Flowers of the Month - January 2017

It's the last day of January and it's time for another round-up of what I have been up to this last month. 

In 'Flowers of the Month' I feature all the different flowers and floral arrangements that I styled, photographed and posted exclusively on my blog 'Of Spring and Summer'.

The title of the post under the image - is also a link to the post - if you would like to see it again or you missed it.

1 January - Florets - Floral Quote by Selina Lake

4 January - Creative with Flowers - Pale Blue Hyacinths and Pittosporum

6 January - A Bunch for the Weekend - Cyclamen, Pittosporum and Holly

15 January - Floral Quote by Paula Pryke

18 January - Arrange Your Flowers! - Basic Tools for Flower Arranging

20 January - A Bunch for the Weekend - Bunches of Tulips

22 January - Florets - Floral Quote by Willow Crossley

23 January - Tiny Blooms - Tulips in Mini Vases

25 January - Creative with Flowers - Double Pink Tulips and Vintage Green Glass Bottles

27 January - A Bunch for the Weekend - Golden Acacia

29 January - Florets - Floral Quote by Judith Blacklock

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a fabulous and floral Monday!

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer - I will be back here tomorrow morning - Wednesday - with another Creative with Flowers. I'll see you then.

Ingrid 

~ xoxo ~

[Styling, photography and text © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]

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P. S. If you are looking for more floral inspiration you can go over and have a look at my Pinterest boards. I have 12 000 followers and I have just over 200 boards all relating to flowers, floral styling and flower arranging. There are boards on individual flowers and shows how to arrange them. Other boards show different ways of using vases and containers. Simply click on the link below and it will take you straight there.

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A Bunch for the Weekend - # 98 - Golden Acacia

It's rare that I feature yellow flowers on the blog - apart from maybe yellow daffodils at springtime. A time when we are all craving a boost of bright colour.

This time it's a bunch of very bright Golden Acacia or Mimosa as it's also called.

It's always a pleasure and lots of fun to buy a bunch of flowers for the weekend and this series of blog posts, called 'A Bunch for the Weekend, I will show you how you can make quick and easy flower arrangements for your home. 

Buy the flowers where it's convenient and easy for you whether that is from a flower stall, farmers' market, the supermarket or a florist. 

Always try to buy seasonal flowers - they will last longer and they will be a lot cheaper.

Make sure you condition the flowers as soon as you get home. Remove any foliage that will end up below the waterline in the vase. Trim the ends of the stems at an angle and put in fresh water as soon as possible.

What you see here - this bunch of unmistakably yellow flowers - just appeared in my kitchen one morning. Our daughter had just had a birthday and a very good friend had given this bunch to her. 

I became the lucky carer and handler and was determined to do a little photo shoot using the Acacia.  

I liked the idea of a rustic Mediterranean feel to the whole thing and thought it would be appropriate to use old terracotta, hessian sacks, a small vintage watering can, an old tile and a vintage basket. 

All the natural colours of the props worked well in contrast with the sharp yellow of the Mimosa.

And our daughter was very happy with the arrangement!

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a fabulous and floral weekend!

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer' - I will be back on Sunday with another Florets - a floral quote by someone passionate about flowers. I'll see you back here then.

Ingrid 

~ xoxo ~

[Styling, photography and text © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]

P. S. Did you know that you can subscribe to receive a notification via email whenever I have a new blog post. Just fill in your email address at the top of my blog on the right.

P. S. If you are looking for more floral inspiration you can go over and have a look at my Pinterest boards. I have nearly 12 000 followers and I have just over 200 boards all relating to flowers, flower styling and flower arranging. There are boards on individual flowers and shows how to arrange them. Other boards show different ways of using vases and containers. Simply click on the link below and it will take you straight there.

Pinterest:   https://www.pinterest.com/ofspringsummer/