Flowers / 2

 A bunch of flowers that have been growing in my garden (+ a bouquet from ben!)

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Seasonal Flower Arrangements

As we add more plants into our garden, I decided it would be a fun project to create flower arrangements.  The arrangements are ikebana inspired with the aim of making them simple and only using what's currently in my garden.  The idea being that restraint (hopefully!) inspires creativity :) At the bottom of the post, are quick write-ups/backgrounds of each flower :)

WHATS CURRENTLY BLOOMING IN MY GARDEN
// Kangaroo Paw "backyard blitz": A beautiful red/orange/burgundy variety that was gifted to us after we found out we were pregnant. It blooms ferociously!

// Pink Gebera: Vibrant pink variety that lives in the garden next to the kangaroo paw (A gift from my Mum after my miscarriage).  That area of the garden is now a lovely little shrine.

// Wisteria: This plant was already well established when we moved in and grows along our fenceline. It only blooms once a year (at the end of winter) and when it does, it puts on a spectacular show.  The petals have the most lovely scent and cascading shades of purple.
// White Dendrobium Orchid: This is the orchid that Ben and I saved from my Grandma's land (set to be bulldozed).  The flower spike is insanely huge. I've included a close-up to show all the tiny flowers that make up the spike - so cute!

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Year of Blooms - May

So the month of May has been a little on the quiet side, I don't know if that's because I'm getting half way through the year and my new year's enthusiasm has plateaued (especially as we come into winter) or maybe the fact that it's getting colder means less flower activity. 

 I've decided to embrace the ebb and flow of the project and just report whatever happens back to you guys each month :)

My flower bed has definitely been uneventful since re-doing it and adding some horse manure. 

Little sprouts have started to show but I'm not sure if they are the flower seeds or simply little seeds that have hitched a ride from else where! 

At the start of the month I planted three different types of viola (as you can see above!).

As I wait patiently for the garden, inside was a different story as the bouquet Ben bought from the flowers market completely burst into blooms

I did have the flower I saved from my grandma's property reveal tiny purple flowers

Plus, the plant Ben and I purchase from a road side stall last year, finally bloomed - white frangipani! (you can see from last month's post here when they were just buds)

After doing a bit of head scratching with my flower bed and thinking of how I could ensure my seeds actually germinated, I got struck over the head with an obvious sign after seeing Jane's sharing of her garden plans.  She had planted her seeds in containers to then be transplanted into her bed.  Eureka! 

Normally I plant my seeds directly into the garden bed on the first of every month but I got a little head start with June's flowers and started them in their own seed containers.  I'm happy to say that as of today I see some tiny little sprouts!!! June's seeds were, super swiss giant pansy, wild pansy, billy buttons and cherry rose.  I also replanted any left over seeds I had from earlier in the year :)

Fingers crossed!

In final news my orchid has opened and revealed all of it's pretty purple flowers!! We have some orchids at the front of our place that bloom once a year so I was surprised to see these purple ones flowering after having already bloomed at the start of the year.

I hope next month my flower bed starts becoming a flower bed :P

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