A Year of Bouquets From the Garden

Celebrating the garden in a vase

I ’m Maria Nieuwenhof from Quebec , Canada ( Zone 5 ) . I was go bad through my pictures over the last few days and strain to figure out whatannuals I will start from seedsthis year for mybouquets . When I go to see friends , or when I see my father in Montreal , or when I have an issue to go to I bring one or more bouquets . I started in lateAprilwith my first bouquet that haddaffodilsand stop in earlyNovemberwithachillea .

This class was a meddlesome year for consequence . We had two baby shower , I participated in my gardening club ’s flower show ; after that I had a garden visit , and plenty of lunches with friends . In add-on , I bring a bouquet to my dad every calendar week and of course always have one on my kitchen table . I apply only plants that grow at home — perennials , annuals that I start from seed , and some wildflowers , branch , and leaves that grow on our large dimension . I am embark on to be more originative with my bouquets and am always on the lookout for affair I can use . I hump walking around the garden with my field goal in the morning and asking myself , “ What is going in the redolence today ? ” or “ What color will it be ? ” These photos are only a few instance . I trust you enjoy them .

former April in Quebec , beautiful daffodils(Narcissushybrid , Zones 3–8 ) take center stage , dress off by branches clip from shrubs in the garden .

It’stuliptime , accented by the variegated foliage of ground elder(Aegopodium podagraria , Zones 4–9 ) andhosta(Hostahybrid , Zones 3–8 ) .

Here ’s a gay former summer corsage , with a grasp of yellow blooms . Yellow evening primrose(Oenotherasp . ) shows off in the center , while spires of purple veronica(Veronicaspicata , Zones 3–8 ) give direct contrast in both color and form .

This is a study in lavender , with beautiful daylily(Hemerocallishybrids , Zones 3 – 10 ) peak . Individual daylily flowers only last one day , so they can seem like an unexpected choice for acut efflorescence , but raw bud will continue to open even after they are rationalize , and as you may see here , they look awesome in a vase !

The basket is full of fresh flowers from the garden that are quick to be put and enjoy !

easy pinks from a sunflower(Helianthusannuus , annual ) , zinnias(Zinniaelegans , annual ) , and a sedum just beginning to bloom(Hylotelephium spectabile , Zones 3–9 ) are set off by yellow sprayer of goldenrod(Solidagosp . ) and punctuate by clouds of green from fern frond andornamental grass .

Celebrating summertime with pink gladiolus(Gladiolushybrids , Zones 8–10 or as a tender bulb ) andzinnias

Zinnias are an indispensable choice for anyone wanting to enjoy sheer flower . They are well-fixed togrow from germ , issue forth in a wide range of colors , and are beautiful and long - lasting in a vase .

This conclusion - of - the - year garden sweetness was picked in early November and let in late - flower yarrow(Achillea , Zones 3–8 ) and other long - hold up beauty from the garden , such asseed headsfromMiscanthussinensis(Zones 5–9 ) and branches of motley euonymus(Euonymusfortunei , Zones 5–8 ) .

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