Create a floral arrangement to welcome spring at the table. You’ll find flower longevity tips as well as additional floral inspiration.
Happy Spring!
I’m happy to be joining my Monday Morning Blooms friends
for a little flower therapy to welcome spring today!
You’ll find my blogging friends’ links to their blooming creations
at the bottom of this post.
We’re welcoming spring for this week’s edition of Monday Morning Blooms!
I picked some flowers from the grocery store with color inspiration from a favorite spring tablecloth. . .
Alstroemeria, Charmelia, Stock and Tulips,
to fill a tureen for centerpiece for a spring table.
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I started with a favorite tool, chicken wire, to support the flower stems for easy arranging.
Chicken wire is an eco-friendly alternative to wet flower foam as it is reusable.
Cut your chicken wire at least 4 inches wider than the opening of your container,
so you have some excess wire to bend and hold against the walls of your container.
If needed, use waterproof floral tape across the opening of your container
to keep the chicken wire from lifting as your arrange your stems.
Tip: Use a Lazy Susan Turntable for flower arranging and
easy viewing of all sides of your arrangement while working!
I always remove the outer leaf of tulips which are usually tattered and wilted.
Cut tulips will continue to grow in the vase, gaining an inch or more in height, so
I cut them a little shorter with that in mind when adding them to an arrangement.
The photo below is how the arrangement looked four days later,
you can see how the tulips have grown, taller than the stock in the container.
Vase life for cut tulips is 3-10 days, depending on variety, care and maturity.
Here are few tips to help extend the life of your flowers in your arrangement:
Cut your flower stems at a 45 degree angle for maximum water uptake and
remove any leaves below the water line.
Always add floral preservative packets to your vase water.
If you don’t have any floral preservative, you can make your own with this easy formula.
Check your water level to top it off as needed and change your water
every other day if possible, to reduce bacteria and extend the vase life.
To get the most bang for your buck and life from your flowers, use an
an anti-transpirant spray like Crowning Glory that seals in moisture!
It dries clear and is safe to use on all flower types, especially beneficial
for flowers that are prone to wilting due to moisture loss, like hydrangeas.
When I bring my flowers home, I trim the stems, place them in a bucket of water mixed
with floral preservative and spray them with Crowning Glory.
After I arrange them in my container, I give the completed arrangement
another spray. I’ve had flowers last easily two weeks, sometimes longer!
Note: Wait to spray roses after they are open with Crowning Glory
as it will prohibit them from opening further.
‘Grandiflora’ definition:
ADJECTIVE
Denoting a variety of a cultivated plant that bears large flowers.
A grandiflora tablecloth provides big beautiful blooms to celebrate spring!
I picked a bouquet of flowers from the dish garden to welcome spring at the table . . .
Daffodils are harbingers of Spring and always first to arrive to celebrate the season . . .
Tulips quickly follow . . .
Hydrangeas will be flowering the first of May in our zone 7b garden . .
And I alway look forward to the big beautiful blooms of Magnolia grandiflora,
arriving mid-May through the beginning of June.
See a Scent-sational Duo of Magnolia and Gardenia, HERE.
Napkin rings provide additional blooms as well as flatware, alight with butterflies.
Table Details:
Floral Plates / Pottery Barn, many years ago
Tablecloth & Napkins / Ralph Lauren Antibes, HomeGoods, several years ago
Napkin Rings / consignment
Cabbage Plates / Bordallo Pinheiro
Goblets / Mikasa French Countryside
Flatware / Portmeirion Botanic Garden
Visit my talented blogging friends to see their floral inspiration this week:
Pam at Everyday Living
Lidy at FrenchGardenHouse
Shirley at Housepitality Designs
“Blossom by blossom the spring begins.”
– Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Happy Spring Mary🌸. You certainly welcomed in Spring with this most beautiful arrangement of flowers complementing the gorgeous grandiflora tablecloth. The tablescape of spring themed dinnerware and flatware (always wonderfully coordinating with your plate stack adding such beauty and sometimes that whimsical touch) is so beautifully curated in that amazing “Mary fashion”. Thank you for introducing us to the Crowning Glory Flower Spay….it truly is remarkable!….Thank you for the gorgeous spring inspiration today Mary!! Love joining you and our flower friends to welcome in Spring today! 🌸
Happy Spring, Mary! This floral arrangement and table setting brings me joy this morning! I love your tips you share for making blooms look their best for their longest. Also love how you picked flowers from your dish garden. I am looking forward to the lineup of this year’s show (sadly, tulip magnolia buds were freeze-dried here with last week’s snow and just fell off the branches before blooming). Your RL cloth and choice of blooms make a great pairing. Well done!
That arrangement says SPRING for sure! I’ll be heading out today to start cleaning up some beds where daffodils and crocuses are already in bloom. We have had days of sun and 70s and that great for Indiana! Have to go so I can finish the other blogs!!! 🌷🦋🌺💐🌸🌼🌻
Good morning, Mary. Spring is definitely in bloom on your porch. The floral arrangement is beautiful in your tureen, ah the gorgeous colors of spring. I don’t remember ever seeing the floral plates before. I love how they complement the blooming RL cloth. Lovely flatware and napkin rings bring more floral beauty to your table.
It is always a treat to join you for Monday Morning Blooms and flower therapy. Happy Spring 💚
Ain’t spring grand! Love your fresh picked plates, your attention to detail is always exquisite, I didn’t know tulips grew, wild fact! I was looking forward to your springerific welcome, you never disappoint!
I love how your flower arrangement matches your tablecloth Mary! Gorgeous! I always appreciate your flower tips, question: I thought tulips didn’t like flower preservative? The flower plates are so pretty, I don’t remember seeing them before. Your table and flowers are a beautiful welcome to Spring!
Jenna
Mary, your table welcomes spring beautifully. I had the unfortunate experience years ago with a tulip arrangement that grew overnight for a large engagement party I was hostessing. And I had ordered it from a florist!!
A turntable is great for arranging and I forget to get mine out sometime.
Your daffodils are gorgeous. So healthy looking.
Your table has so many lovely elements. You know how to put it together.
Thanks for the floral therapy today. Enjoy your week.
Sigh……thanks! I needed that! Beautiful! Inspiring!
Mary, Your bouquet is so pretty! Your tablecloth and tablescape are so colorful and welcoming. Love the plates and the narrative you provided. We’ve had storms today but thankfully none severe here; just a ton of rain. Hope you escape the severe storms as well as they appear to be headed your way. Stay safe! Clara❤️
Mary, your floral arrangement is gorgeous and the perfect welcome of spring! Thanks for all the wonderful flower arranging tips. I’m going to order me some Crowning Glory, and I’ll keep the tip about the roses in kind. Your entire tablescape is beautiful, and I adore those sweet plates! Happy Spring!
Happy spring Mary. Your grandiflora f arrangement is gorgeous and they look fabulous in your white tureen. How lovely to drape your table with a grandiflora RL tablecloth. Love your floral plates. My daffodils have sun will dried up in the California sun. Thanks for the tips. It is nice to have flowers last longer.
What lovely flowers- and table! It’s just perfect for early spring and I love the tablecloth with the plates and tureen arrangement. Thanks for sharing the tip on the Crowning Glory spray – I’m ordering some today! I’ve used Wilt-proof for greenery and wreaths for years, but have never heard of floral spray. Ingenious! Have a lovely week.
Happy Spring! Beautiful arrangement. And thank you for your helpful tip about Crowning Glory spray.
I could imagine how divine all these flowers filled the room with delicious scent. So pretty and what fun! Sandi
Not only is your flower arrangement and table lovely, but your tips are invaluable. I especially enjoyed learning about spraying the flowers with Crowning Glory…thank you!
Happy Spring Mary! You welcomed spring in a grand way, amazingly beautiful! I love the table cloth, the plates, the everything, but mostly of course those stunning flowers. Thank you for the exquisite spring inspiration today, I can almost hear the birds sing a sweet spring song. It’s a joy to join you and our flower therapy friends to welcome in Spring today
Happy Spring Mary! I echo Karen’s sentiment about your tips, they are so good to know, especially with the rising cost of flowers (along with everything else) these days. Your flower arrangement and tablecloth are so beautiful. Jerrie
Beautiful Mary! You matched the flowers to the tablecloth perfectly! 🌸🌷🍽
Happy Spring! Everything is absolutely gorgeous!!
You make the most beautiful bouquets of flowers! Very pretty tablecloth and dishes!
Just beautiful! It amazes me how you can match everything so perfectly! Checked my daffodils today and they are finally poking through, up about an inch and I’m sure yours are already blooming, you lucky southerners! Happy Spring! 🥀🌾⚘
Beautiful! 🌸💐🌷🍽💕
Mary, you never cease to amaze me with your tablescapes or flower arrangements! Your grandiflora tablecloth is stunning love how you coordinated the flowers to match. Thank you for all the tips and sources you provide. I just ordered some quick crowning glory. Happy Spring! Teresa
What a gorgeous Spring centerpiece you’ve created for your table, Mary. It’s amazing to me to see how much the tulips grew! That’s a beautiful tablecloth and plates to celebrate this first week of Springtime! 💐💕
Absolutely gorgeous Mary! I SO love your flower arrangements, and I really appreciate the tips too. It’s all beautiful! Thanks so much for this lovely moment in my busy day!