A Fresh Spring Arrangement with Wheatgrass and Flowers

This time of year, easy pickings abound for great bouquets. You can gather flowers in myriad shapes, sizes, and shades. The beauty of the arrangement shown here lies in using only a few of each kind of bloom, so plenty remain in the garden.

Green, Green Grass
Wheatgrass is the easy-to-grow base of this display. Two weeks prior to your event, fill an empty plant tray with moist potting soil. Press winter wheat seeds on top in one thick layer. Cover the container with clear plastic wrap, and place it in a warm spot, such as the top of the refrigerator. After seeds sprout, remove the plastic. Place the tray in the sun, keeping soil slightly damp. The sturdy grass blades stand up straight and tall, and a thick root mass quickly forms.

Cut Flowers
Take a small container filled with warm water into the garden. Cut a few stems of the season's current offerings. We used miniature daffodils and jonquils, wild sweet Williams (Phlox divaricata), and a few late-blooming Lenten roses (Helleborus orientalis). Small flowers work best.