Use these summer garden flower arrangement ideas to bring color and life to your indoor spaces. So easy anyone can do this!
One of my very favorite things about summer is being able to walk outside and harvest fresh flowers. I have peonies in the spring, and hydrangeas in the summer. Along with the hydrangeas, there are coneflowers and lavender. When these flowers are cut and combined together, they instantly bring summer charm and color to our spaces.
In addition to the garden flowers, I like to incorporate herbs. Most of the time, my herbs grow faster than I can use them in the kitchen, so cutting them for a summer garden flower arrangement keeps the plants healthy and under control.
I’ve spoken many times about all my gardening trials and errors. Over the years, I’ve had so many things die that I have literally lost track. This hasn’t stopped me from keeping at it and with each new season, I’m always anxious to see what blooms and what doesn’t.
My patch of lavender isn’t large, but it yields a nice basket of blooms each year. Most years it stands straight and tall…but this year the blooms fell over and it was almost lying on the ground. As soon as the blooms were open, I cut it and had the best day putting the stems into little bunches.
I shared some with my yoga class, put some beside my bed, and left some in a basket on my dining room table. I do wish I had more, but I’m grateful for these blooms and don’t take them for granted!
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Summer Garden Flower Arrangement Shop & Source:
- Farmhouse Pottery milkmaid pitcher
- blue fringed tea towel (similar)
- Longaberger serving basket
- Vintage blue mason jars
- Blue plaid tea towel is vintage
A few more gardening thoughts:
- Don’t be afraid to combine herbs and flowers in your arrangements. Many times, they are the perfect pair.
- If you hesitate to cut your flowers because you love to look at the blooms in your garden, plant multiples of anything that would make a good cutting flower. That way you can cut some to bring inside, and leave the rest in the garden to be enjoyed.
- Don’t give up…even if your garden, like mine, always seems to be a work in progress. Each summer, I look past the bare spots and plan for the next year.
As always, thank you for stopping by…
Your flowers are beautiful. I would love to bring them indoors but spiders deter me from doing that. How do you ‘de-spider’ your flowers before you put them on your bedside table?
Hi Ruth…the honest truth is that I really don’t see many bugs. I don’t have a spider problem. One thing you can do is hold a bunch of flowers upside down and give it a good shake. That will get rid of most bugs. You can also put the flowers under gently running water. I hope this helps!
Ann,
Such a lovely post. Your flowers are beautiful. The arrangements are a delight to behold. The little lavender bunches are so sweet and a great idea.. Thank you for bringing a smile and “flower sunshine” today. Enjoy some time off. Look forward to your return.
My lavender that I planted in a container is finally sending up some flower buds. Late but oh so welcome. I like your combination in your white pitcher and will copy a similar grouping today . Must get out in the garden early because they are predicting 90* today and all week. Will. be staying inside and will enjoy having a pretty bouquet to look at while I sip some iced tea a d read a good book. Stay safe and cool this week.
Your flowers and how you arrange them, are gorgeous. I love your use of herbs (mint?) with the coneflowers. Is that purple vetch with your hydrangeas? Very nice!
I really love your simple and practical combinations. Lavender and herbs are my favs and your hydrangeas are just the crowning glory. Thank you for your beautiful ideas ❤️
Dear Ann,
Beautiful post! I have been meaning to ask you what variety of lavender you have. I guessed this year and made a poor guess. The lavender plant that I have has really long stems with flowers only at then end 2” of each stem. I like your more compact variety with more blossoms than what I have.
Thank you for sharing your life and talents and gifts with us all!
Patty
Ann, your flowers are gorgeous! You have inspired me to plant lavender for next year! You really have a great flair of putting your flowers together beautifully!
Ann, I love your idea of tying the little bundles of Lavender. I just cut a large bunch and put them all in one container, but will use your idea and create small bundles. They’re precious! Thank you. I also love to mix herbs with cut flowers. You get a sweet fragrance from the mint or basil and it looks so fresh too.
Ann,
I love your post! Such good ideas and the flowers are beautiful. What variety of lavender do you grow?
I am so frustrated because I cannot grow lavender. I have been on a mission to grow it for 3 years and failed😤. I live in Southwest Georgia where the heat is constant for 4 months but I do not overwater it. I have many sad attempts at growing lavender from several nurseries. Is there a particular species that you grow? I love Queen Ann’s Lace and it grows wild in the Spring. I like to use 1 or 3 large leaves of split-leaf philodendron as accents for a coastal effect. Your garden is such a lovely place.
Have you tried Phenomenal Lavender? It’s hardy through zone 8. It’s a French lavender hybrid that can handle heat and humidity. I live in zone 6 and it’s in full sun with no problem. Perhaps if you planted it where it got full sun in the morning but light shade in the afternoon it could survive the Georgia heat?
The combination of hydrangeas and lavender is gorgeous. I have both, but I never occurred to me to combine them in the vase. Thanks!
Ann beautiful flower arrangements! Cut flowers from the garden is so rewarding! I do the same with my herbs. :) Have a blessed week!
Lavender is one of my favorites too! Looks like you collected them in a Longaberger basket, which I also do!!!
I am so inspired by your garden harvests! Simple yet so lovely! You’ve got me thinking about planting a small tiny, garden next spring! That would be a first for me! Thank you for such a fun post!
Absolutley adore your posts! Little bright spots v in my day! Thanks, Ann❣
My garden, both flower and vegetable, has quirky habits and sometimes temper tantrums also. I tell myself to not try to control it, just enjoy what I get and keep adding to it for beauty (or subtracting for insolence) and let nature be the boss.
Love combining herbs and flowers.The lavender looks beautiful and I bet smells heavenly.
I have long been a fan of using herbs in the house, and am glad to see you doing that as well! Sometimes just a large jar with all kinds of herbs in it on my kitchen island inspires me to try a new recipe, or to just inhale their beautiful scent as I walk by. Combining herbs and flowers in the dining area also a great way to repeat the scent into the entertaining areas of the house. And my favorite is to bundle and use in linen closets to keep them fresh.
We have beautiful zinnias that we start from seed in our small greenhouse then plant four rows in our garden we have boquets to share all sumer and they have different colors and petals I think you would love them
Great ideas Ann. I love this part of the seasons. Like you I love peonies and my favorite are all hydrangeas. Here in the south oak leaf hydrangeas grow at the edge of the woods and are wild. Several years ago when I went to the southern part of our state I dug up a few and brought back to my home. They took hold and are beautiful. However. I bought a new home and moved and having to start all over with my flowers and gardens. I’ve bought a few but have more to add. You would live the strawberries and cream hydrangeas. And the limelight they are lovely
Thanks