I always love making seasonal garden bouquets for my home, and maybe some to share. It means so much that they come from my garden, grown with love and care, but also the beauty and happiness they resonate. They also are such a big part of seasonal living which I love!

I recently started a project close to my potager. I created a dedicated trellis row for growing more flowers, and perhaps a few other things like extra tomato plants. It is a more focused attention to growing flowers for cutting, which can be rotated season to season. Think planting sweet peas and ranunculus in the fall, sunflowers in the spring, pumpkins and gourds in the summer.

Impromptu Winter Garden Bouquet, Narcissus and Viburnum ‘Spring Bouquet’

I really owe this to the talented flower farmers, floral designers, garden stylemakers, and garden enthusiasts that share their flower passion online and on social media. There are so many, and it seems everyday a new person pops up. Here are a few of some that I follow and in no particular order. Some have their own websites, and most are on Instagram.

Slow Flowers Society. Founded by Debra Prinzing in 2013, after writing her book Slow Flowers. A Who’s Who of American Floral Farmers, Slow Flower Florists and a branding platform that promotes, connects consumers with farmers, florists, designers and retailers.

Floret Flowers Erin Benzakein heads up her family run flower farm and seed company that specializes in unique, uncommon and heirloom flowers.

Menagerie Flower Felicia Alvarez with her beloved garden rose production farm offers bare root and potted roses, and educational workshops. She has a new book rose book coming out, Growing Wonder, for all rose lovers.

Willow Crossley Willow Crossley is a fabulous UK floral designer who offers floral design, and much more, including online floral workshops.

B-Side Farm Lennie Larkin is an incredible Sonoma flower farmer and florist with great entrepreneurial spirit.

Claus Dalby. A mild-mannered Danish gardener, photographer, broadcaster, and YouTuber who is simply amazing. On Instagram.

My French Country Home Sharon Santoni in Normandy, France, gives you glimpses of fantastic gardens all over France, as well as her flowers, floral bouquets, and potager from her own garden.

Potted Vintage Container with Purple Pansies and Ornamental Cabbage

I haven’t even touched on flowers and vintage container design you can create at home like the simple design I did above. That merits a whole category on its own!

Bon Appétit, Bon Weekend, et Happy Valentine’s Day…..Bonnie

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