I'll be featuring mostly tulips for the rest of January - the florists, flower stalls, farmers' markets and supermarkets have an over-abundance of tulips in every shape, size and colour.
How can a tulip-loving girl resist that?
This month the tulip is also celebrated in both Sweden and Holland with 'Tulpanens Dag' in Sweden yesterday and 'National Tulip Day' in Holland tomorrow.
You'll need:
- 15 stems of light pink tulips
- 15 stems of dark pink tulips
- a medium size vase or container that picks up the colour of the tulips - here I'm using a bright pink watering can.
For conditioning the flowers - you'll also need:
- florists snippers or scissors
- a florist bucket
As always - you need to condition the flowers - remove all the lower leaves that would end up below the waterline in the vase. Cut the stems at an angle - to increase water absorption. Put in a clean container with fresh water and leave in a cool place over night or at least a few hours before making the final arrangement.
You might have to re-cut the stems while making the final arrangement to suit the size of the vase.
I wanted a really rich and generous arrangement so I'm using altogether 30 stems of tulips - 15 of each colour. When I conditioned the tulips I left as many leaves on as possible - just to add some greenery as I was not using any other foliage. I needed to shorten the stems before putting them in the watering can - just so that they were the right height and so that it was all in proportion.
The arrangement sits on a pink and white handwoven Swedish rag-rug surrounded by a pair of florist's scissors, a little pink vase, a pink and white fabric, some natural twine and three wooden plant labels.
I very much enjoyed making this arrangement - and it really made me long for spring!
What about you? Do you also long for spring and some brighter colours?
Have a Happy Floral Friday and a Great Weekend!
~ xoxo ~
Ingrid
[Styling and Photography © Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer]
