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How to Make a Wildflower Bouquet

country style, flowers, home decor June 20, 2016

Have you ever noticed how amazingly beautiful wildflowers look alongside a country road?  They’re not artfully arranged according to a certain plan, but rather, they’re haphazard and colorful and look better than any store-bought bouquet. I love to bring these fragrant wildflowers into my home, and you can too! See how easy it is to make a wildflower bouquet. And the best part is … it’s free!

How to Make a Wildflower Bouquet

Clover runs rampant along our country roads this time of year and it’s amazingly fragrant. Pair it with other lavender wildflowers or miniature wild daisies for a country style flower arrangement.

 

Collection of Wildflowers for Making Arrangements

I like to grab my plastic bucket when I go hunting for wildflowers. I fill it with water while collecting flowers so they don’t wilt before getting home. Here’s my recent haul from the field at the end of our street.

 

Gravel Path through Illinois Meadow

Our street empties into a path that winds its way through a meadow before entering one of our county forest preserves. The grass and wildflowers grow quite high along the path, and I like to collect the flowers before they mow them down.

 

How to Arrange Wildflowers

I arrange the flowers right away. For this wildflower bouquet project, I chose three blue Ball mason jars and filled them with water.

 

How to Arrange Wildflowers

To arrange the flowers, I stand the stems up next to the vase to determine the height and where to cut them.  Even if you don’t need to adjust the height of your stems, it’s still a good idea to cut just a bit off the stem. The fresh cut improves water absorption. Remove leaves or flowers below the water line and then tuck the stem in the jar.

 

How to Arrange Wildflowers

I usually work in flower groupings. I’ll start with one type, then add the next, and finish with accent stems like wild grasses. For my blue mason jars, I added a few stems of these miniature wild daisies.

 

Wildflower Bouquet. Simple Instructions to Make Your Own.

Aren’t they so dainty and pretty?

 

Wildflower Bouquet. Easy to Make and the Flowers are Free!

Next I added the small purple flowers (I don’t know what they are), and finished with the clovers.

 

Wildflower Bouquet. Easy to Make and the Flowers are Free!

To add a little architecture to the wildflower bouquet, be sure to add a few stems of wild grass. They’re typically growing somewhere near the wildflowers in the field on on the side of the road.

 

Wildflower Bouquets are Easy to Make, and They're Free!

I made three wildflower bouquets. Even the green stems in the blue jars look pretty.

 

Wildflower Bouquets are Easy to Make, and They're Free!

In nature, wildflowers are haphazard and appear at random. Your wildflower bouquet should express this same abandonment.

 

How to Make a Wildflower Arrangement

Don’t try to make it perfect … that’s what store-bought arrangements are for. You want to recreate the look of the wild appearance of flowers in a meadow.

 

Bella helps arrange flowers from the meadow.

I had a little helper for this project. Meet Bella, our newest rescue kitty. She loved sticking her nose into the bucket of wildflowers. She’s just the sweetest kitty ever!

 

Simple Wildflower Bouquet

A wildflower bouquet lends simple, floral beauty to any setting. Not only are they pretty, but they’re free! Collect the wildflowers you have in your area to create similar floral arrangements in your home.

 

Filed Under: country style, flowers, home decor8 Comments

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  1. Debrashoppeno5 says

    June 20, 2016 at 7:42 am

    I love wildflowers. Your shelf looks so fresh and pretty with the blue mason jars filled with the flowers. I also love your newest addition to the family.

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  2. Kathi says

    June 20, 2016 at 8:16 am

    Very pretty! We live in a rural setting too. My hubby leaves a section of the meadow in front of our house unmowed so we can enjoy the wildflowers as is or pick bouquets for inside. What a nice gift from Mother Nature!

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  3. Nan, Odessa, DE says

    June 20, 2016 at 9:13 am

    How long will the wild flowers last in water?

    Do you add any preservative?

    Thanks for sharing!

    Flowers and they are free.

    Reply
  4. Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage says

    June 20, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    Beautiful Jennifer. I love the wild flowers that grow by us. So pretty.
    Kris

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  5. Nancy Bailey says

    June 20, 2016 at 6:19 pm

    I love the heart wreath shown fully in the last frame. Can you tell me about that? Did you make it, is there a tutorial or did you purchase it? Thank you. Nancy

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      June 20, 2016 at 8:11 pm

      Hi Nancy!

      I love that heart wreath too … and you’re in luck! I bought it from a fellow blogger, Rosemary Barnes. She has an Etsy shop and she has 1 heart wreath left. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/398720241/heart-wreathornamentdoor-hanger-handmade? .

      Rosemary is an amazing artist and is such a sweet soul. She blogs at http://www.villabarnes.com/. She’s always making something! I have several of her items.

      Reply
  6. Nancy Bailey says

    June 20, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    I love the heart wreath shown fully in the last frame. Can you please tell me more about that? Did you make it and is there a tutorial? Or was it a purchase and if so, where? Thank you. Nancy

    Reply
  7. lynn cockrell says

    June 20, 2016 at 7:16 pm

    I love wild flowers, Jennifer, and your little arrangements in the mason jars are so sweet. Your Bella is a beauty too!

    Reply

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Hi! I'm Jennifer and I'm happy to have you here! I live where the suburbs meet the country, which affords me the best of both worlds. Come along on my journey where I share decorating, cooking, gardening and more as it relates to both city and rural life. Visit my new sister site, Pond and Garden, for outdoor ideas and inspiration.

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