This Week's Flower Arrangement

Last week I was on vacation, so I didn't do a flower arrangement. I was excited to get one made this week.

There are so many beautiful blooms in the garden right now, I could do a ton of different arrangements. When the creative juices start flowing, it's really hard to stop at just one.

My August What's Bloomin' post was filled with tropical and annual flowers. In keeping with that theme, I decided to use some of those same flowers in this arrangement.

The beautiful contrasts of colors in the garden were the inspiration for this week's arrangement, I wanted bright color, and wanted to stick to purples, reds and bright greens. I love the tropical feel of it too!

Weekly flower arrangement

Here's what's in it:

• Zinnias (large red flower)
• Dahlias (large purple flower)
• Castor bean flower (red pom poms in the middle)
• Peruvian spider flower foliage (bright green long flat leaves on top right and bottom left)
• Wandering Jew (purple and silver foliage sticking out around the bottom)
• Sedum (bright green foliage cascading out of the front of the vase)
• Canna lily flowers (red spikes shooting out the top)
• Coleus (bright green in center and dark purple in center) 
• Heuchera foliage (yellowish rounded leaves on bottom right and left)
• Castor bean leaf (dark foliage on top left)

This definitely one of my favorites! If you want to join in the fun and share your flower arrangements, please include a link to your in the comments. I love seeing what others are doing with the flowers from their gardens.

------------------------------------------------------------------