INSPIRATION
“I wanted to capture the celebration of the spring garden in these arrangements. This season brings to life many things that have been dormant for so long, including our urge to garden and fill our homes with color and fragrance. For me, experiencing the sense of renewal that comes from going out into my yard and seeing that my dreams have awakened and begun to flower is transformational.” — Martha Whitney Butler of The French Potager
THE FRENCH POTAGER ARRANGES SPRING FLOWERS
See Martha’s step-by-step instructions for this arrangement.
MATERIALS LIST
- Dusty miller
- Ornamental kale rosette
- ‘Jacorma’ peony
- Queen Anne’s lace
- ‘Princess Hitomi’ garden rose
- Gentiana
- Helleborus ‘Winter Bells’
- Muscari
- Tulips
- Scabiosa
- ‘Apollo’ iris
- Astrantia
- Feather-leaf acacia
- ‘Mini Green’ hydrangea
MATERIALS LIST
- ‘Rosa Loves Me (Just a Little Bit More)’ rose
- Double tulip
- ‘Mini Green’ hydrangea
- Dusty miller
- Gentiana
- Helleborus ‘Winter Bells’
- ‘Apollo’ iris
- Kale rosette
- Muscari
- ‘Jacorma’ peony
- ‘Lisa’ scabiosa
- Silver dollar eucalyptus
MATERIALS LIST
- Orange ranunculus
- ‘Apollo’ iris
- ‘Lisa’ scabiosa
- Gentiana
- Dusty miller
- Muscari
SOURCES
- Floral design, Martha Whitney Butler of The French Potager, thefrenchpotager.net
- Cast-concrete bust, from the Abbott Collection through The French Potager
- Painting, Gretchen Weller Howard through Gallery Orange, gallery-orange.com
- Small green bowl, McCarty’s Pottery, mccartyspottery.com
- Blue ceramic vase on sideboard, Peter’s Pottery, peters-pottery.net
- Cake stand on sideboard, Annieglass, annieglass.com
Produced by Margaret Zainey Roux | Photography by Sara Essex Bradley
This story originally appeared in Flower magazine’s March/April 2021 issue. Find Flower in a store near you or subscribe.
