Flowers of the Month - February 2017

It's the last day of February 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'.

It has been a very busy month so there are a lot of images to look back on.

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 February - Creative with Flowers - In the Pink Zone!

3 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Dark and Moody Tulips

5 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Hans Blomquist

8 February - Creative with Flowers - Romantic Tulips

10 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - From the Archives

12 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Paula Pryke

13 February - Tiny Blooms - Snowdrops

14 February - Happy Valentine's Day!

15 February - Creative with Flowers - Pink Ranunculus

17 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Pink Tulips in Zinc Vase

19 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo

20 February - Tiny Blooms - Pink Limonium in Pink Mini Bud Vase

22 February - Creative with Flowers - Double Multi-Coloured Tulips

24 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Rustic Country

26 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Vic Brotherson

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

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer - I will be back here tomorrow morning - Wednesday - with some more flower arranging tips. Look out for the next instalment of 'Arrange Your Flowers! I'll be featuring my top three cutting tools for flower arranging. 

I'm looking forward to seeing you back here then.

Ingrid 

~ xoxo ~

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

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Tiny Blooms - # 39 - Snowdrops

One of the first flowers to appear in the late winter are Snowdrops or Galanthus as they are also called.

They are hardy little things - you can often see the leaves and flowers push their way through a blanket of snow.

The common English snowdrop is called Galanthus nivalis - from the Greek - gala meaning milk and anthos means flower. The second part of the name nivalis means snow-white as it often grows near snow.

This series of blog posts - called 'Tiny Blooms' - are about small flower arrangements. Small - might be the size of the flower or the amount of stems I'm using; or it could be the size of the container. 

It can also be that the arrangement is minimal both in presentation and that it's simple, quick and easy to do. Apart from that there are no other strict rules - I'm allowing myself a lot of creative freedom!

All the little snowdrops you see in this blog post I have cut in my own garden. 

You need a certain amount of plants growing in your garden to be able to cut enough even for a small bouquet. So if you just planted some you might have to wait a few season to be able to cut a handful and still leave enough to enjoy in the garden. 

You'll need about 10 to 20 stems to make some impact - but even 3 little stems will do to show off their beauty.

Use any small vase or container with a narrow opening to hold the stems in place. They last for about 4-5 days.

Enjoy these little beauties while they are here!

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

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer' - I look forward to seeing you next Wednesday - when I'll be back with more floral delights.

Ingrid 

~ xoxo ~

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

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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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Florets - Floral Quote - # 135 - by Paula Pryke

Florets - Floral Quote' is a series of blog posts where I feature quotes by authors - mostly well known but you will also find some obscure ones.

All of them have written one or several books about flowers, gardening, interior styling or interior design. Many are experts in their field but what is the most important is that they are all passionate about flowers.

I love books and in my ever growing library I look for quotes that I hope will be both helpful and useful for everybody who is arranging and styling flowers.  

"Although the weather might be bleak, by the end of the winter season there are some real stars that start to appear through the hard soil. One of the bravest and first to bloom is the delicate snowdrop. Its fragile appearance belies an exceptional hardiness; the leaves and flowers pierce the frozen topsoil and resist frost to be one of the first flowers to be the harbinger of spring. 

Snowdrop bulbs have become highly prized in the English garden. I buy single and double varieties in their hundreds 'in the green" after they have flowered and plant them out in early spring."

~ Paula Pryke ~  

[Paula Pryke OBE: British, London based florist, founder of Paula Pryke Flower Shop and School; and author of sixteen books.]

[Quote from: Flowers Every Day by Paula Pryke, 2012.]

[Flowers: Snowdrops.]
[Container: White vintage jug.]

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

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

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer' - I will be back next week with more floral delights from Of Spring and Summer.

Ingrid 

~ xoxo ~

[Styling and photography © 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.

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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 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.

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

Flowers of the Month - February 2016

3 February - Flowers and Ribbons -Wrapped up Flowers

It's the end of February and I'm back with 'Flowers of the Month' - where I'm featuring all the different flowers and floral arrangements I have posted during the last month. It's been a full and very busy month on the blog.

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.

5 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Blue Hyacinths



7 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Alathea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo



8 February - Tiny Blooms - Snowdrops



12 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Three Posies of Tulips

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



17 February - Creative Ways with Flowers - Orange Flowers



19 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Scented Stock and Spray Carnations



Florets - Floral Quote by Shane Connolly



22 February - Tiny Blooms - Pink Hyacinths



24 February - Creative Ways with Flowers - Colourful Tulips, Ranunculus and Anemones



26 February - FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - White Flowers for the Table



28 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Grace Bonney

[All Images: Styling and Photography © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]  

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a fabulous floral Monday!

I will be back later in the week with more floral delights from Of Spring and Summer.

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~

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Tiny Blooms - # 23 - Snowdrops

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

When the first snowdrops start appearing they are like little jewels. Small, white, pure and delicate - it even looks like each flower is wearing a little skirt with a green pattern along the edge.

But they are not as delicate as they look - in fact they will grow through snow and ice; and layers of leaves and debris on the ground and they can withstand temperatures down to -15C.

The botanical or Greek name for snowdrop is Galanthus. Gala means milk and anthos means flower - a reference to the milky white colour of the flowers.

Galanthus nivalis is native flower that grows all over Europe and the Middle East; Canada and USA. There are also many spices and hybrids as well as about 2000 cultivars.

I have enough growing in my garden to be able to pick little bunches and still have plenty left growing in the borders. It's always a pleasure every year to pick the first snowdrops.

Use a simple container to show off the flowers and then just enjoy their beauty!      

Have a Lovely Floral Monday!

I'll be back later in the week with more floral delights from 

Of Spring and Summer.

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~

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Flowers and Ribbons - # 3 - Wrapped up Flowers

Over time you have probably noticed that I often feature beautiful ribbons. I'm part of a team of international bloggers who use ribbons from Jane Means' ribbon collection. Jane provides us with ribbons and we use them in some of our blog posts. 

I'm now doing a regular series of blog posts called 'Flowers and Ribbons' where I use Jane's ribbons in combination with flowers and foliage.

This time on Flowers and Ribbons I'm featuring four different ways of wrapping bunches of flowers. When giving flowers to someone and they don't come all nicely wrapped from a florist but from your garden or the local supermarket - it's quite nice to make them look that little bit extra special. 

I have simply used different coloured tissue paper, brown wrapping paper and clear cellophane. Then to finish it off nicely I have tied a pretty ribbon around the middle.

The end of the flower stems will be wet from the flowers sitting in water and you might not want the wrapping to get all wet and soggy - so wrap the ends in some damp kitchen towel and a small plastic bag or some cling film and use a rubber band to hold it in place. The flowers should then be alright out of water for a short while and the wrapping will be all nice and dry. 

The first bunch of flowers - are a mix of two different coloured pink tulips and they are wrapped in matching tissue paper and has a purple ribbon in a nice bow.

The second bunch are some deep blue hyacinths wrapped in two different coloured blue tissue paper and on top of the tissue paper I have added a layer of clear cellophane with white dots - around it all is a light blue ribbon.

In the next bunch I have used the same tulips as before - but this time I have wrapped them in purple tissue paper and brown wrapping paper and tied it with a dark grey ribbon.

The last example is a very small bunch of sweet little snowdrops from my garden. I have used white tissue paper and a narrow dark grey ribbon. Very simple so not the take anything away from these little precious flowers.

All the wrappings are very simple and easy to do. You might already have some tissue paper and brown wrapping paper at home that you can use, including ribbons in a matching or contrasting colour. 

That little finishing touch will make all the difference when presenting the flowers as a gift. 

Have a lovely floral day!

I'll be back next month with another 'Flowers and Ribbons. Before that I'll see you later in the week.

[Styling and Photography: © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]
[All ribbons shown are from Jane Means' Collection of Ribbons.]

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