Check out a sample of what is in the book … Floral Starters. Nadja has over 25 years of experience in floral designs. You can connect with Nadja and learn how to save money and time arranging your flowers for special occasions and holidays.
Don’t you just love flowers? I do! Do you remember that first crystal vase that your husband gave you? Or are you remembering the first bouquet he gave you, and your mother brought out her vase for you to use? Well, with all the good memories, the important part is that it is still fun to have flowers around you so that you may keep enjoying them with an array of arrangements for each holiday, (or each day for that matter).
Flowers are pretty, exotic, beautiful, fragrant, lush, colorful, simple, delicate, and plentiful. One of the truest joys to floral arranging is to be able to grow and gather your own flowers for your home and friends, but of course that is not always possible. We all are fortunate enough, however, to have flower shops, farmers markets, on line deliveries, grocery store boutiques, and corner flower stands.
I like all of these outlets but I usually will pick up fresh flowers at the grocery store boutiques, because it is so convenient. I normally use my garden flowers for everyday small vase arrangements. I have a non-ending collection of small vases that are fun to fill. I even have a very small glass vase from France that my Mother gave to me and of course it is very special to me. Small, special little vases can be very effective and attractive using a bouquet of very small flowers gathered either monochromatically or as a European garden mix. I like to place unique small arrangements on individual place settings, or line them up on a buffet. If you prefer, single open roses can also occupy a variety of vases. We can create a certain ambiance using just roses, rather than daisies and…..
