I love the spring blooms from the garden. The arrangement for April 26 features one of my favorite complimentary color-combinations: pink and blue. Early bloomer tall bearded iris "Global Crossing" is the perfect choice for the dark pink blooms of clematis "Sugar Candy," single late tulip "Don Quichote" and huge light pink blooms of tree peony "Kamata-Fuji." Dark blue lupine, English bluebells, and the beautiful blooms of heartleaf bergenia were also used in the arrangement.
Arrangements such as this, if cut properly, will easily last a week. I use a powdered floral preservative, but you can easily make your own.
HOMEMADE FLORAL PRESERVATIVE
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon bleach
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Add 1 quart lukewarm water.
This floral preservative provides the bactericide-acid-sugar solution your cut flowers need.
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