back to Flickr and the photographers blog or web site.

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Thanks for visiting and I'll see you later in the week.

xoxo Ingrid