Gift Bouquets from the Garden: Quick Nosegays with Cool-Season Flowers

Charming, Easy Arrangements from Your Own Beds

Designed by Jill Slater, these pretty bouquets start not with florist blooms but with cool-season garden flowers: cyclamen, dianthus, narcissus, pansies, primroses, and stock.

Basic Method

1. Gather ~10 stems (more for violets/narcissus) from garden or buy 4-inch plants.
2. Arrange at same height for rounded shape; add foliage stems around flowers.
3. Wrap rubber band under flower heads; cover with tulle or wired ribbon.
4. Present in water-filled glass vase (4" tall, 2" opening) or wrap stems with floral tape and satin ribbon for gifting.

Featured Bouquets

• A: Fairy primrose + Douglas fir sprigs.
• B: 25 narcissus stems.
• C: Primula obconica + foliage.
• D: Pale yellow stock.
• E: Fairy primrose + grevillea, Geraldton waxflower, eucalyptus.
• F: Cyclamen + foliage + eucalyptus buds.
• G: Pansies.

Bonus: Hello Doily!

Violet nosegay (30 stems) in a paper doily with decorative bow. Cut center hole, insert stems, secure with floral wire and tape.

Instant, personal gifts straight from the garden.