Summer Pinks

Queen Anne's Lace, Delphinium, Hypericum berry, Hydrangea

Hydrangea, Queen Anne's Lace, Agapanthus

Groom's Boutonniere: Gladiolus, hydrangea, Queen Anne's Lace, royal purple ribbon detail

Bridal BQ with poppies, amaranth, Queen Anne's Lace, hydrangea, delphinium, agapanthus, gladiolus, hypericum berry and ribbon wrap detail

Bridal BQ with poppies, amaranth, Queen Anne's Lace, hydrangea, delphinium, agapanthus, gladiolus, hypericum berry and ribbon wrap detail

Hypericum berries nestled in the fragrant poppies and Queen Anne's lace

Summer Pinks: Gladiolus and Hydrangea

Just the Garden Variety

Garden blooms- everything from hydrangea to hypericum!

Mason jars as containers keeps the "homey" theme

An unlikely color combination, but I think they work nicely together and exhibit the changing nature of summer and her blooms.

I love the color combinations: White lace cap hydrangea, coral hypericum berry, violet geranium, coral succulent bloom, magenta and lilac melaleuca puffs with the aqua mason jar cinch. 

Late Summer Wreath

 Late Summer Wreath

Bow at top with mushroom and pear cluster

Burlap, mushrooms, artificial pears and oranges, mosses, and little birds

Butterflies on the twig garland that I entwined into the wreath

Delicate butterflies and birds decorate the burlap and play on the colors of the fake fruits

Fake birds on moss, twigs, and mushrooms

Fake butterflies flutter around the wreath

A nested couple of birds in the twig garland

The wreath is on the larger side. I may end up adding more twigs or greens to it so that it has a fuller feel when making a summer statement on your front door.

Hanging Around Terrariums

Hanging teardrop terrarium with tillandsia, burlap, and decorative rocks

Hanging teardrop terrarium with tillandsia, burlap, and decorative rocks. Mist periodically, or soak the burlap

Hanging orb terrarium with spanish moss and tillandsia. Just mist periodically or soak the moss.

From Christmas, cacti and succulent pups in clear Christmas orb decorations with decorative rocks. Just pop the top from time to time and mist inside.

I don't typically have luck with more of the enclosed terrarium containers and the typical plants used for them. I like to use tillandsia, because I am comfortable that I can grow it indoors/outdoors successfully, and they take the same conditions as an actual enclosed terrarium so they are the perfect plant, if you are worried about your succulents and cacti getting soggy. Also, if you have had bad luck in the past with enclosed terrariums, using the top glass vessels like the teardrop and the hanging orb that have a large opening (open terrariums) may be easier for you to take care of and be successful with. You may have to mist more, but if you soak it too much, you can just disassemble it more easily than a conventional terrarium, and let everything dry out and start again. Open terrariums are very forgiving, I find, where enclosed ones may not necessarily be.

Sunflower & Thistle

Sunflowers, thistle, bells of Ireland, cymbidium orchid: Garden arrangement for the kitchen

Blue thistle

Perfect sunflowers

Sunflower & Thistle Arrangement

Vibrant Bridal Bouquet

Vibrant Bridal BQ with all sorts of wonderful summer colors 

Gerberas, hydrangea, astible, allium, agapanthus, roses

Another view of the Bridal BQ

Summer Boutonnieres

Alstroemeria, astible, lamb's ear, pink ribbon

Alstroemeria 

Lisianthus, calla lily, ghost fern, lichen

Lisianthus and lamb's ear boutonniere

Aeonium, lisianthus, and lamb's ear boutonniere