FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS 2014--USING PEONIES, ROSES and LILIES

The last three weeks of floral arrangements include lovely spring peonies, first-of-the- season roses, Asiatic lilies and fillers of lupine, and allium.  As always, pick flowers after the sun has gone down, or before it comes up in the morning. Choose blooms that are in the bud stage, cutting the stem a 2nd time under water, then arranging with a floral preservative in the water. The first arrangement pictured sat outside in sunny conditions for an hour after the picture and you can see how the blooms have all opened up.

After an hour in a sunny area

White roses, yellow mum and asiatic lily

First hybrid tea roses of the season with peonies