How to Make an Edible Infused Bouquet from Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden

I've been an avid follower of Erin Benzakein's gorgeous floral-centric Instagram feed Floret Farm for quite some time now, so when I first heard that she had a book coming out, I was excited. I was even more excited to be asked to participate in the virtual book tour for Cut Flower Garden! 
Erin was happy to share one of the projects from her book - how to make an edible bouquet. As you all know, I'm a huge fan of edible flowers and plants (and so are our chickens!), and a bouquet made in a vintage coffee can - even better! She even manages to work chicken wire into the project, which is a win-win in my book!

How to make an edible-infused bouquet

Nothing says summer like a fresh bouquet picked straight from the garden.  If you don't have a plot of your own to harvest from, a quick trip to the farmers market or local farm stand will certainly do the trick.

When choosing ingredients, consider incorporating a few edibles into your mix for a fun twist on the traditional.  Oregano flowers, artichoke heads, green beans on the stem, crabapples, basil foliage, parsley seed heads, dill, garlic scapes and cherry tomatoes are all wonderful candidates.  Paired with flowers and interesting foliage, your edible infused arrangement will be a conversation starter. [my own note: not to mention a delicious treat for your chicken after its time as table decor is over!].

Ingredients left to right: dock, scented geranium 'Chocolate', raspberry foliage, crabapple, viburnum berries, nasturtium foliage

Ingredients left to right: snapdragon 'Chantilly Salmon', garden roses, dahlia 'Crichton Honey', allium flowers, barley, campanula 'Heavenly Blue', parsley flowers, annual baby’s breath and nigella

To begin, cut a square of wax coated chicken wire, crumple it into a ball and place it down into your container. Fill the container with cool, clean water.

To begin you want to establish to the outline of your bouquet.  Here I used nasturtium foliage to mark the widest point for the completed piece. Having a nice large work table with an elevated place to set your bouquet makes the process of arranging much easier.

After you set the bouquets dimensions with foliage, start filling around the edges of the container with other textures.  Here I added dock and scented geranium.

Before the container gets too full, be sure to place in any large focal blooms with thick stems like this flowering artichoke.

Continue adding foliage evenly throughout the bouquet.  Here I used crabapples, more nasturtium vines, oregano flowers and unripe raspberries to create a lush foliage base.

Next place in any other large, eye catching elements like these allium buds.

Now you can begin threading in your color.  Here I used salmon toned snapdragons.

If you are fortunate enough to source local garden roses, be sure to remove the thorns on the bottom half of the stems as they will slip into the bouquet more easily.

Next, place in the main focal blooms.  I was so lucky to have found some gorgeous garden roses for this arrangement!

Keep filling your bouquet with showy, focal blooms.  Here I used matching coral dahlias. Add in any last feature blooms before your bouquet gets too full.  These beautiful blooming allium provided a unique pop and contrasting color play.

Lastly, thread in airy, textural elements to add sparkle and movement to your final creation.  I used barley, poppy pods and annual baby's breath.

Final bouquet

If you enjoyed this project, be sure to head over to the other stops on the blog book tour to catch more glimpses inside this beautiful book and even have the chance to win a copy!

Friday, March 10: The House that Lars Built

Monday, March 13:  Red Dirt Ramblings

Tuesday, March 14: NW Healthy Mama

Wednesday, March 15: 100 Layer Cake 

Friday, March 17: Creative Vegetable Gardener

and pick up a copy of Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden on

Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden

Grow, Harvest and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms

By Erin Benzakein with Julie Chai

Published  by Chronicle Books

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