Focal flowers

Even with a small garden, you can make quick and easy flower arrangements from the garden to brighten your home and share with loved ones.

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Types of Flowers You Should Know When it comes to creating bouquets and floral arrangements, the possibilities are endless. There are hundreds of types of flowers to choose from, and all of them fall into one of four groups: focal flowers, filler flowers, greenery, and line flowers. Knowing these flower types, and how they work together, is the key to choosing the right mix of flowers, and designing them like a pro. Each of these types of flowers plays an important role in creating a…

Peach Mix Strawflowers are a great addition to garden beds and dried flower crafts. Helichrysum braceatum are summer annuals that grow up to 3 feet tall. In mid summer the well branched plants are covered in 2" papery flower heads. This strawflower mix contains flowers in a rich peach to apricot tone. For drying purposes cut the flower heads while they are still tight buds. Hang them upside down in a cool place to dry for several weeks. The stems can sometimes be weakened during the drying…

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Creating beautiful bouquets is simple when you have these 3 ingredients.

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