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A Bunch for the Weekend - # 76 - Three Pink Flowers

I found three pink flowers at the flower stall this morning - deep pink tulips, very light pink hyacinths and some rununculus in varying pink colours.

Instead of making a mixed bouquet I decided to arrange the three flowers separately - each in their own vase. I still wanted to show the flowers together and what ties them together is not only the colour pink but also the containers that I have used. They are all made out some sort of metal and all in a dark silver grey colour.

All three flowers are arranged casually in their containers - with the tulips I have kept as much of the foliage as possible - I only removed broken and bruised leaves.

With the hyacinths I kept the small bulb bit at the bottom and that way it's easier to keep most of the leaves intact. Again I only removed any that were broken. It's nice to be able to have the green tips breaking up all the pink of the flowers.

Finally with the ranunculus I did remove all the leaves and separated the unopened buds from the open flowers. Most buds don't open once the flowers are cut - but they do offer some visual variation so I do use some of them - often the larger once and the once with the most colour.

Also remember to protect any surfaces under the containers - metal do rust and leaks can occur.

This ends up as quite a big arrangement - so you will need a large table surface and it will also make quite some impact both in size and colour.

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a fabulous and floral Friday!

I'll be be back on Sunday with another 'Florets' - a floral quote by a flower lover.

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~

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This week on 'A Bunch for the Weekend' I'm featuring some lovely pink hyacinths and a couple of different pink ranunculus.

It's not always easy to find flowers that mix well with hyacinths - but ranunculus is one of a few that are perfect as a companion to the quite dominant hyacinth.

I cut off the bulb-bit at the end of the hyacinth stems - as I was using a clear glass container where you can see all the stems.

I'm using a vintage pickling jar as a vase - these have quickly become one of my favourite kind of container to use as vases. They come in all kinds of sizes and flowers looks great in them.

I also cut the stems at different heights to give the arrangement some visual variation and not to look too neat and tidy.

This time around I did buy a few different pink ranunculus from my favourite local flower stall. My plan was to use the lighter pink mixed in with the pink hyacinths. I then wanted to make a separate small arrangement with the darker pink.

For the small arrangement I used a small green hand made tumbler - I cut the stems very short and filled the container full with a mix of both open flowers and some still in bud. Love the green and dark pink colours together.

This is a lovely bowl with hand-painted roses on the sides as well as inside - to go with the floral gardening theme.

I have used two ribbons from Jane Means' collection. One dotty grosgrain around the container and the same ribbon around the cutlery. Then I used a narrow stitched ribbon for the mini watering can.

The painting in the background is one I found at a car-boot sale a few years back. The red and pink flowers in the painting looks like they could be roses, peonies, poppies, anemones or ranunculus or just a lovely mix of all of them!

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a fabulous floral weekend!

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~

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3 February - Flowers and Ribbons -Wrapped up Flowers

It's the end of February and I'm back with 'Flowers of the Month' - where I'm featuring all the different flowers and floral arrangements I have posted during the last month. It's been a full and very busy month on the blog.

The title of the post under the image - is also a link to the post - if you would like to see it again or you missed it.

5 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Blue Hyacinths

7 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Alathea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo

8 February - Tiny Blooms - Snowdrops

12 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Three Posies of Tulips

14 February - FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - Happy Valentine's Day!

17 February - Creative Ways with Flowers - Orange Flowers

19 February - A Bunch for the Weekend - Scented Stock and Spray Carnations

Florets - Floral Quote by Shane Connolly

22 February - Tiny Blooms - Pink Hyacinths

24 February - Creative Ways with Flowers - Colourful Tulips, Ranunculus and Anemones

26 February - FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - White Flowers for the Table

28 February - Florets - Floral Quote by Grace Bonney

[All Images: Styling and Photography © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a fabulous floral Monday!

I will be back later in the week with more floral delights from Of Spring and Summer.

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~

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This series of blog posts - called 'Tiny Blooms' - are about small flower arrangements. Small - might be the size of the container or it could be the size of the flowers or the amount of stems. It can also be that the arrangement is minimal both in presentation and that it's simple, quick and easy to do. Apart from that there are no other strict rules - I'm allowing myself a lot of creative freedom!

I simply put some bright pink hyacinths in a vintage green glass vase. The vase was one of three that I found at my grandmothers when I cleared out her house. I love them and I'm so happy I found them up in a loft deep in a cupboard!

I use it to force hyacinth bulbs but mostly I use it as a vase. It is a perfect size, it holds the flowers well and in a colour that complements most flowers.

Quick, easy, colourful and seasonal - all the elements to make a lovely spring arrangement!

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a lovely floral Monday!

I'll be back later in the week with more floral delights from

Of Spring and Summer.

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~

[Styling and Photography: © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]

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It's a very pink bunch for the weekend this week - a bunch of pale pink tulips, some small pink gerbera, a bunch of bright pink ranunculus and some beautiful and very pink hyacinths.

As a vase I used a small vintage pickling jar - this one has a funny little strawberry and some lettering in the glass. It has tall straight sides and I also needed something that had a wide opening but that would hold the flowers in a compact shape.

I was also looking for something that would raise the arrangement off the table and I thought a pail of books would do the trick. On my bookshelves I found six books that all had pink spines to match the pink flowers.

I also added a piece of chevron pink and white fabric, a small pink vase and a large vintage pink and green floral patterned bowl in the background.

I have chosen flowers within a very tight colour palette - but the flowers are very different in size, shape and texture to still give a varied and interesting arrangement.

It's such a pleasure and privilege to be able to have access to beautiful flowers at this time of year. A time of year when the weather is still dark, grey, cold and rainy even snow outside our windows - so what a treat to have flowers to arrange, style and photograph!

Enjoy Your Flower Arranging and

Have a Fabulous Floral Friday and Weekend!

I'll see you again tomorrow Saturday with Flowers of the Month. I will be summing up all the flowers I have used during the month of January.

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~

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2 December - DIY Flower Tips and Inspiration - White Amaryllis

It's the end of December and I'm here again with 'Flowers of the Month' - where I'm featuring all the different flowers and floral arrangements I have posted during the month of December. It's been quite a few blog posts this month with lots of amazing and colourful autumn and winter flowers available. I've been able to create, style and photograph a great deal so there are a few blog posts to cover.

The title of the post under the image - is also a link to the post - if you would like to see it again or you missed it.