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    Home » Decorate

    5 Easy Summer Flower Arrangements

    August 1, 2021 by Patti Estep 8 Comments

    A variety of summer garden flowers in a milk glass vase.

    All plants benefit from pruning and dead-heading so cutting a few blooms is a great way to bring the outside in. Here are five easy summer flower arrangements that will inspire you to enjoy the fruits of your gardening labor.

    Country cottage summer flower arrangemenst with multiple flowers including anemone, hydrangea, rudbeckia, and yarrow.

    5 Summer Flower Arrangement Centerpiece Ideas

    1. Multiple Groupings in Simple Vases

    This is good when you don't have a lot of flowers. Also for the delicate beauties that get lost in the crowd of bigger show offs. You can use a mix of clear jars and vases as I have here. Mason jars and milk bottles work great too. Dollar store vases, even old jelly jars work well here.

    Five small glass vases each with just a few flowers inside.

    2. Mono Arrangment - Several Blooms of One Flower

    This summer flower arrangement allows a fancy vase to shine as well as the flowers. Here I used Hydrangea Paniculata 'Limelight'. Using just one flower in a single color looks pretty but does not compete with the colorful vase. This works well for those who enjoy modern elements in their decor. These vases are great for holding hardy geranium flowers and some annuals that may get lost in a larger vase.

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    Colorful vase holding a large bouquet of limelight flowers.

    3. Large Containers - For Big Blooms

    My Oakleaf Hydrangea is spilling into the sidewalk so I cut it back. The large pink blooms fit nicely in this basket. I added a few sprigs of Ninebark Diablo for contrast. Tip: a ziplock plastic container fits perfectly inside as a line to hold water.

    Wide wooden basket with pink hydrangea flowers and ninebark branches.

    4. Tall Vase for Fancy Foliage

    I love this in the fall using foliage from Penstemon Husker Red and Weigela Wine & Roses. It doesn't take up too much space and looks great on the mantle or on the side of the bar.

    Stems of penstemon husker's red in a tall glass vase.

    5. Country Cottage Informal

     This is my favorite. Using a simple white vase I can pick anything and everything from the garden to play with and create an informal and colorful display.

    Milk white vase with a large arrangement of cottage flowers such as hydrangea, wind flower, black eyed Susan, and yarrow.

    Cottage Flower Arranging Tip

    Start with your largest flowers. Then add in medium sized flowers that have strong sturdy stems. Finish with the most delicate. Don't forget you can also add in some pretty foliage for form, color, and texture.

    Sometimes it's hard to cut your beautiful blooms but remember, cutting the flowers helps the plant to continue to grow and produce more foliage and blooms. And, it's so nice to see a big beautiful floral centerpiece on the table showing off your garden flowers.

    All of these arrangements are simple and allow you to enjoy the beauty of your garden inside your home.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Paula

      August 06, 2021 at 10:12 am

      Patti, they are all so pretty and gorgeous. Would put any of them on my table but I do believe my favorite is the country setting one. Love all the different flowers Thanks for sharing your ideas.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        August 06, 2021 at 11:27 am

        Thanks Paula. Flowers, flowers and more flowers. That's my kind of centerpiece too.

        Reply
    2. Christine

      August 12, 2014 at 8:47 pm

      Gorgeous arrangements! I think the last one is my favorite...I'm loving the country (little bit of a lot) in one vase...it's just beautiful.

      Reply
      • Patti

        August 12, 2014 at 9:12 pm

        Thanks Christine. You are too kind!

        Reply
    3. Mary Minard

      August 12, 2014 at 8:54 am

      I love the basket with the ziplock container for water idea--never thought of that. All these groupings are beautiful!

      Reply
      • Patti

        August 12, 2014 at 10:32 am

        Thanks Mary,
        They really are not hard to do. That's what I'm trying to convey.
        My thought was somewhere in the 5 displays people would will find something that inspires them.
        Thanks for stopping by.
        Patti

        Reply
    4. Maureen Young

      August 11, 2014 at 2:04 pm

      Beautiful arrangements!

      Reply
      • Patti

        August 11, 2014 at 2:06 pm

        Thanks Maureen.
        Glad you liked them.
        Thanks for stopping by.
        Patti

        Reply

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