Mother's Day From the Garden
Let me be in a garden, and I am a happy girl.
Growing up Amongst the Flowers
My love of gardens began when I was young, following my mother to my grandmother’s home by the lake. We visited often, and while my brothers would run straight to the water, I would quietly slip away to her garden.
There was always something growing… but springtime was my favorite. The tulips and daffodils felt like magic to me—soft, hopeful, and full of life after a long winter.
I remember cutting just a few stems each time we visited, gathering them in my small hands, and making a simple little bouquet for my mom. Nothing fancy… just flowers from the garden, given with love.
Simple Moments in the Garden
I didn’t realize it then, but those small moments stayed with me. And now, all these years later, I find myself in my own garden, doing the very same thing.
This week, I felt that same familiar inspiration when I wandered out to see what was beginning to bloom and what was quietly waiting. I gathered what I could and created a soft spring bouquet, very much in the spirit of those early days.
Floral Arranging Video
I’ve shared a little video below along with a simple “recipe” if you’d like to make your own bouquet at home, perhaps for your mother, someone you love, or even just for yourself. Sometimes the most meaningful arrangements are the simplest ones… gathered slowly, and given from the heart.
Mother’s Day Arrangement Recipe
INGREDIENTS
3” pin flower frog
1 small piece of coated chicken wire
1 6” compote-style container
3 stems white flowering pear branches
3 stems green black cherry branches
3 stems autumn olive foliage
3 stems pale pink hellebore
3 stems white “Ice Baby” daffodils
3 stems white bleeding hearts
3 stems parrot “Pink Vision” tulips
2 stems white tulips
3 stems white and yellow “Gardenia” daffodils
3 tiny white “Polar Hunter” daffodils
2 pale peach parrot tulips
3 stems blush “Angelique” tulips
ARRANGING STEPS
Begin by placing your flower frog and a small piece of chicken wire into your container to help support the stems.
Fill with fresh water.
Start with your flowering branches, placing them at a soft angle so they gently spill over the sides while also giving your arrangement height and movement. Think loose and natural… nothing too structured.
Next, add in your pale pink hellebore, tucking them in where your eye naturally wants a bit of softness and color.
Layer in the bleeding hearts, letting them weave in and out of the branches to fill those quiet spaces.
From there, begin adding the daffodils at varying heights, allowing them to feel a bit airy and light.
Now bring in your tulips, starting with the parrot varieties…angling them so they move gracefully through the arrangement rather than standing straight up.
Continue adding the remaining daffodils and tulips, stepping back every so often to make sure everything feels balanced, but still a little wild and effortless.
Nothing needs to be perfect… in fact, the beauty is in the imperfection. Happy flowering!
Wishing you a beautiful, flower-filled Mother’s Day.
With all my heart,
Sandra
