Flowers of the Month - February 2015

Take 3 Flowers! - Red and Pink Roses with Green Foliage

2 February

I'm back with 'Flowers of the Month' - where I'm highlighting all the different flowers I have featured during the month of February.

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.

A Bunch for the Weekend - A Bunch of Parrot Tulips

7 February

Tiny Blooms - Snowdrops

9 February

A Bunch for the Weekend - Hot Pink Hyacinths

12 February

FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - Happy Valentine's Day!

14 February

Take 3 Flowers! - White Chrysanthemums, Eucalyptus and Bear Grass

16 February

A Bunch for the Weekend - Pale Pink Cloni Ranunculus

21 February

Tiny Blooms - Pink Primula

23 February

FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - Time for Bulbs!

25 February

A Bunch for the Weekend - Hot Pink Tulips in a Cup

27 February

I hope you have enjoyed the month of February with all the early spring flowers. 

Now there is definitely a feeling of spring in the air!

Here are a few links to last years 'Flowers of the Month' to enjoy: 

August Flowers 2014

September Flowers 2014

October Flowers 2014

November Flowers 2014

December Flowers 2014

Have a wonderful Floral Sunday! 

I will be back next month with another 'Flowers of the Month' - but before that I will see you again next week!

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Styling and photography © Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer.]

Tiny Blooms - # 9 - Pink Primula

This series of blog posts - called 'Tiny Blooms - are about small arrangements. Small - might be the size of the container or it could be the size of the flowers or the amount of stems in each container. It will also be that the arrangement is minimal both in presentation and that it's quick and easy to do. Apart from that there are no other strict rules - I'm allowing myself a lot of creative freedom!

I love making these tiny flower arrangements - because they are so much fun to do. I always keep an eye out for what's growing in the garden and what's available at the garden centre or what I can find at the farmers' market. 

I'm always looking for my next 'Tiny Blooms' flowers.

As the Primula is the 'Houseplant of the Month' now in February - I thought I would try using it as a cut flower.

You can find more information about the houseplants here.

I had a question last week asking me if Primula and Primrose were the same flower and the answer to that is yes it is. Primula is the Latin or botanical name and the common name is Primrose. There are many different primroses - both the wild ones found in nature and there are also many cultivated ones sold in nurseries and garden centres.

I simply cut about 20 little stems from the plants I had. Try to cut as low down as possible to get long stems.

Start off by placing the shorter stems around the edge of the container - letting them rest on the edge and put the longer ones in the middle - you then end up with a nice dome shaped little arrangement. 

As a vase I used a vintage cream ware container - it has a nice and neutral colour - so perfect for giving all the attention to the little flowers.

A welcome splash of colour on this dark and rainy day in February! 

Have a Lovely Floral Day!

I'll see you later in the week with another 
'FLOWERS by ingrid and titti'

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid 

[Styling and Photography © Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer.]

Floral Media: Houseplant of the Month - Primula

Houseplants are becoming increasingly popular again and green plants are featured more and more in interior magazines and on blogs.

Urban Jungle Bloggers are very much on target with this trend where Igor Josif and Judith de Graaff are doing a great job promoting and encouraging more green plants in the home.  

The Flower Council of Holland is an organisation that promotes plants and flowers. 

The Flower Council of Holland do a campaign that they call 'Houseplant of the Month' - where they every month will highlighting a particular houseplant.

In the month of February they are featuring the Primula.

Weather you are a consumer, florists or press you can all find out what Houseplant of the Month will be for all the coming months of 2015.

The campaign is also run in France, Germany and the UK. 

 

Here is a link to some more information about the campaign. 

A link to more good stuff about flowers and plants on Flower Council of Holland.

Here is a link to The Joy of Plants - the UK branch of The Flower Council of Holland.

Also - yet another link to Funny How Plants Do That.

Here is a little video showing how you can create your own DIY flower pot designs for the potted Primulas.

Have a Happy Floral Wednesday!

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Images and video provided by The Flower Council of Holland.]