{"id":16849,"date":"2017-05-01T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/?p=16849"},"modified":"2017-05-01T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T17:06:46","slug":"5-unique-summer-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/5-unique-summer-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Unique Summer Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are so so\u00a0many flowers\u00a0I love, for any season, and these are just 5 of them I like in the summer (right around the corner!) either because of availability or the look. \u00a0It’s hard enough picking only 5, so I definitely didn’t bother trying to rank them in order, but I did try to include some I haven’t talked about before to make this a little different.<\/p>\n

We’re also going to play a game, which we’ll call ‘spot the fake flower.’ \u00a0This month’s Michaels Makers Challenge<\/a> is themed around summer florals and while I always always prefer my flowers to be real, I can get down with fake ones when they’re done well. \u00a0One of these is from Michaels, which I picked for how it’s one of my favs and based on how it fooled me the most. \u00a0Should be fun to see if it fools you too. \u00a0Let’s play.<\/p>\n

Calla Lily<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Elegant and subtle (those curves!),\u00a0these pop up more around summer and I for sure prefer them on their own. \u00a0I usually like to do a small bunch of them in one vase with nothing else, but they look cool\u00a0individually too.<\/p>\n

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Here I put them in small round bud vases (from Michaels) which are living on my book case, but I could imagine spreading a bunch of these across a table as unique decor\u00a0for a summer party or get-together.<\/p>\n

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Chamomile or Feverfew\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So cute and sweet, and they simply look like summer. \u00a0They’re basically mini daisies! \u00a0They work well as filler but I like them most as one, uniform bunch.<\/p>\n

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It’s one of those flower varieties that styles effortlessly on its own because of the multiple stems\u00a0and leaves reaching out in all directions. \u00a0Such a pretty and easy arrangement to throw together for\u00a0the home or, again, really great for summer party decor.<\/p>\n

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Gladiolus<\/strong><\/p>\n

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These bloom in the summer and I remember declaring when I was really young that they were my favorite. \u00a0I also remember thinking\u00a0that roses, gerbera daisies, delphiniums, irises, and lilies were my favorite and I’m still indecisive about the subject today with even more on my list.<\/p>\n

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I only arrange these in a bunch on their own (this is clearly a\u00a0theme), kept tall and not styled except for being thrown in a tall container. \u00a0I love that they look wild and kind of crazy but still structured. \u00a0Don’t you feel like gently squeezing those pillowy petals??<\/p>\n

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Peony<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Maybe these aren’t the most unique since everyone adores them and they’re guaranteed to shut down the gram, but they’re unique in that the season is so short and many rely on seeing them at\u00a0Trader Joe’s to know that\u00a0peony season has begun. \u00a0Such an exciting day. \u00a0Unsurprisingly I like the white ones the most along with the lighter pink shades, but the deeper pink ones are really beautiful especially as they fade to a light peachy coral.<\/p>\n

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There’s always one in my bunch that outlives the rest\u00a0and I love having it by itself in a vase, even more\u00a0when it opens up this big. \u00a0A clear vase (this one’s from Michaels) is usually my first choice since it shows the stem and gives a floating. airy feel that looks really good for a single flower.<\/p>\n

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Pincushion Protea<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I don’t get protea often, but they complement warm weather and summer so well, especially in this pretty yellow color. \u00a0It has more of a desert vibe and is so\u00a0unique in shape and texture.<\/p>\n

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I like pairing it with purple\/pink wax flower and it turns from desert to wildflower arrangement, plus the color combo feels so summer.<\/p>\n

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Ok so did you spot the fake flower? \u00a0I think I gave it away, or was it obvious\u00a0to begin with?
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I think this does a pretty amazing job at mimicking a peony. \u00a0What I wish is that you could feel the petals. \u00a0The outsides of them feel so real, like they have that smooth yet rubbery velvet texture that real petals have, it’s bizarre. \u00a0The insides of the petal though feel like a silk flower so by touch that gives it away, otherwise even the way the petals move when I gently shake the flower looks very real.<\/p>\n

This is a good alternative to things like waiting for peony season, not wanting to keep buying peonies, or having multiple events you want to have peonies for and not wanting to go get peonies every time especially when Trader Joe’s doesn’t have them yet\/anymore and you have to go all the way to the wholesale market to get them (not complaining, I’d just rather not!) \u00a0A whole bouquet of these in a vase to last all summer\/fall\/winter\/forever sounds very, very nice.<\/p>\n

To see the rest of the Michaels Makers’ summer projects, visit the Michaels blog<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Also, what are your summer (or any) floral favorites? \u00a0I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t like peonies- could that be you??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are so so\u00a0many flowers\u00a0I love, for any season, and these are just 5 of them I like in the summer (right around the corner!) either because of availability or the look. \u00a0It’s hard enough picking only 5, so I definitely didn’t bother trying to rank them in order, but I did try to include … Continue reading “5 Unique Summer Flowers”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seasonalholiday"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16849"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16880,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16849\/revisions\/16880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}