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Friday, February 26, 2010

August Flower Combinations- Local flowers Only








  • August - week 1 Blue and Pink Asters with Green and White; Hydrangea, Shasta Daises, Feverfew, Clematis, Queen-Anne's-Lace, Blue Statice, Caryopteris. Or Hot Summer Red and White: using Zinnias, Dahlias and Amaranth.
  • August - week 2 Pink, White, Green week: Pink Turtlehead, Green or White Hydrangea, Green Love-Lies-Bleeding, Grasses, Asters, Zinnias, Green Snowberries and Sedum. Or try a bolder theme of Blues and Gold; using 'Deca' Sunflower, Black-Eyed-Susan, Alostromeria, Calendula, Sunflower, Blue or Purple Statice, Caryopteris, Purple Dahlias and Zinnias.
  • August - week 3 Pink and White with a bit of Purple;using Asters, Pink Dahlias, gladiolas, Hydrangea, Turtlehead, Cosmos, Zinnia, Snowberries, Green grass, sedum, Amaranth and Love-Lies-Bleeding, along with purple Statice and Butterfly Bush. Late Summer Oranges and Reds: Dahlia, Sunflower, Helenium, Zinnia, Globe Amaranth, Lemon Queen and grass.
  • August - week 4 Sweet Blue, White Pink: Using Zinnia, Ageratum, Cosmos, Snowberry, Hydrangea, Shasta Daisy, Obedient Plant and Statice. Sunflower Weddingwith Burgundy Amaranth or Blues of Ageratum and Statice along with grasses and grains. WildFlower Fusion: Red Zinnia, Globe Amaranth, Statice mix, Shasta Daisy, Hot Pink Dahlia.

July Flower Combinations

By July we have numerous flower choices in all colors. Here's a few easy combinations we like to use in July. The Photos are Phlox, Stokesia, Butterfly weed and Echinacea.



  • July - week 1 Yellow-Gold and White combinations; using Sunflowers and Perennial Sunflowers, yellow daisies and Alostromeria with White Hydrangea, Milkweed, Feverfew, 'The Pearl', and Queen Anne's Lace. A Purple-Blue combo would include Veronicas, Larkspur, Sea Holly, Lavender and Salvia.
  • July - week 2 Summer Red and Yellow with Red Penstemon, Astilbe, Dahlia, Currant berries, Croscosmia, and Yellow Yarrow, Centaura, Dahlia, Yellow Daisies and Gold perennial Sunflowers, along with standard Sunflowers and Black-Eyed-Susans.
  • July - week 3 Fragrant Wildflowers: Soft Pastels of Pink Phlox, Queen-Anne's-Lace, 'The Pearl', and Butterfly Bush. Or for Bold Colors use Gold and Burgundy Sunflowers, Black-Eyed-Susan, Gold Alostromeria, Gold Daisies, Red Astilbe, Burgundy Dahlia and deep Maroon Allium.
  • July - week 4 Cool Summer Pinks: Clethra 'Ruby Spice', Phlox, Dahlia, Echinacea, Monarda, Zinnia. Or add touches of Blue with Butterfly Bush and White with Dahlia, Feverfew, Hydrangea, Phlox, Gladiola and Shasta Daisy.
  • July - week 5 Blue and White with Gold Accent: Hydrangea, Dahlia, Butterfly Bush, Blue Statice, Echinops= Globe Thistle with a small Gold perennial Sunflower 'Deca'.