It was finally time to put the winter floral arrangements together! I had gone out to Two Harbors with a friend and foraged for most of the greenery, had made the oranges and lemons and had bought some other things to add. Ava was definitely wanting to help!
The goodies!
The views of our kitchen turned flower shop!
Greg put a chunk of concrete in the bottom of each of my containers and then leveled them off with about 4 inches of dirt. Ava and I soaked the floral foam and then the pots were ready to go!
Greg and the boys were out playing football while Ava and I were inside working on these. It was a perfect Saturday where everyone was getting to do what they wanted!
My helper!
These are the 2 arrangements for the sides of the driveway.
Up close!
We put them out (Greg actually put them out - they are super heavy) and we were really happy with how they looked!
Now it was time for the final pot for the front porch. I did this one with the pot at a diagonal so that it would fit well into the corner.
Here was the extra greenery I had left. I put a message out on FB and a friend answered right away that she wanted it. She came within the hour and took it all.
This is a picture when it is a little bit darker outside, so you can see that this one has some lights. It was a really fun project that I got to do with Ava and am so pleased with how they turned out. I'll be able to keep all of the non-greenery for next year, so not only should it last for a few months now, a large portion of it will be reused next year!
