Make these simple Casual Bouquets With Foraged Flowers. The last thing you want is to look like you bought your flowers in the pre-arranged bundle at the grocery store. Don’t get me wrong, grocery store flowers have come a long way, but even some of the nicer stores put cheap filler in that just doesn’t look good. Plus, I’m a stickler for seasonal flowers, so I do not like tulips in July, peonies in August, or mums in June.
Simple flower bouquet starts with one bundle of grocery store flowers + some foraged finds
DIY: Assemble 4 casual rustic bouquets with only one bundle of grocery store flowers
Add in some fresh herbs like Thyme and some foraged finds like pokeweed
I do like small bouquets that are almost weed-like and very loose. I’m super casual, so uptight flower arrangements make me nervous. I like to use foraged flowers and greens mixed with one bundle from the grocery store. Although I have a few nice vases, I prefer simple, rustic pottery or re-purposed jars to a crystal vase. I often paint jars in one color and use them on the table and give each of my guests a jar of flowers to take home as a sort of parting gift. You can read more about that in this post. For this post, I had fully intended to paint the jars, but as I was checking out at Whole Foods, I saw paper bags neatly stacked and asked if I could have a few. She gave me a generous stack and off I went. I used the jars as is and set them in the bags folded down a few rolls.
For a casual look for this garden setting, I used kraft paper bags . . .
and lined them down the table on an ochre linen runner from Garnet Hill
I used one bunch of Rudbeckia and then went to the beach in search of something to mix in with it to give it a loose and foraged look. I’ve heard pokeweed can be poisonous if eaten, but I assure you no one is eating the flower arrangements. I also snipped some dried weed like stalks for their texture and dark rust color and added a few sprigs of thyme to each jar.
Warm Colors from flowers, foraged weeds & linen
The colors of the flowers seemed perfect for my Garnet Hill Relaxed-Linen tablecloths and napkins. I used the white linen tablecloth as the base and added the ochre tablecloth folded like a runner for the center of the table. The tawny port/burgundy napkins worked perfectly as well. I love GH Sintra Stoneware in white. Each piece is hand thrown, painted, and finished in Portugal. It’s durable and yet feels very hand-made.
Rustic linens and stoneware from Garnet Hill
Keep it simple. casual, and rustic while still beautiful and a little bit refined
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Oh my gosh you are so darn clever. Who else could make whole foods bags look charming? Love the warm colors and of course the addition of the herbs! Just fabulous!
I love this idea of forged flowers! And putting them in a brown bag is even better, casual and elegant.
Really pretty table setting that gives a charming and relaxed vibe. The poke week and kraft paper lend a touch of unexpected whimsy. Summer perfection!
A LOVELY POST ON FLOWER POWER!!!!!!
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Very charming! You are so clever!
Your table is exquisite! I absolutely adore your fresh and seasonal flowers. Your grocery store bag containers are the cutest ever! Thanks for joining us on this fun blog hop!
I had to chuckle when I read what you said about pokeweed, or as we call it in KY…poke. Yes it is a weed but the tender small leaves are savored by some (not me), when cooked with turnip greens. I heard from my father that some ate poke cooked all by itself but he said it had a very strong taste and was best mixed with other greens. At our house we ate turnip greens.
And seeing you use the blooms for flower arranging,..be careful. The thin skin on the berries will burst and the liquid is a dark intense purple that the Native Americans used as a dye. I grew up in town bit we had a Family farm 9 miles out of town…which I now have. One day my father came home in a rage because out riding his horse, he got too close to a poke plant that the tenant farmer had not noticed to cut down and the horse brushed my father’s khaki pant leg against it. The purple left a streak which we all knew…would never come out.
Poke is definitely not the farmer’s friend. It is something to removed, like dandelions and thistles. It says the farm is suffering from bad management. The tender early leaves are good, then you discard the rest.
Margaret,
Thank you for the history lesson about “Poke”- I have to admit I did not see anything about the staining from it even though I did google it a bit. I will certainly keep it in mind! Thank you for reading and taking time to comment with valuable information!
annie
Such a nice way to use creativity. I would make sure to make this soon! I want to share a company who help me in delivering the freshest flowers. “The Flower Merchant“. They have efficient flower delivery service and good flower choices. Once again, thanks!