Garden Bouquet

Pink and orange zinnias + greens from hosta and daylily plants

Garden Pickings

I picked the first round of snapdragons and zinnias from my garden this week, and love how they look in my little ceramic creamer containers!  The colourful creamer was bought in Mexico this past winter and the blue and white creamer was a thrift store find.

Make it Monday: Swedish Midsummer Floral Wreaths

No tutorial here, but beautiful inspiration for making a floral wreath with midsummer flowers.  Gorgeous for decorating a garden party table. 

Krabbelure via Poppytalk (along with other lovely summer party diy ideas!)

Make it Monday: Clover Crown

For those summer festival goers, flower childs and little girls -- a braided crown of clover is the perfect dreamy accessory to make yourself.  Watch a video from Kristen Rickert for a tutorial on how to make a clover crown.

Image via Kristen Rickert

Tips for Better Homegrown Bouquets

Apartment Therapy shared their top six tips for making better homegrown garden bouquets.  I LOVE making bouquets with flowers from my garden.  My favourite tip is to add greens into your bouquet - my go-to green is hosta leaves.  They really turn your bouquet up a notch!

Read the full article here.

Image via Apartment Therapy