Garden DIY: Mother’s Day Cut Flower Arrangement
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- May 10, 2023
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Nothing says “I love you, Mom” like a gorgeous bouquet of cut flowers! Cut flowers represent the hard work and tender care given to you by your mother or motherly figure in your life. No matter her style, a unique arrangement for mom can be created using flowers from your garden. Whether it’s Mother’s Day, a birthday, or just for appreciation, cut-flower bouquets will surely wow. As a bonus, once you’ve selected your cut flowers, these arrangements only take a few minutes.
You only need a pot or a vase, a tape grid, and beautiful cut flowers! Read on as we give inspiration and list our favorite plant combinations for your Mother’s Day cut-flower arrangement.
For the minimalist Mom
Try using these trendy spring bloomers with neutral tones to achieve the look. When choosing plants for this bouquet style, look for cut-flower classics like dahlia, roses, smooth hydrangea, and yarrow. Consider the colors light and airy, with shades of white, beige, pale pink, and pastel blue. After choosing your flowers, it’s time to place them in your arrangement. Start with your larger statement flowers first, then fill in any bare areas of your bouquet, tucking smaller upright flowers in the nooks and crannies. Then all that’s left to do is admire the beauty of your minimalist creation!
Our favorite combinations:
For the unconventional Mom
This mom likes the rare and unusual, so give her a cut flower arrangement that’s as unique as she is! Consider out-of-the-ordinary shapes, fun textures, and uncommon color combinations when choosing plants for this bouquet style. Start by gathering leaves and cuttings from more plants tall in habit, like astilbe or fountain grass; these will act as the base of the arrangement. Now it’s time to get crazy! Grab a funky statement flower like foxglove or lupine, and surround it with fun smaller cuts from globe thistle or catmint. Creative chaos is the name of the game, so don’t be afraid to play with new styles here.
Our favorite combinations:
For the color-loving Mom
Vibrant bouquets will always be a Mother’s Day name stay, especially when your mother loves a pop of color. Grab some bright geums, coneflower, poppies, tickseed, false sunflower, or dianthus when gathering flowers for this arrangement. The more color, the better! Then begin evenly adding your plants to your vase or pot so there is no color concentration in specific areas. Next, tuck smaller flowers like dianthus and tickseed in bare spots and any green plant foliage to complete the arrangement. The best part? Colorful bouquets will often boast the most delightful fragrance.
Our favorite combinations:
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Written by: Lindsey Griffith, click here to read bio.
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