A Pansy Basket Arrangement

I am still gardening indoors more than outdoors right now, and that has led me to create a few more spring arrangements. I am new to creating these, so don't be too harsh a judge, but they are fun nonetheless.

The star of this arrangement was the miniature iris. 

Violas, pansies, and grape hyacinths were tucked in too. 

I always try to add an extra interest item, and here I added a piece of driftwood. 

The little wire basket was found at the consignment shop on clearance. Things that nobody wants, I seem to find a way to create with them. It all is perfect for spring. 

In Victory,

Sherry

A Woodland Spring Arrangement

 

Always having wanted a primrose, I found one this spring and created a spring woodland basket around it.

The primroses, violas, tulips, and ivy are displayed with some redbud tree branches. They are blooming right now, and during a recent storm a neighbor's tree lost several branches, and they blew into the street.

Being the type that never wastes a beautiful blossom, I foraged the redbud and found a use for it. 

I used some sheet moss and lichen to finish the look, just as if I happened on this in the woods. As cold as it has been, the indoor gardening has been a most pleasant hobby.

In Victory,

Sherry

Daffodils and Benjamin Bunny

Just a brief post with some flowers. I have been most busy trying to garden while dodging rain. 

Daffodils are something I always love in the spring, so I hope these will grow once I plant them. I found them at Walmart, and they smelled so good they came home with me. Have you tried planting potted daffodils right after they were done blooming? It has worked for me before better than planting in fall.

In Victory,

Sherry

A Spring Flower Arrangement

 

I have been made aware of the creative inspiration put forth by the Japanese and Nordic gardeners. They have a way of making an arrangement more fun than just sticking something in a pot.

So for this spring I wanted to try this. 

I normally take pansies and put them in a pot, but this year I wanted to do a more artistic expression of spring. I have pansies, some ivy I propagated over the winter from a cutting, some sheet moss, lichen, faux pussy willow branches, and a seashell.

My grandmother was know to put seashells in her garden. She would say it was because of the nursery rhyme :

"Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row."

I saw a Nordic Instagram account that used snail shells in their spring arrangements. They were using them as if they were garden snail shells. I have garden snail shells in my yard, but they are not nearly this big, and they are brown. I thought the seashell worked just as well. 

Have you ever tried to make garden arrangements? I think it might be a new favorite hobby! 

In Victory,

Sherry

A Spring Bulb Arrangement with a Tea

I have discovered I can create bulb arrangements for spring. This vintage Kraft cheese box was perfect for what I had in mind.

I am having pomegranate tea in my Brambly Hedge spring teacup with my spring arrangement. 

This was way easier to create than I thought it would be. I lined the cheese box with a heavy plastic bag and cut the little bulb boxes to fit snug against each other in the box. I spaced them out as I arranged them and then covered it all with sheet moss. I watered that in and waited overnight till I finished it. The sheet moss came alive, so to speak, after being watered overnight. I made some holes in the soil with a pencil and tucked in some already bloomed-out grape hyacinths. The ones in this arrangement did not bloom out at the same time as the daffodils. The other thing I added was some branches from my lilac bush, which were just starting to blossom. 

 

A spring tea seems fitting to celebrate the change of seasons.

A view of Edith Holden's The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady with a Brambly Hedge spring plate and flowers from my garden. Happy spring, cottage friends; it has been a long winter. Here is to brighter days ahead! 

Linking to The Homemaking Party at Classical Homemaking

In Victory,

Sherry

Spring Bulbs

It is spring!! Normally I am like a racehorse out of the gate for spring planting, but not this year. It is going to be a late spring, and our region of the states has had every flu and cold that has been circulating this winter,  and I am just now recovering from some of that. But taking it slow has its advantages.

For one, I can stop and enjoy the crocus when they bloom and not be so busy I miss it.

My hyacinths bloomed at different times, and I got to slow down and enjoy the pink blossom! 

I have also had time to enjoy and add to my Peter Rabbit collection.

Many lovely things to enjoy for spring! Take time to enjoy the small things. 

I am joining Pink Sunday at Classical Homemaking.

In Victory,

Sherry