We often get asked for some inspirational ideas for spring and early summer flowers. I think it’s the time of the year when suddenly planting seems to take over our lives, and we suddenly feel all inspired to get our gardening and floral arranging groove on.
The bulbs are suddenly in decline and we start to see some of the flower worlds greatest blooms shine. Personally its my favourite time of the year, I think after a long winter the arrival of these early summer blooms reminds me that eventually … eventually we will get long evenings, hot days and a glut of garden goodies to play with.
Here are a few of my favourite early summer flowers and some top inspiration on how they can be arranged.
I’m completely in awe of these gorgeous little fellows. Beautiful piercing dancing blue flowers are a perfect compliment to any arrangement. If your after a woodland wedding bouquet, the forget-me-knot will be a wonderful addition to your bouquet, will it be your something blue?
Heady scent, delicate star shaped flowers and the most inspiring trailing foliage. If you like free flowing arrangements, jasmine is a must to include. Its flowing tendrils again look perfect combined with lots of dainty flowers for a relaxed arrangement or bouquet.
My namesake (a long story!) has to be top of my list. I cannot tell you how much I love these beautiful flowers. Gorgeous colours ranging from the softest blush through to yolk yellows, deep oranges, raspberry reds and pillar box reds. If your fond of poppies plant them in drifts in your garden for the most eye-catching country border.
Oh me oh my, these beauties steal our hearts each year. Gorgeous marshmallow blooms that carry on opening and opening. The colours available are just stunning, with blush, white, hot pinks, oranges, red … the list goes on! If you haven’t seen the frilly variety they are to die for.
My most recent garden purchase, these lovely plants house the most delicate blossom and I have been assured they are one of the easiest flowering shrubs to grow. These delicate plants produce beautiful cascades of blossom flowers throughout spring to early summer.
Do you have any spring or summer flower favourites you'd love us to feature? We're always on the look out for new floral inspiration!
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