Containing Wildflowers

Yard sales, flea markets and your own cupboards can yield interesting containers for flower arrangements and often suggest what should be put in them. For example, I have a sweet little white pitcher covered with tiny blue flowers and green leaves. The lip is chipped so I don't use it for the table but it's perfect for holding chicory with a few sprigs of mint.

Country Crock
Fill with a loose arrangement of Queen Anne's Lace and blades of grass.

Terra Cotta
A plain clay pot has a rustic quality. Use it to hold an arrangement of bright yellow cat's ear, field thistle and fall asters.

Basket Of Field Grass
Place a stem holder in the bottom of a deep bowl and set this into a country basket. Arrange with long blades of swamp grass and wheat-like stalks.

Travel Souvenir
I especially like to take home a flower as a reminder of a trip. One spring when my husband and I were in the south of France I picked bright orange poppies in a field and pressed them in my travel diary. Every time I read through the book I come across the pressed flowers. They remind me of that particular day. While standing on the grass at my daughter's graduation I noticed little white flowers growing all around and picked a few. I pressed them in the photo album along with the pictures we took. They add to the pleasures of reliving that special day.

Beware!
Before picking wildflowers, please be advised, there are endangered species that are here for everyone's enjoyment, but not for picking. When in doubt, do not pick.

Copyright Leslie Linsley, author
Reprinted by permission HouseNet, Inc.

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