Cut Flowers: Bringing Outdoor Beauty Inside

Cut flowers provide a variety of uses. Not only can freshly cut flowers be enjoyed in beautiful bouquets, but they can be used for more permanent accents as well. For instance, cut flowers can be dried and crafted into decorative wreaths, centerpieces, sconces, etc. Cut flowers can also be used to make fragrant sachets and potpourri. The possibilities are endless. Use them as decorative accents in your home or as unique gifts for family and friends. Create a twig and flower wreath by gathering some 6 inch twigs from your favorite trees or shrubs. Collect them with or without buds; this is more a personal choice. Wrap the twigs onto a wire wreath frame (or construct one from a hanger) with wire or bread ties. Add dried flowers, such as purple and yellow statice; you could also add some eucalyptus and wheat stems, if desired. Attach a piece of wire to the back for hanging. A wreath full of rose buds and baby’s breath looks lovely topped off with ribbon; or perhaps, a grapevine wreath decorated with sprigs of milkweed pods, baby’s breath, statice, and wheat would be more to your liking. Add some ribbon and pinecones for additional interest. These, of course, are only suggestions. Whatever design you choose is ultimately up to you.