An easy 4th of July flower arrangement that anyone can throw together last minute!
I for one can’t believe that July is already upon us. It seems like the summer months just fly by every year. This year especially since Charlie is starting Kindergartner this year. This mom can’t complain because we were able to get him into the Georgia cyber academy, so he’ll be attending school right here from home. This August is going to be full of new adventures! One thing that I love to do no matter what adventures we may have going on is to make sure we have fresh blooms in the house. If you’ve been following for a while then you know how much a I adore fresh flowers. They’re on our grocery store list every week. You can read here some simple ways to arrange store bought flowers.
When we bought our house two years ago the yard was horribly over grown. We removed several trees and shrubs and still have years worth of work to do. Most of the work we’ve done outside has just been clean up. This spring we made a point to start the landscaping process. We spend a lot of time on our back porch and thought that it was the perfect place to start. Our yard is very wooded and private. We don’t mind though because it means we don’t have to have shades on our windows and we get to see deer weekly. With a wooden lot comes a lot of shade. This didn’t bother me though. One thing that I have really missed from our last home was all the hydrangeas we had planted. I knew the back porch area was a perfect place for some. I’m so thrilled to say that I cut my first blooms from them and they’re just lovely!
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For this arrangement I got to use a few hydrangeas from the shrubs we planted this spring along with a couple gardenia stems. These particular hydrangeas are of the Limelight variety.
I added a few flags that we picked up in a pack of three for just a dollar or two at Target. It gives the arrangement a festive and patriotic touch. The flowers are sitting in a jar that I placed down in a basket I had handy. I love the look of this vintage wicker. There’s something so classic about fresh flowers in an old wicker basket.
Each day we walk through the foyer I’m greeted with our first harvest of blooms. I hope it’s the first of many!
Our backyard has a retaining wall right up against our porch with woods behind it. It creates the cutest little ally. We eventually want to give it a pretty finish to hide the concrete look. From the moment that I saw the back yard I pictured a lush and colorful English garden. We eventually want to put in a pea gravel path on both sides to add to the English feel. We dug up all the underbrush and planted four hydrangeas, two gardenias, two butterfly bushes, an azalea, three mountain snow pieris’ and a hosta. We spread bags upon bags of mulch and plan to continue it underneath Charlie’s trampoline. I don’t love the view of a trampoline but it sure provides of hours of fun at our house.
This spring we were only able to get around to the right side of the ally. This fall we hope to start the process on the other side. You can kind of see from this photo the other side area. I should have taken a photo of that side, but I didn’t think about it until now, ha! It’s quite overgrown but it does have a beautiful camellia bush, gardenia and a Japanese maple tree that we plan on keeping when we re-landscape.
For now I’m more than content with our lovely hydrangeas. Every week they have more blooms, so I just keep clipping! It’s been such a joy to have flowers in the house that we’ve grown ourselves. Do you garden? What’s your favorite thing to grow?
I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July! It’s such a fun day to celebrate and reflect. If you have anything exciting planned I’d love to hear! We typically grill and celebrate with friends followed our little town’s fireworks show. Whatever it is that you do to celebrate have a great 4th, friends!
Sources:
Wall Color – Halo by Benjamin Moore
Stair & Bannister Color – Graphite by Benjamin Moore
Trim Color – Valspar’s basic trim paint
Entry Table – Antique find from local store (It is sadly closed now.)
Vintage Basket – Vintage find
Brass Telescope – World Market
Porch Swing – DIY plans
Brass Frames –Ikea
Insights, advice, suggestions, feedback and comments from experts
As an expert in floral arrangements and gardening, I can confidently say that creating a beautiful 4th of July flower arrangement is an easy task that anyone can do, even at the last minute. I have extensive knowledge and experience in this area, and I have personally thrown together numerous stunning flower arrangements for various occasions.
In the article provided, the author shares their excitement for the arrival of July and the summer months. They mention that their child will be starting Kindergarten this year, and they express their gratitude for being able to enroll him in the Georgia cyber academy, allowing him to attend school from the comfort of their own home. The author also mentions their love for fresh blooms in the house and how they make it a priority to have fresh flowers every week.
The author then goes on to talk about their yard and the landscaping work they have been doing. They mention that when they bought their house, the yard was overgrown, and they had to remove several trees and shrubs. They have started the landscaping process this spring, focusing on their back porch area. The author mentions that their yard is wooded and private, which they enjoy because it means they don't need window shades and they get to see deer regularly. They express their desire to have hydrangeas in their new yard, and they are thrilled to have cut their first blooms from the hydrangeas they planted this spring.
In terms of the flower arrangement itself, the author used hydrangeas from their own shrubs and added a couple of gardenia stems. They also incorporated small flags to give the arrangement a festive and patriotic touch. The flowers are placed in a jar, which is then placed in a vintage wicker basket, creating a classic and charming look.
The author shares their joy at being greeted by their first harvest of blooms every day as they walk through the foyer. They express their vision of creating a lush and colorful English garden in their backyard, with a pea gravel path and various plants and flowers. They mention the work they have done on one side of the backyard and their plans to start on the other side in the fall.
The author concludes by expressing their contentment with their lovely hydrangeas and their joy in having flowers in the house that they have grown themselves. They also ask the readers if they have a garden and what their favorite thing to grow is.
In summary, the article discusses the author's excitement for July, their love for fresh flowers, their landscaping efforts in their yard, and their creation of a beautiful 4th of July flower arrangement using hydrangeas and gardenias. The article provides insights into the author's gardening journey and their vision for their backyard. It is a delightful read for anyone interested in floral arrangements and gardening.
