Florals for the Farmers Market

Yesterday evening in less than an hour I made up these four floral arrangements to take to the farmer's market today. This one has buddleia (butterfly bush), sumac and maple leaves. I've placed some wet floral foam, Oasis, in all but the taller vase to arrange the flowers and fillers. I cut the foam the size of the container and let the foam absorb water slowly then place wet foam in the container.

I decided to try using the cassius basaltic pieces I made many moons ago. The black clay pots have no glaze inside or out. Who knew several years later (2010) I'd learn these pots with the ebony clay are vitrified at cone 4 and hold water quite well. This arrangement has brown eyed susan, chocolate basil and potato vine. Oh there's some stevia in the back. I've filled it so full you can hardly see the round pinch pot.

This vase is a more recent one and I've put the salvia (pineapple sage), pine and gaillardia in backwards; too late now. Oh maybe not; I can lift out the foam and turn it around. Ha. the idea is to camouflage the floral foam from the observer.

While I was making the arrangements, all of a sudden I noticed I'd carried a large bumble bee into the kitchen. I scooped him up on a large flower, carried him outside, and gently let him attach to another flower in the garden.

Here's another arrangement placed in a taller pinched vase with curly rush and golden cone flowers. You'd be surprised at the arrangements you can make from plants and flowers in your yard. Even just leaves can make a pleasing display. Please give it a try. I'm off to the market; I hope to sell these pots with the arrangements in them. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.