Spring Boutonnieres - hellebore and succulent

Succulents are still popular for bridal bouquets and boutonnieres, and I love them. What is kind of neat about using succulents in your wedding is that after the wedding you can carefully remove the succulent from the boutonniere or bouquet and shove it in some soil. It will take root after a couple weeks and you will have a living keepsake from your wedding day!

Top boutonniere - succulent, anemone, clematis buds

Bottom boutonniere - hellebore and sword fern

Clematis Flowers

Last year I planted my first clematis vine. I am patiently waiting for it to grow. I am envious of all the mature vines around town as my vine looks so small in comparison. But, in the mean time I have lovely friends who will generously share flowers from their yards with me. These are a few pale purple clematis blooms I came home with this week.