Houseplant of the Month - Pure Green Plants

Every month The Flower Council of Holland feature a different houseplant with details about the plant such as origin, different species and cultivars. You'll also find lots of advice on how to look after the plants.

Its October and time for another interesting Houseplant of the Month and this month it's all about pure Green Plants.

The interior shop West Elm,Tottenham Court Road, London branch is continuing to feature The Flower Council of Holland monthly houseplants. Here is a link if you want to have a look at what they have created using all green plants.
    







[Images from The Joy of Plants and The Flower Council of Holland.]

Flowers of the Month - November 2016

It's the last day of November and its 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.

Creative with Flowers - Red Dahlias

Florets - Floral Quote by Holly Becker and Leslie Shewring

Creative with Flowers - Pink Hydrangea I

A Bunch for the Weekend - Pink Hydrangea II

Florets - Floral Quote by Ngoc Minh Ngo

Creative with Flowers - Double Orange Princess Tulips

A Bunch for the Weekend - Colourful Parrot Tulips

Florets - Floral Quote by Hans Blomquist

Creative with Flowers - Blue Hyacinths and Purple Anemones

A Bunch for the Weekend - Purple Limonium and Grey-Green Eucalyptus Foliage

Florets - Floral Quote by Jane Packer

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

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer - I will be back later in the week with some more floral delights. Hope to see you then. 

Ingrid 

~ xoxo ~

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

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Florets - Floral Quote - # 130 - by Jane Packer

"You don't need tons of flowers to dress a kitchen, and you certainly don't need showstopping arrangements. Instead, fill the kitchen with simple, unpretentious flowers that you can enjoy every day. The best thing about flowers in the kitchen is that they can be relaxed and informal; this is not a traditional spot for floral displays, so no-one has any expectations. This gives you lots of leeway to play with fruit and berries as well as flowers - think rosehips and chilli peppers, or a huge bowl of artichokes with their intriguing furry textures. You don't need to buy flowers - if you have a garden, bring in flowers, foliage or blossom-strewn boughs. Trailing lengths of ivy can be used to decorate a long table, while branches of apple blossom look striking in a tall vase."

~ Jane Packer ~

[Jane Packer: (1959-2011) British florist and founder of Jane Packer Flowers and flower school and author of thirteen books.]

[Quote from: At Home with Flowers by Jane Packer (2011).]

[Plants: Trailing ivy from my garden in London, picked in the month of November and pinecones.]

[Container: Vintage pressed glass compote bowl.]

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

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

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer' - I will be back tomorrow Monday with another 'Floral Media'. 

Ingrid 

~ xoxo ~

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

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Flowers of the Month - April 2015

1 March - FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - Happy Easter! 

It's the end of April and I'm back with 'Flowers of the Month' - where I'm featuring all the different flowers and floral arrangements I have posted during April.

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.

4 March - A Bunch for the Weekend - Bright Yellow Daffodils

6 March - Take 3 Flowers! - Tulips, Freesia and Eucalyptus

8 March - Floral Media - Houseplant of the Month - Ivy

11 March - A Bunch for the Weekend - Parrot Tulips, Lisianthus and Bear Grass

13 March - Tiny Blooms - Double Daffodils - Narcissus 'Double Ducat'

15 March - DIY Flower Tips and Inspiration - Tulips

18 March - A Bunch for the Weekend - Pink Tulips and Ruscus

20 March - DIY Flower Tips and Inspiration - Muscari and Myosotis

22 March - FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - All on a Plate

25 March - A Bunch for the Weekend - Mixed Ranunculus

27 March - Tiny Blooms - Stock Flowers

28 March - Floral Media - Flower Agenda - Gerbera

I hope you have enjoyed all the flower arrangements from the last month as much as I have enjoyed created them. 

Have a Wonderful Floral Thursday!

See you later in the week. 

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Styling and photography © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]
[Images of Ivy and Gerbera provided by The Flower Council of Holland.]

Floral Media - Houseplant of the Month - Ivy

It's April and it's time to feature another houseplant!

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 April they are featuring ivy or Hedera as Houseplant of the Month. 

Houseplants are 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. 

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.

Apart from Holland the campaign is also run in France, Germany and the UK.

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 also a fun little video called "Rugged Men with Green Intentions".

Have a Happy Floral Wednesday!

I will see you later in the week.

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Images provided by The Flower Council of Holland.]

Florets - Floral Quote by Hans Blomquist

"For me, plants and foliage are an essential element of any home: they bring an interior to life. Even better, they absorb carbon dioxide and are very effective at purifying the air, removing pollutants and toxins such as formaldehyde. I leave my plants to grow freely - I don't like anything too manicured or too neat, preferring a random, jungly effect. Some of my favourites are scented geraniums for their wonderful perfume, Sparmannia africana for its large, light green leaves and Muechlenbeckia complexa, which grows with great vigour and has a dense tangle of dark stems. In the natural home, foliage or flowers should be as close to nature as possible: think of a long branch studded with blossom in the spring, an armful of flowering grasses in summer, and bare, leafless twigs in autumn."

~ Hans Blomquist ~ 

[Hans Blomquist: Swedish-born, Paris-based interiors stylist, art director and author of two books The Natural Home, published 2012 and In Detail, published October 2014.]

[Quote from: The Natural Home by Hans Blomquist.]

[Flowers: Sedum, ferns and ivy - all from my autumn garden in London.]

[Container: Large vintage preserving jar.]

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


PS. I'll be taking a break from Florets for now. I have some new and exiting plans for a new series of blog posts - and guess what - it will involve lots of flowers!!   

Have a Lovely Floral Sunday!

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Gott Nytt År!

I would like to wish everybody a creative and inspiring 2014!

I also like to thank all of you who has visited my blog and all of you who has made kind, supportive, fun and encouraging comments - I have loved reading them all - thank you so much.

Many floral hugs for the new year!

See you soon.

xoxo Ingrid

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