Beach-Inspired Flowers

We look back at an all-time favorite from FLOWER’s Summer 2012 issue, featuring five arrangements for a day by the water in Alys Beach, Florida

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Can flowers evoke an escape to the coast? These designs by Christina Springfield of Nouveau Events and Flowers bring home the summery vibe of the surf, pools, and vistas.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Venus Emerges

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]‘Carolina Sapphire’ cypress foliage, cymbidium orchids, muscari, and sweet peas fill a shell on the shore’s edge, recalling the famous Botticelli painting of the goddess of love.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”248242″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]

Poolside Pair

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A simple arrangement of anemones and muscari can take the heat.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”248243″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”248244″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]

Windswept Style

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A statuesque pedestal dons an asymmetrical crown of Cymbidium orchids, echeveria succulents, flaxleaves, hellebores, hydrangeas, and pieris.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”248245″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Lush and Luxe

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As if the bride will be right back to claim her bouquet, an arrangement of beachy blooms gets a splash of refreshing water from the fountain. Materials include ‘Carolina Sapphire’ cypress foliage, cattleya orchids, echeveria succulents, fringed ‘Aladdin’ tulips, hydrangeas, and phalaenopsis orchids.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”248246″ img_size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”248248″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”248247″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]

Ocean Blues

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A symphony of clematis, echeveria succulents, grape vine root, hydrangeas, pieris, and yucca poles set the mood in a bower of palms and breezy white linen.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”248249″ img_size=”full”][vc_separator border_width=”3″][vc_column_text]Photography by Paul Johnson Photography[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”248250″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]