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Flower-Arranging: Lilies and Roses

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | August 11, 2014 16 Comments

Last updated on August 18th, 2014

IF YOU VISIT ME JUST NOW, you’ll find an invigorating flower arrangement on the small table near my staircase. Anne Schomaker, a dear friend who is also a floral-designer, made this scented still-life by combining greens from her garden with choice flowers from the florist. You can design a similar arrangement for your own home:

Anne used an old, 9-inch-tall glass vase for the arrangement. Floral foam, cut to fit the vase, holds the stems in place. (More about floral foam, and where to buy it, in this fun post.)

For a colorful foundation, Anne inserted ‘Paul’s Glory’ hosta leaves. The leaves are lime green, with a darker green “painted” along the edge.

And as the perfect foil for the two-toned hosta, she inserted stems of silvery sage. Brilliant, no?

The fronds of dark, lacy ferns were added for further contrast.

The pink roses inserted among the greens are nothing short of eye-popping. I love them.

Tip: For the sake of longevity, florist-obtained roses should be purchased when the petals are just starting to open.

Pink, sweetly-perfumed Stargazer lilies complete the picture.

Tip: To get the biggest bang from your Stargazer lily buck, purchase the stems in bud, not bloom. The petals will open over a period of 3-5 days.

Does the sight of freshly-cut flowers make your spirit soar, too? You can let me know by leaving a comment.

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Comments

  1. 1

    Porter says

    August 11, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    So gorgeous!

  2. 2

    Delores Short says

    August 13, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    Beautiful!!

  3. 3

    Erin Brady says

    August 14, 2014 at 7:35 am

    Beautiful Anne!

  4. 4

    Mary says

    August 17, 2014 at 11:39 am

    Oh so lovely!!

  5. 5

    Susan says

    August 17, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    Anne is always so creative. Very pretty.

  6. 6

    John says

    August 17, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    Pretty, pretty!

  7. 7

    Sandy says

    August 17, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    Love the idea to include some plants from your own yard.

  8. 8

    Ann Tino says

    August 17, 2014 at 2:49 pm

    I wanted to mention that lillies are poisonous to cats. Just good to keep in mind, since they like to chew on plants…..it you happen to be a cat owner.

  9. 9

    Kevin Lee Jacobs says

    August 17, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Hi Ann – I have 2 cats. Fortunately they do not eat my flower arrangements. They simply enjoy the beauty, just as I do.

  10. 10

    Theresa says

    August 17, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    Hi Kevin,

    Love the arrangement but can you tell us more about the painting behind it. I love the paintings by the Hudson River school artists. Is it one?

  11. 11

    Sidney Clark says

    August 18, 2014 at 2:12 am

    Kevin… I love your creative style. The flower arrangement is just beautiful and inspires me to look around my own yard for inspiration. So glad that a friend of mine put me on to your blog…

  12. 12

    Toni Kitchen says

    August 26, 2014 at 2:09 am

    thank you so much Kevin for showing us how to make this beautiful bouquet.
    I love your forum.
    Toni Kitchen

  13. 13

    Perveez jamaji says

    September 14, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    Hi Kevin,
    That’s a really beautiful arrangement. Would it be really terrible of me to use some really real looking fakes to make this type of arrangement ? My lilies are all gone and it has become pretty cool for the roses to bloom, but I do have Hostas and some also lots of silvery artimistias and some fakes to make this sort of an arrangement. No one will notice that they are fake, only I will
    know, and now you and all others who read your posts.
    Veez.

  14. 14

    Veronica says

    October 27, 2014 at 3:57 am

    I love, oh love

  15. 15

    Chrissie says

    August 2, 2015 at 9:46 am

    Beautiful!!!!

  16. 16

    Cindy Garrison says

    August 17, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Fresh flowers freshen the house and give it life. I believe in a plant in every room. But since I seem to over or underwater houseplants, I enjoy a fresh arrangement on my foyer table most of the time. My husband likes to bring home flowers from our grocery store where he has made friends with the lady who tends them so beautifully. These ideas are great. I think I will get some foam again and do some really “arranged” ones.

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