Double-duty Flower Arrangements

Have you ever tried to come up with centerpieces or flower arrangements during Valentine's week?  It's all red roses!  Very pretty, but maybe it's not what you're looking for.  This week, one of us had to come up with some flower arrangements for an upcoming shindig.  It was a little discouraging to find red, red, red and pink, pink, pink...all Valentine's Day themed flower arrangements.  Even the grocery stores are heavy laden with red roses.  

So, it was time for Plan B.  Off to Target to see what the garden department had in store.  

At Target (that wonderland of all things inexpensive and stylish), the garden department is full of spring flowers to plant.  

So, some daffodils and some tulips and some Iceland poppies were purchased....  

This bright yellow Iceland poppy was planted in a large glass vessel and mossy rocks were put around the base:

This orange Iceland poppy was set in an ice bucket:

These daffodils were planted in a white pedestal bowl and then were topped off with some sheet moss:

These white milk glass vessels were each planted with a bulb (daffodil and purple tulips) and then topped off by some polished stones:

This cheery Iceland poppy was given a home in this fun yellow vase:

So...now there are several fun floral arrangements to set around the house for the party.  The best part is that they do double-duty:  when the party is over, all of these plants can go straight into the flower beds outside to bring a little cheer to the outdoor landscaping.  Also, this little "Plan B Project" ended up being less pricey than buying bunches of flowers at the grocery store or florist.  And aren't the colors fun?  Consider doing this the next time you need fun centerpieces.  Another great thing about this idea is that you don't have to be skilled at arranging flowers to make these look great.  You just plunk the plant into a good-looking vase and stand back to admire your work!