Many moons ago, I read about woman who bought herself a mixed bouquet of flowers at the market. That in
itself is not so unusual, but at the time of the article, it had lasted years and the beautiful blooms continued
to give her as much joy as the first day of purchase. How is this, you ask? Well, it seems, at the end of the
week some of the flowers still looked pretty while the others were ready for the compost pile...it seemed a
shame to throw them all out so she sorted them, gave the nice ones a good stem trim and fresh water and
off she went to do her weekly shopping.
While at the market she saw a small bunch of carnations that would be just right to fill in for the ones that
she just removed, so in the basket they went. Next week she sorted out the spent blooms again, went
shopping and came home with a small bundle of tulips and next week the same.....and so the Eternal
Bouquet was born.
Above, are the flowers that my Mr. brought me a week ago and as you can see, some are done but others
are still pretty. So, I was reminded of the story I just shared and decided that I might try my hand at the 'E'
bouquet. I will let you know how it goes.
Have you heard of this or perhaps you do this yourself?
Have a happy weekend my friends....Don't forget the clock...Spring Forward! xo
14 comments:
What a great idea! I love having fresh flowers in the house.
Have a great weekend :)
Lauren
my wonderful husband buys me flowers each week and, because I can't bear to throw them away I trim and refresh and put some from last week in with the new ones, but I'd never thought of it being an Eternal Bouquet, which I really like the sound of!
have a lovely weekend
x
Yes! After my surgery I had several arrangements. As they faded, I mixed what was left. Those little chartreuse green mums in your picture last forever! In fact I even used them as little props when I photographed my burlap bags for Etsy. They were a motivator for my green and blue flower post! That is a lovely story!
What a great idea! I hadn't heard of it. I hope it works!
i have not heard of that but what a wonderful idea...and what a sweet mr!
xo
katie
It's a nice, and very thrifty/green idea - I love it!
oh, that sounds so cool. what a great idea. let me know how it goes. fun, fun, fun!!! ( :
Love that hot pink carnation next to the lime green flowers! Haven't heard of this but it sounds like fun-Happy Weekend:@)
I've never heard of it but I did read somewhere that when you change the water, you should keep a little of the old water in the vase. Anybody know if that's correct?
Such a wonderful idea!! Thanks for sharing and your bouquet is beautiful!! Happy weekend to you! xo Heather
Beautiful post!
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What a beautiful story...I know I'm going to love visiting you...thanks for your visit too.
That is a lovely idea! The daisies I cut for my birthday lasted FOREVER, you may want to grab some. :)
That's a fantastic idea! I love having fresh flowers in the house, so I might have to give it a try myself. :)
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