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The charm of the Peonia

The Peonia is an amazing flower: it is so charming that only one is enough to give a good feeling at home. I am anxious for the Summer to finally arrive, because I miss this wonderful flower so much: here in Germany they are only sold when the weather is warm!

We still have Siberian cold, so it will take long before I can decorate my house with some beautiful Peonias…

Closed Paeonia
Closed Paeonia

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A nice table decoration with Hyacinths

This winter was Siberian cold here, and we were the whole time blocked at home. I desperately wanted to have a little bit of spring feeling, so I started searching inside the carton boxes I use to gather all the unused decoration elements from the years past. I came across a couple of sea snail shells, and since I had a couple of Hyacinths in a small vase i put them together inside a bigger wave, adding some moss. The final effect was better than I though, and it did indeed give me a warm feeling of Spring coming.

I placed the vase on top of our dining table, and it made a wonderful tale decoration, don’t you think?

Table decoration with Hyacinth and snail shells
Table decoration with Hyacinth and snail shells

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Decorative rose arrangement

Decorative flower arrangement
Decorative flower arrangement

An easy to make decorative rose arrangement, of great effect and small cost.

You will need:

  • 1 french cup shaped vase, or any other similar vase
  • 1 complete piece pf plug mass (lay the plug mass in a small bucket full of water and let it absorb it, but do not force it with the hands to avoid air bubbles inside the structure)
  • 13 purple roses
  • 12 white roses
  • Viburnum tinus (Evergreen Snowball)
  • Pittosporum tenuifolium 

Fix all the elements into the plug mass in a half-circle manner, alternating the roses, beginning with the purple rose in the middle and creating an X pattern. Arrange the flowers as in the picture, and fill the gaps with the Evergreen Snowball. And do not forget to water.

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Simple table decoration arrangement

table decoration with Aristea
Simple table decoration with Aristea

This is another very simple table decoration arrangement, with a little practice. You will need the following materials:

  • a small glass vase, of the same color of the flowers you will use
  • a small piece of floral foam
  • moss to cover the floral foam, or even decorative gravel
  • four Aristea Confusa (leaves with a smooth structure)
  • 1 rose of your favourite color. I personally used a Dianthus caryophyllus
  • common Stapler

Create with the Aristea 4 small circles, stapling the ends to fix them, taking care that the size is roughly similar as the upper border of your vase. arrange the circles one inside the other, so to create a ball with large gaps in between the leaves.

Put the floral foam inside the vase, so that you leave approximately 2cm from the border free. Fill in the rest of the vase with moss, but take care not to press it too much. Leave it rather soft and fluffy. Put the Aristea ball on top of the vase, taking care to hide the staples inside the vase and moss. Take the rose and cut the stem on an angle, and place it inside the Aristea ball. the stem should be able to reach and be plugged into the floral foam. Do not forget to pour some water inside the vase.

Ready! simple, fast and yet effective, the table decoration is a wonderful addition to any dining room table, for the day to day meal or even for special occasions.

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