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English Country Garden Arrangement

While I dislike the heat and humidity of summer, I do love the long days and abundance of colorful flowers at the market each week.  This week’s Market Flower Monday features a pretty English country garden arrangement.

English Country Garden Arrangement

I couldn’t believe my luck when I was at the market this Saturday and they had these beautiful English roses.  You may remember them from this hand-tied bouquet I did earlier this spring.  They are rarely available so I bought both bunches even though I knew I would only need a few for today’s arrangement.

English Country Garden Arrangement

The others will be put to good use.  If you follow me on Instagram you are sure to see how I used them throughout the week!

English country garden arrangement

Peonies are coming to an end and may not be available next week.  It was only $4 for a bunch of these pretty white ones.  I love the ruffled edges and the deep purple peaking out from the centre.

To supplement my market flowers I clipped some Shasta daisies and pink spirea from my own garden and some lavendar from my mother’s garden.  I used the peony leaves, a few clippings of foilage from my bleeding heart, some sucker branches from my Japanese red maple (which are green and needed to be snipped off) and some clippings from a small green shrub that I have no idea what it is!

I wanted this arrangement to be relaxed and not symmetrcialy styled. Since I made it for my sideboard, it is a one sided arrangment as opposed to one that is meant to be viewed from all sides.

How to create an English country garden arrangement:

English Country garden arrangement

Begin with your greens.  Create the overall shape of your arrangement and fill in around the rim of your vessel.

I used a simple footed compote to hold a cut to fit piece of wet flower Oasis that had been soaked for about 15 minutes in fresh water.

For this arrangement I went with a loose reverse L shape, with height on one side and length on the other.

After the greens were in place I arranged three English roses that are fully open, following the overall shape.

English Country Garden Bouquet

Next, I added two white peonies to compliment to balance the roses.  One low and to the right of centre and a second one, back and left of centre.

I then tucked a few Shasta daises into the arrangement to fill in wide open spaces.  I cut a few daises with longer stems and arranged them to follow the L shape of the greenery.

English Country Garden Arrangement

English country garden arrangement

Finally, I filled in the centre front with two spirea clippings.  I added the slender lavender stems, and a few gathered together throughout the arrangement.

English country garden arrangement

I like how the stems of lavender and long daisy blooms give the arrangement a sense of movement.

Filling in a few spots with a bit of greenery creates balance and finish. 

English Country garden arrangement

I am so pleased with how it turned out!

Sometimes it is easy to be too heavy handed and just keep filling, but practicing restraint and knowing when to call it done can make a huge difference on the finished arrangement. 

English Country garden arrangement

One day I aspire to have my own lush English country garden.  I love the romance and informality of all the different blooms.

English Country garden arrangement

Something I love about the garden roses is how long they last.  Even though they are fully opened, they will still look great for up to a week or longer.  Just be sure to keep your arrangement watered daily.

English country garden arrangement

I hope I have encouraged you to visit your local market or grocery store and create your own English country garden arrangement.  Or, maybe you are lucky enough to have your very own cutting garden! 

At the very least if you grow some daisies, peonies and spirea, all very easy carefree garden plants, you have the makings of a beautiful English country garden arrangement!

English country garden arrangement

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  1. Rachelle says

    July 8, 2019 at 8:58 am

    Hi Maureen, beautiful flower arrangements. Do I spot an Austin Rose?
    Visiting from Blogging 50

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  2. Roxanne Kwiecinski says

    July 8, 2019 at 9:08 am

    I absolutely love cottage gardens, this arrangement is beautiful!

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    • Maureen says

      July 9, 2019 at 6:15 pm

      Thanks so much Roxanne!

      Reply
  3. Loren says

    July 8, 2019 at 9:49 am

    Very pretty. I will try to do something like this. Thanks for inspire me.

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    • Maureen says

      July 9, 2019 at 6:15 pm

      Thank you:)

      Reply
  4. Barbara Chapman says

    July 8, 2019 at 11:41 am

    Love, love, love your English bouquet, Maureen!!! I love English roses and so far, knock on wood, my three babies out in the garden are doing really well this year. It’s a bit shady for them but they are doing WAY better than the past two summers with the heat. I put two of my English roses in the ground with lots of gravel for drainage and one is still potted but all three are happy. Hoping I am getting the hang of this Texas heat! 🙂

    Enjoy your sweet bouquet,
    Hugs,
    Barb 🙂

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    • Maureen says

      July 9, 2019 at 6:14 pm

      Thank you Barbara! I haven’t any roses in my own garden, but I found a local rose nursery that has one similar to the roses I used in this arrangement. I hope to plant one this fall! I can’t imagine living in the heat of Texas, never mind trying to keep a garden alive!!

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  5. Julie Briones says

    July 8, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    I love your arrangements, Maureen… this one is ‘out-of-the-box’! LOVE! Pinned!

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    • Maureen says

      July 9, 2019 at 6:12 pm

      Aww! Thanks so much Julie! You are so kind to say so 🙂

      Reply
  6. Michelle | Thistle Key Lane says

    July 9, 2019 at 6:50 am

    This is exactly my idea of the perfect English garden arrangement. Love it and pinned!

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    • Maureen says

      July 9, 2019 at 6:12 pm

      Thank you Michelle 🙂

      Reply
  7. Lynn Spencer says

    July 10, 2019 at 3:48 pm

    Maureen, this arrangement is LOVELY!!! Thanks for the tips.

    Reply
  8. Meegan says

    July 10, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    Beautiful style and colors! Stunning work and vision.

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