Wedding Flowers- Colors of Christmas with a touch of Pink!

This bouquet takes the classic Christmas colors of red and green and perks them up with PINK! It was one of the bouquets from the Bridal Show last week. It contains both large headed red roses and the smaller red spray roses, baby green hydrangea, (for December bouquets I would substitute antique green hydrangeas), yellow-tipped fronds of Chamaecyparis, and creamy green holly-like leaves of osmanthus. A spicy fragrance comes from fresh Rosemary. Two colors of pink stock and clover-like heads of dried gomphrena really set off the reds.
The velvety heads of red crested celosia are also dried flowers. There are many summer flowers that are perfect for drying and using later. This is a great way to add flowers to wedding designs that may be out of season. Check for posts later this summer on dried flowers!
This centerpiece design also features dried gomphrena and crested celosia. Red and pink roses play off the dried flowers and a variety of Christmas greens such as the Chamaecyparis, osmanthus, Rosemary and magnolia. The cube vase is wrapped with a brocade ribbon complete with a buttoned bow!

I think pink is a wonderful addition to the colors of Christmas!

Colors of Christmas

I just love the rich traditional colors of red and green for Christmas bouquets. This cheery bouquet is sporting a vintage look with red rose hips, white Festiva Maxima peonies, bright green button mums, red spray roses and seeded eucalyptus, wrapped in a brocade ribbon. It smells great too with just a touch of scented geranium leaves. Scented geraniums (pelargoniums) must winter over in the house, so I keep several in pots to bring inside once the weather turns cold. This herb gives a gentle fragrance to corsages and is useful in wedding cake designs because it is food safe.

Red roses and white peonies are made for each other, and are set off beautifully by the creamy edged leaves of variegated pittosporum. This bouquet also features the tight flower buds of viburnum tinus from the garden. This is an ornamental shrub that provides dark green leaves and wine colored flower buds that will open to a pale pink in spring. I actually prefer these spray clusters in their bud form for winter bouquets.

Celebrations- Christmas

This has been a joyful time of creating floral designs for Christmas celebrations. This piece has been embellished with crystals, manzanita branches, and hanging votives. Christmas greens from the garden include variegated osmanthus, sedum, nandina and white pine branches. Other florals include white hydrangea, rose hips, green button mums, cypress, seeded eucalyptus, and Majolica spray roses.

These designs are headed to Peace Presbyterian Church for the International Christmas Dinner tonight. White pine branches, dried crested celosia, holly berries, and variegated osmanthus are all from the garden. Other flowers include seeded eucalyptus, cypress, green Fuji mums, green button mums, and white cushion mums, purple stock and white Majolica roses.
This piece was created for a Christmas Tea last weekend. The holly berries, variegated osmanthus, and yellow cypress are all from the garden. This vintage design also includes rose hips, green Fuji and button mums, red spray roses, green and blue cypress, seeded eucalyptus and fresh Lady apples. The base of the design was decorated with a fresh willow wreath dressed in greens and berries.

Christmas at Garden Supply Company

During the Christmas season, one of my favorite places to visit and really linger for a while is Garden Supply Co. in Cary. Keith and Deb Ramsey have the most fabulous garden shop around. And at Christmas time it is a feast for the eyes and (and the nose) with so many gorgeous trees and wreaths and ornaments and plants and one of kind gifts and... well you get the idea. Today I stopped by to purchase paper white bulbs for a DIY for brides with winter or early spring weddings, (more on that later), and I just had a wonderful time looking and looking and looking at their beautifully decorated store. Here are a few pics that I took to share.
Each tree is so decked out and boasts its own theme and personality. There is something for everyone!

And the wreaths are incredible. You can also find some beauties that are made with a wide selection of fresh greens.
This is such a fun place to visit. I highly recommend bringing your friends and family and be sure to tell folks to bring the kids this Saturday for "Breakfast with Mrs. Claus"!
Garden Supply Company is on the west side of Cary, off Old Apex Rd.