WELCOME TO MONDAY MORNING BLOOMS!
My friends Pam, Mary and Shirley and I are featuring lemons today. Because...summer just begs for light, bright lemons!
Be sure to visit them for the lemony goodness they have designed for all of us to enjoy by clicking on their names at the bottom of my post!
My Lemon Fresh Summer Floral Arrangement is a little wilder than most of the flower designs I usually do. It's summer, so a little wild is perfect. It echoes the gardens, which tend to get a little wild in the summer, too!
My original plan was to take this floral arrangement outdoors for a summery table set under the trees, but oh my goodness, the wind was whipping trees, and the parasols blew over out there. I can take a hint from Mother Nature....I moved to an "indoors" plan!
For summer I changed a few of the furniture arrangements here at FrenchGardenHouse. I recently found this gorgeous French style wood piece with the gesso and plaster decoration, and put it where our gold mirror used to go.
I love how it looks so much, I don't think this piece will make it to the shop. It seems very happy here at home! Our summery Luxury Orangerie Potpourri makes the whole house smell like lemons! {it comes with a bottle of scented oil to refresh}
For this arrangement I used:
- Foraged greens and branches from my garden
- Garden Roses in Pink
- Deep Pink Roses
- White Queen Anne's Lace
- White Hydrangeas
- Little Blue-purple Asters
HOW TO make this Lemon Fresh Summer Floral Arrangement:
1. Create a grid over your container with floral tape, then add water. If you are using heavy branches, flowers and big lemons, a large flower frog on the bottom is an extra help.
2. Fill the base of the bowl with a layer of greens, I used foraged greens and branches from our garden. Let some of the leaves and/or branches drape over the side of the bowl.
3. Add fruit! It's summer, the lemons look spectacular with flowers. They are heavy, so it's wise to use wood skewers as stakes for each fruit. I love the pop of happy sunshine color the lemons give to the flowers. I usually "prep" the lemons, using skewers full length. Once I start adding the skewered lemons to the arrangement, I can cut them to the right length.
4. Keep filling in greens and branches, I usually do a circle of greens all the way around the container. The large flowers go in next, so that you can space them out how you like them. Be sure to cut their stems at an angle. The roses add beautiful color, and focus to this arrangement. Fill in the spaces with smaller flowers and/or your filler which can be either small flowers or more greenery. These add more depth and texture to your finished arrangement.
5. Add the staked fruit in the bowl. Vary the height, and put them in clusters so that they are more visible. This will add depth to your beautiful flower arrangement.
Ta da! You've created a gorgeous floral arrangement, a Lemon Fresh Summer Floral Arrangement!
Be sure to check on the water level in your bowl daily. In mine there are a lot of branches and thirsty flowers, so I made sure to check also on the first day at night.
Be inspired by some other floral arrangements I've made with citrus fruits:
You can see my French Country Citrus Floral Arrangement HERE >
And this cute Citrus with French Country Charm centerpiece HERE >
VISIT MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS AND THEIR LEMON INSPIRATION:
SHIRLEY at Housepitality Designs
and ME- Lidy at FrenchGardenHouse
Summer flowers and citrus fruits, is this something you do or could love too??
A BIENTOT
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38 comments
Swoon Lidy! Your arrangement is SO beautiful! I love your choice of floral material paired with the lemons. I agree with Rita, it’s magazine-worthy! Your plaster wall panel is a beauty, I would have a hard time parting with it too! As always it’s a treat to join you for some flower therapy. Happy Monday <3
You have such a talent for color combinations, miss lidy!
I miss your garden!
Wow, that’s so beautiful! The composition looks like Old World paintings. That indoor vignette should be in a magazine!
Your beautiful arrangement looks like a still life painting, especially in front of that gorgeous piece. Great job!
Beautiful arrangements.
Lidy your flower arrangement is stunning!
Nice way to start a Monday, have a great week!
What a most gorgeous backdrop for your flower arrangement Lidy!…The flowers add the most beautiful pops of color to this most exquisite seating area. I am loving the “freeform” arrangement more and more and have been “experimenting” with this technique. You nailed this technique Lidy1… I am so in love with your new French style wood piece…outstanding look for summer. I wish you a most beautiful day enjoying your beautiful blooms!!
Lidy, your flower arrangement with the beautiful roses, asters, Queen Anne’s lace, hydrangeas, and lemons is summer perfect. The flowers look so gorgeous on the fabulous chest underneath the new wood piece. I think you should keep it for yourself. I am sure your home smells so lovely with the FrenchGardenHouse potpourri. The smell of lemons is so refreshing.
It is always a pleasure to join you for flower therapy and Monday Morning Blooms. Have a wonderful week ??