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Would you be shocked if I told you that I consider my neighbour’s property as my cutting garden?! Don’t worry, I don’t tie Madame up and gag her while I raid her flower beds, no, the house is empty and has been for years now.
This happens a lot in France, inheritance laws and taxes can be so complicated that houses are often left untended for long periods of time before the paperwork is sorted.
Madame S was a good neighbour to us, and I like to think that we helped her out too. She often invited me to pick flowers or fruit from her garden and orchard, she hated any waste. So today when I climb the wall and put together a bouquet for the house, or bring back baskets of cherries, I always think of her.
I remember the children helping feed her rabbits, how she showed me the best way to grow mange tout peas. And sometimes, to say thank you, I return with gardening tools and prune or weed a little.
Here is the bouquet I put together today, lilac and ornamental cherry – my idea of heaven!
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27 comments
Florist foam or chicken wire, either way the arrangement is gorgeeous! So glad your family cleaned house for you. My son and granddaughters are visiting us and the house is upside down. I'm trying to enjoy it since I know I will miss them when they are gone.
Hope you get a moment to prop your feet up to relax.
Using the chicken wire is a novel idea! I have to remember this. The tureen and flowers are just lovely, Sharon!
XO,
Jane
Tres beautiful bouquet!
Your flowers will probably last even longer with just the chicken wire and water. Did you put a drop of bleach in the water? That will help keep the bacteria down and a longer life for the flowers.
Your gardens must be full of stunning beauty!
Beautiful flowers. They look as though they belong in a classical painting! Lx
Dripping with French charm…
That is picture perfect and oozes what France is all about….lush elegance!
Sharon, your flower arrangement is so lovely! We can't believe you grew all of these beautiful flowers. Such a beautiful display in the white tureen. Have a great day!
Angela and Renee
Simply gorgeous flowers, and I love your new rose too.
great idea to use wire to arrange the bouquet; i'll borrow that one..
Heavenly! I can smell the roses from here. Your arrangement is lovey and I love that what tureen. And that fluffy Polka rose — so sweet. It looks like its dancing in a big ruffled skirt.
This is soooooooooooo beautiful !!!!
Love the diffrent colours & flowers and the arrangement is great !!!
Have a nice day,
best wishes,
Sanne
Your arrangement is STUNNING!!! It looks like a painting by an old Dutch master. I'm slowly but surely uncovering forgotten flowers in my garden as I weed and prune and weed some more. (photos of some progress are on my blog.) Maybe by the end of summer, I'll be able to make a lovely arrangement myself!
Lovely arrangement!!! I´m just waiting for spring to have my first polkas in bloom!!!!
hugs
Such a lush and lovely arrangement.
It is truly lovely! You have a terrific eye!
There is truly nothing more fun than cutting flowers from your own garden and playing with them. These are stunners!
Lovely arrangement!I love it!
Anna
It all looks like a lovely dream. What a great idea to use the chicken wire for a frog.
Really GORGEOUS! I have serious flower envy…
I also have serious flower envy!!! What beautiful blooms! Wonderful post, thank you for sharing
Absolutely lovely.
What a gorgeous arrangement! I love it! You have a knack for it. I want to have a fab cutting garden, too! You've inspired me! Love your house/life/blog 🙂 ~ osc
What a beautiful bouquet! Absolutely love it….
Stunning.
Sharon ~ Yes, this IS a Dutch masterpiece!! LOVE IT!!! Must have been so glorious to come home to your lovely abode and see that your family had tidied and cleaned so that you could be on your way to more adventures!! How sweet they are!! The work you do at those fairs is arduous and you must need a refresher for sure! ;}
Hope you are enjoying some lovely late Spring weather…..we are here in the Mid-Atlantic in the mid 70's~quite a change from what we have had 100's.
Many warm wishes to you!!!
Barbara
gorgeous flowers !! i miss having such beauties here….we live in the desert southwest…and though we do have a commercial rose grower, here in the valley, i still cannot manage to grow such beautiful roses….sigh…thank you for the virtual flower garden…..so very pretty….
This bouquet is so stunning Sharon…there is nothing quite as lovely as fresh flowers from the garden…xv