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A Guide to Arranging Supermarket Flowers Like a FloristHow many times has this happened to you? You forgot an important occasion, like a holiday, birthday, or anniversary, and now it's too late to call a florist. You can pick up a bouquet of flowers at the supermarket, sure, but you'll make a better impression if you arrange them to look as if a professional designed this bouquet just for your loved one. Florist Alexander Campbell takes us through the process of designing a floral arrangement from selecting the color palette to choosing the right flowers to laying them just so. You can do this when it's not an emergency, to save some money and give your home a splash of fresh color. You'll get a nice sense of achievement, too. But I'd like to know where you find a grocery store that will let you pick four of this flower and six of that flower, plus a handful of greenery. It must be a big city thing. However, you can use these same principles when picking flowers from your backyard garden to bring inside. -via Nag on the Lake(Image credit: Becky Harlan/NPR ) #flower #floralarrangement #bouquet

Flowering Bulbs for Garden ProcrastinatorsGarden flowers grown from bulbs, corms, and tubers are a joy because they come back year after year. Dig once, enjoy forever after ...or a few years, anyway. But it's almost May, and the daffodils and tulips have already flowered. You should have planted them last fall. Most lilies, which you should have planted last month, are sprouting. But if you are envious of your neighbor's perennial gardens, there's still time to put out some flowering bulbs that will bloom this year. Apartment Therapy introduces us to six kinds of perennials you can still plant for blooms this year, with tips on selecting a variety for your zone and proper planting and care. But if you still feel envious of your neighbor's displays of tulips and daffodils, you can plant those growing in pots you find at garden centers for bloom next spring. And make a note on your calendar to buy some bulbs this fall. After all, planting perennials signifies hope for the future. It's good for the soul. (Image credit: Sebastian Rittau)#garden #flower #bulb

Snuggle with Blossoms in the Hortensia ArmchairThe Hortensia Armchair is made with more than 30,000 laser-cut fabric flower petals, to give you a soft airy cushion and a chic look that invites smiles. The story of how it came about is pretty cool, too. The Hortensia Armchair started out as a 3D rendering that soon went viral on social media. Even though the chair didn’t exist yet, its success prompted multiple orders. In response, Reisinger & Esqué searched for a way to make the chair into a real-life product. They successfully created a limited edition but wished the Hortensia Armchair could be widely available. This proofed to be almost impossible, with the chair being called “the chair that can’t be made”. Together with Moooi, Reisinger & Esqué proved everyone wrong. The Hortensia Armchair for Moooi enters the next phase in its remarkable journey, and a dream come true for Reisinger & Esqué, getting the Hortensia Armchair in interiors all around the world.File that under "if you can dream it, you can do it," especially if you have waiting customers clamoring for you to make the dream real! #armchair #chair #sofa #flowerpetals #flower #Mooi #ReisingerEsque

A Blue and White Tulipiere, for Those Who Crave Towers of Flowers Why settle for a simple bud vase when you can create your own tower of flowers. This beautiful ceramic piece is known as a Tulipiere or tulip-holder. The delicate little spouts hold flowers.This beautiful Tulipiere from The Enchanted Home measures nearly 3 feet tall and is designed to look like the ornate tulip vessels of the 17th century. With a price tag of about $325 you, however, don't need to be a European elite to own one. Image: The Enchanted Home#tulip #tulipiere #flower #pottery #blueandwhite #home #flowerarranging #homedecor #accentpiece  