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Peony Bouquets

June 7, 2018 by Sheila

White Peony Bridal Bouquet

Kendra and Eduardo are home for a visit. The last few peonies were still in bloom and Kendra’s wedding dress still hung in the bedroom upstairs, so we did a bridal photo shoot. I love photographing peonies. They’re no shrinking violets. The pink peonies are sweet perfection for the bridesmaids. These peonies were planted for […]

Filed Under: Cut Flowers, Gardening Tagged With: bouquet, bridal, bridesmaid bouquet, cut flwers, peonies, peony

Hellebore – Lenten Rose

April 16, 2017 by Sheila

Lenten Rose Bridal Bouquet

There’s not much out in the garden yet to pair with these delightful hellebore flowers. They are much too sophisticated to hang out with daffodils. Their exquisite beauty works singularly, en masse, luckily. This frilly double white below is graceful with just a few blooms. After this photo, I snipped them to about 7-inches  long […]

Filed Under: Cut Flowers, Gardening Tagged With: bouquet, bridal, cut flowers, deer resistant, evergreen perennial, hellebore, lenten rose, partial shade

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