All-white flowers make crisp bouquet

Just because there’s snow outside, doesn’t mean we can’t brighten our homes with a hint of spring. In fact, winter’s beauty can be complemented with a bouquet of white flowers. The following arrangement was inspired by a bouquet featured a couple of years ago in “Cottage Living” magazine. Enjoy it on the table during a birthday dinner or some other celebration, then send it home with your guest of honor. Or, create it for yourself as a reminder of the cold season’s crisp beauty – and as a tease of what’s to come.

Step by step

Any white flowers will do. Tulips are always beautiful, but lilies are nice and chrysanthemums echo the snowy theme just as well.

You’ll also need a bundle of broad green leaves—more than enough to surround your cluster of flowers.

Bundle the flowers tightly together and secure the bouquet with a rubber band.

Surround the flowers with the leaves, then fold each leaf over, away from the flowers. Holding the folded leaves in place, secure the bouquet with another rubber band. You might need someone to help you with that step.

Cut all the stems to the appropriate length for your vase.

Finally, tie a ribbon around the bouquet, covering the rubber band, and place the arrangement in a couple of inches of water.