Summer bouquets and arrangements

Summer is finally here, and what better way to celebrate than with beautiful summer flowers? More than any other season, summer is the time to be bold, bright, and beautiful!

Summer is the season of warmth, love, and blooming beauty. At Top-Flowers, we understand how important and uplifting it is to create a mood through flowers, which is why we’ll be talking about the best flowers to include in your summer bouquets. Whether you want to brighten up a corner of a room, create a stunning centerpiece for the table, or simply enjoy the beautiful summer colors, in this article, you’ll find the perfect floral solutions for the summer season!

Sending one of these warm bouquets to a loved one will be a true delight any day.

SUNFLOWERS

Sunflowers embody the essence of summer. Their bold, sunny faces bring cheer and brightness to any setting! Pair them with blue cornflowers or pink stock to create a casual yet vibrant countryside feel. Sunflowers symbolize adoration and loyalty, adding a meaningful touch to any celebration. Imagine how these golden sunflowers will brighten up every corner of the room! Bouquets of sunflowers bring joy with their bright and cheerful appearance, making them perfect for creative individuals, friends, family, and loved ones.

HYDRANGEAS

Hydrangeas are our favorite summer flowers! With their large, cloud-like blooms, they add a bohemian style and vintage elegance to any arrangement. Available in a variety of colors (including the beloved blue hydrangea, pink, white, or green), they are an excellent way to create a fuller-looking bouquet, as each bloom is actually a cluster of many small flowers.

Hydrangeas symbolize gratitude, making them a meaningful addition to any occasion. A bouquet of light pink hydrangea flowers embodies elegance and sophistication. Like a gentle sigh of the spring breeze, these snow-white hydrangeas symbolize pure and sincere love. Lush spherical blooms are gathered into a harmonious cloud, creating a sense of freshness and refinement. Bouquets of soft pink hydrangeas express endless loyalty, tenderness, and respect. Just as the hydrangea changes its color depending on the soil in which it grows, this bouquet will reflect the deep emotions and feelings inherent in your relationship.

If you're looking for elegance with a touch of nostalgia, hydrangeas are perfect for traditional arrangements, lavish bouquets, and garden decorations. They are especially suitable for large installations and wedding arches.

PEONIES

The peony season doesn't last long (usually available for a few weeks in late spring and early summer), but it’s one of the most anticipated times of the year for flower enthusiasts. It’s easy to see why—peonies are truly stunning blooming flowers that open into large, ball-shaped blossoms with curling petals. They are a favorite of many interior designers and photographers because they are naturally photogenic and look amazing both in real life and in photos.

Peonies are highly sought after for their fluffy shape and stunning range of colors. They are known for their lush, full blooms and delightful fragrance, adding elegance and beauty to any arrangement or bouquet. Peonies have a limited growing season and are most abundant in May and June.

DAHLIAS

Dahlias are exotic and majestic flowers that add unparalleled sophistication and charm to bouquets. They are known for their breathtaking geometric shapes and vibrant colors. What they lack in fragrance, they make up for in visual appeal, ranging from delicate pinks to deep burgundy and bright oranges. With intricate textures and a wide variety of sizes, dahlias can help create a rustic ambiance or stand alone for an elegant look. They pair perfectly with other elements like roses, freesias, and greenery, adding depth and volume to bouquets, allowing you to create unique and memorable artistic compositions.

Due to the vast variety of this flower, its symbolism is hard to define, as it holds many different meanings across various cultures. Most commonly, dahlias symbolize elegance, creativity, positivity, and growth. They also represent inner strength, likely due to the plant's ability to endure harsh conditions. Other common meanings associated with dahlias include grace, standing out in a crowd, and embracing positive changes.

WILD FLOWERS

Summer is abundant with wild plants. During this time, it's particularly trendy to combine garden, wild, and greenhouse flowers. Wildflowers begin to bloom in June and continue until early September, bringing the beauty of nature and the freshness of the summer breeze into bouquets. For example, a lovely bouquet for a girl can be made with peonies and wild cornflowers. An incredible combination would be snow-white lilies with bells. Such a bouquet of flowers that bloom throughout the summer will undoubtedly delight a loved one.

Delphiniums, also known as "larkspur," are recognized by their tall stems. These elegant summer flowers add structure and height to floral arrangements. They are perfect for creating a bold, rustic aesthetic in shades of blue, bluish-purple, white, and pink.

Matthiola Matthiola features delicate, dense flower clusters and a sweet fragrance, making it a romantic and charming element in bouquets and floral arrangements. It symbolizes love, admiration, and grace, which is why it is often associated with romantic occasions and expressions of appreciation. The origin of Matthiola can be traced back to the sun-drenched lands of the Mediterranean, where it found its natural habitat in countries like Greece and Turkey. These flowers are attractive not only to people but also to pollinators like butterflies and bees, making them a valuable addition to gardens that support local wildlife.

Legend of Eternal Love: According to a heartwarming legend, a young couple fell in love during the spring when Matthiola flowers were in bloom. When the young man went to war and never returned, the heartbroken woman continued to visit the place where they used to pick Matthiola flowers. A new Matthiola plant grew exactly in that spot, which she believed was a sign from her lost love. This legend has turned the Matthiola flower into a symbol of enduring love and hope.

Cornflowers Cornflowers are a modest reminder of the simple beauty of nature and the fullness of the life cycle. These delicate wildflowers come in a wide range of colors. While the deep blue variety is the most well-known, some cornflowers are pink, purple, yellow, and even black in very rare cases. Cornflowers are the perfect gift for almost any formal occasion, whether it’s for a birthday, a wedding, or a get-well-soon wish.

The blue cornflower is very resilient, able to withstand all the elements of nature (something that many other plants cannot do), and the flower, with its star-like blooms in brilliant blue, is one of the most remarkable wildflowers.

In the wild, it is quite common in cultivated fields and along roadsides. The stems are tall, slender, and tough, ridged and branched, somewhat angular, and covered with sparse cottony fluff. The flowers are used in modern herbal medicine, as they are believed to have tonic and stimulating properties, similar to those of burdock. Water distilled from cornflower petals was once known as a remedy for weak eyes.