Florets - Floral Quote - # 165 - by Selina Lake

'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 the authors have written one or several books about flowers, green plants, 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 and plants.

I love books and in my ever growing library I look for quotes that I hope will be both inspiring and be useful while arranging flowers or green plants in your home.

" Berries are winter's version of spring blossoms. Well, for a short time...before the birds have a feast. If you have berries in your garden and want to create a gorgeous display, perhaps on your kitchen or dining table, invest in a pair of decent garden pruners and a pair of gloves, as most plants and trees that produce berries also have sharp thorns. Gather your collection of cuttings and arrange them in a large glass jar filled with water. I particularly like using long rosehip cuttings and the beautiful autumnal berries of the callicarpa shrub. Place shorter cuttings of rosemary, ivy and holly in a variety of vases and glass bottles."

~ Selina Lake ~  

[Selina Lake: British, freelance interior stylist and author of six books.]

[Quote from: Winter Living by Selina Lake, (2015). Published by Ryland Peters and Small.]

[Cover photography: Debi Treloar.]

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

Florets - Floral Quote - # 93 - by Selina Lake

"Hanging foliage wreaths on the front door is a tradition I love to do in the run-up to Christmas. Typically, wreaths were made from evergreens, which symbolize strength, but they can also be made from an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits and twigs constructed in a ring shape. I like making wreaths in every season: Easter wreaths in pastel colours with spring flowers, fragrant rose wreaths for summer parties, autumn wreaths celebrating the rich tones and, of course, Christmas wreaths for welcoming guests to your home. If you are keen to try something different this year you could bundle together a simple posy of pine sprigs and tie it with a ribbon bow, then hang it upside down from the door knocker."                  

~ Selina Lake ~  

[Selina Lake: British, freelance interior stylist and author of six books.]

[Quote from: Winter Living by Selina Lake, 2015.]

[Small Christmas door wreath with foliage, winter-berries and pine cones .]

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

Have a wonderful floral Sunday!

I will be back tomorrow Monday with another lovely floral 'Tiny Blooms' to start the week with.

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

P.S. This is the last 'Florets' for 2015 - I'll be back with more in January.

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

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Florets - Floral Quote by Selina Lake

"In the summer I love putting together posies of seasonal flowers and using recycled jars as vases to display them in. In the colder months I enjoy creating arrangements from whatever the garden has to offer at this time of year, mixed in with any unusual flower varieties that I find at my local florist. White amaryllis are large and stunning, and make a gorgeous seasonal display I like to buy a few amaryllis bulbs as well as cut stems, which I arrange in tall galvanized-metal buckets."

~ Selina Lake ~  

[Selina Lake: British, freelance interior stylist and author of six books.]

[Quote from: Winter Living by Selina Lake, 2015.]

[Flowers: White amaryllis - with a hint of green - small-leaved eucalyptus and long thin blades of steel grass.]

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

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