Backyard Country Wedding

My very good friend, Teri, asked me to arrange flowers for her son's open house.  She wanted bright colorful garden flowers in Mason jars for the tables.  What a treat for me...carte blanc on any flower, any color....free reign on design!  A designers dream....

Amy (daughter) and Teri

 Teri is a fabulous master gardener...she says she doesn't fertilize any of her pots and her plants seem to grow like weeds.  She did impart some of her hidden gems on soil and suppliments this spring to me.  I don't think I actually followed through for my own pots...but after seeing her yard today, we should all be so fortunate to apply her wisdom for our growing things.  She has several white hydrangea bushes on the north side of her home....an envy spark erupted from me as I used the precious blossoms as the basis of every creation.   And I reflect seriously about how to make each flower play a bigger role even if it should be just one blossom adorning in a vase.... I know exactly where they should reside.

 

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on

dialogues with him through the graceful bending of

their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of

their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which

 nature directs towards him. ~Auguste Rodin

 

The Beginnings

 

Mason Jars waiting in a row 

 

 Sunflowers

 

 Zinnias, Delphinium and Dahlias

 

 Spray Roses -love the Bokeh (Bouquet)

 

Snapdragons...two toned wonders!

 

 

Lavendar Stock...a spicey peppered delight.

 

Winter is creeping up like a hidden feline...ready to pounce on us at a moments notice.  As I contemplated the fact that the flowers in my yard were ultimately headed for a frosty grave, the flashlight was procured .... since I was arranging these jars well past sunset... and I jaunted into the yard in the darkness to pluck some pristine zinnias to tuck into the hydrangea.  Pinks and oranges sang a melody of surprise that they had a chance to make friends with the "greenhouse gals".  Just here to say: "the homegrown blossoms held their own".

 

 Pink Sedum...it loves the cool fall nights!
 

 Green Hydrangea is a perfect organizer...

 "Celosia cristata"
 Cockscomb



 

Pink Beesbalm

 

 



Orange and Pink Zinnias

 



Burlap runners and mis-matched chairs

 





Miniture Orange Zinnias

 

 

Ahh...love the red accent chair

Perfect backdrop for the pop of fall colors!



 Vigorous pole beans drape the fence...
 

 
Whether our creations are painted or grown...what a delight to have a rainbow of color.

 

Teri's pumpkin patch

 

Look right over there....please!



Sweet Cowboy boots...precious face!

 

A Little Whimsey for the Bride

Nick and his new wife!




Grown up...time seems to fly faster each day..



S'mores Teri Style

 



Love the eye lashes...

A beauty...20 years and she will be the bride.

 

Teri's beautiful garden yard

Isn't this soooooo fun?!!!

Teri with her mom and sisters

Kelly and Nathan
Always willing and cheerful to help us gals...



Greg ---what can I say?

Costa Vida---delicious food as always!

I want one of each, please!

Candle lit yard was breathtaking!

Thank you, Teri, for letting me create and play with color, form, and vision.  You inspire me every day to push harder, ride longer, be more precise in my measurements, and I wonder how one person can have so much talent but yet be so humble.  Even though you do all those things (and not only for me, but many others) I'm more thankful that you are a true friend. Someone that accepts others just for their value as a person...not what they can do or give back.