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July Flower Arrangement

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | July 14, 2019 12 Comments

Last updated on August 11th, 2019

July Flower ArrangementDesigner Erin Brady stopped by the house yesterday, with buckets of freshly-snipped stems in tow. Her mission? To produce a large, lavish July flower arrangement for the rusted cast-iron urn that resides on my entrance hall table.  Erin used only flowers and greens acquired from her own  garden (plus a few choice stems obtained from her in-laws’ garden). Naturally, I took pictures of the cast of characters, just in case you might like to produce a similar July flower arrangement for your own home:

Outfitting the Urn

floral foam for July Flower Arrangement Erin outfitted the urn in the usual way: with a plastic tub (obtained from the hardware store) and blocks of (thoroughly moistened) floral foam. The foam is held in place with green floral tape. (For more details, check out this video.)

Ideas for a July Flower Arrangement

hosta leaves Erin started the arrangement with hosta leaves…

hosta flowers in July Flower ArrangementAnd hosta flowers!

Who, besides Erin, knew that hosta flowers could contribute such beauty to an indoor arrangement?  Not me!

coreopsis Completing the arrangement is yellow Coreopsis…

yarrow for July Flower ArrangementSnowy yarrow…

purple gladiola for July Flower ArrangementDark purple gladiola…

orange daylily in July Flower ArrangementOrange daylily (not the common type, but a specially-bred variety)…

yellow daylily for July Flower ArrangementYellow daylily, which Erin admitted she snagged from her in-laws’ garden…

black-eyed susan for July Flower ArrangementBlack-Eyed Susan…

lacy Thuja 'green giant' in July Flower ArrangementThuja ‘Green Giant’ (my one and only contribution to the display)…

echinacea in July Flower ArrangementAnd always-enchanting Echinacea.

Do you have at least some of these flowers and greens in your own garden? You might like to put the goods to work indoors. Arranged in a large container, the portrait of purple, pink, yellow and white is sure to please.

July Flower Arrangement on my entrance hall tableIn closing, I’d like to say that Erin’s arrangement pleased over 100 guests who came to my home yesterday afternoon. The occasion was a “Celebration of Life” party for my dear friend DeGuerre Blackburn who recently passed on. I’ll talk more about DeGuerre in another post.

xKevin

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Comments

  1. 1

    mary V says

    July 14, 2019 at 10:56 am

    Words fail me.

  2. 2

    Susan says

    July 14, 2019 at 11:14 am

    Absolutely beautiful!

  3. 3

    Dorinda Uhl says

    July 14, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    She does lovely work <3

  4. 4

    Dorinda Uhl says

    July 14, 2019 at 12:03 pm

    Just doing the reading and might I add my condolences. Dear friends are hard to lose.

  5. 5

    Kevin Lee Jacobs says

    July 14, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    Dorinda -Thank you.

  6. 6

    gene says

    July 14, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    Such an arrangement is a pure art. Part of its beauty is that it will not last forever. Nature produces the medium and Erin puts all together into a treasure of art. thanks for sharing

  7. 7

    Glenda says

    July 14, 2019 at 7:42 pm

    So very sorry to read about your friend, Kevin. Absolutely lovely flower arrangement.

  8. 8

    Georgeann Brown says

    July 14, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    That dark purple glad is wonderful.
    Memories of dear friends and family are treasures to keep in one’s heart.

  9. 9

    Susan says

    July 15, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    Very sorry for your loss, Kevin. Thank you for sharing the instructions and picture of this beautiful arrangement!

  10. 10

    Georgette says

    July 16, 2019 at 6:01 am

    Anther beautiful triumph to grace your wonderful home.

  11. 11

    Sandra Payette says

    July 16, 2019 at 6:35 pm

    Erin is talented. Loved the arrangement. Condolences for your friend, Kevin. It’s always hard to loose friends. xo

  12. 12

    Linda says

    August 9, 2019 at 2:42 pm

    Condolences on the loss of your friend. The flower arrangement is beautifully soothing.

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