Simple Effortless Arrangements Are My Favorite

Since I enjoy displaying fresh flowers in our home, I often stop by our local flower/vegetable market on Saturdays.  Yesterday, I picked up a bunch of Eucalyptus at the Pontiac market.  Because there was a small flower selection, I decided to try the Royal Oak market which is where I purchased these beautiful   cabbage roses. 

 When I came home and combined them, I was so surprised to see how beautiful they looked together.

 Local markets are wonderful, because you are supporting your community vendors, prices are very reasonable, and everything is fresh.  The big bunch of Eucalyptus cost only $10 and the Cabbage Roses were $5.  I put together this arrangement for just $15.

My new French flower bucket, purchased recently at the Ann Arbor -Saline Market was the perfect vessel for this arrangement.

 I prefer using either just one kind of flower in the same color, a monochromatic arrangement or a combination of two colors.

Whether it is putting together a flower arrangement, decorating our home or the clothes I wear, I don't like mixing a lot of colors.  Almost everything is solid or a very simple pattern.  It just feels more tranquil to me.  While some people like to display pansies mixed in every color, which one of my friend describes as "tutti fruitti",  I would opt for all one color.  I am a big fan of hostas as they come in a variety of shades of green.  And to be truthful, how easy could it be to use all one flower or combine just two as I did in this arrangement.

 There were many simple, beautiful flower arrangements in the current issue of my favorite magazine, Veranda.  All of these arrangements are beautiful, make a big impact, and best of all are effortless to arrange. 

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So what do you prefer?  Do you like to keep your arrangements simple and easy?  Or, do you favor combining a variety of colors?