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The rose is rich with history and meaning. It is said Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, presented a rose to Eros, and Cleopatra lured Mark Antony with a room knee-deep in rose petals. How exciting is that?
Hidden messages of roses include “I Love You” (red), “I Am Worthy Of You” (white), “You Are My Secret Love” (orange), “You Are Heavenly” (white), “I Am Not Worthy Of Your Love” (yellow), “We Are Inseparable” (white and red) and “Please Believe Me” (pink).
Being a former floral designer, I can’t help but love beautiful roses.
DIY Rose Topiaries
The rose is the birth flower for the month of June and today I am going to create simple rose topiaries in honor of the rose and the month of June.
I started by heading outside and gathering a few twigs and sticks I would need for the stem of my topiary. We happened to have a butterfly bush where the new growth had come up from the roots and the branches from last year had dried and were the perfect size for this project.
Taking three of the twigs approximately 18 inches in length, (your length will depend on the height you want your topiaries), bind them together with twig wire.
I then gathered together the things I would need.
Insert a piece of Styrofoam into the container you have chosen. If you have read previous posts of mine, you know that I always use a terracotta container for my creations. This allows me to simply drop the container into a more decorative container of my choice, allowing me to switch out the container to coordinate with the decor I am working with.
I used two inexpensive rose bushes from Hobby Lobby for each topiary. Leaving approximately a two inch stem, I cut the roses off of the bush. There is no need to use roses with nice stems as we won’t be seeing the stem. I did not glue the stems as they seem to hold tight without the glue, but you could.
Insert the cut rose stems deep into a 3 inch Styrofoam ball making sure to work evenly around the ball.
Leave a small open space on the ball to allow insertion of the twig stem.
Once you have completed your Styrofoam ball, simply insert the top twig bundle in to the ball and the bottom into the container you had prepared with Styrofoam.
I inserted a bit of ivy into the ball, allowing it to trail down the stem. This adds interest to the stem as well as helps to disguise your stem if the twigs are a bit crooked.
I also added a few of the leaves found on my bush among the roses to add just a touch of green to the tops.
These rose topiaries are so easy to create and make a great addition to your summer vignette, table or anywhere you might want to add a touch of color.
I love roses – the flower of the month for June, and I should – it’s my own birth month!
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Love it! You are a feature this week on Fabulous Friday Party Love the Topiaries
I am so honored to be a part of your featured shares Maria! Hope you are enjoying your new home!
I seriously love these. I didn’t realize they are that easy to make. Delighted to of found your blog at the Thursday Fav Things Hop!
Thank you Suzie! These truly are easy to make and have such a wonderful look to them. I use them all the time. They are just the right touch for many of my vignettes. Thanks for visiting the blog hop!
Wow – these topiaries are stunning!! Thanks so much for sharing at Monday Funday! Pinned – hope to see you at this weeks party too! ~ Heather
Thank you Heather. It is always fun to share with you at your party. I also cast my vote for your site in the contest. Have a great week.
Debi
Debi, they are gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. You are one of the fan favorites at the Sunday Showcase from the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link so you can check out your feature. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2014/06/sunday-showcase-from-make-it-pretty_22.html Hope to see your prettiness again tomorrow at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Thank you Kathryn! What an honor to be featured on your wonderful site! I appreciate you hosting this party each week. I look forward to sharing with you each week.
Debi.
Just beautiful. What a great idea. One to add to my to do list. Thanks for sharing. I hope you can stop by for a visit.
jANET
Janet ~
Just stopped by your site! Your table was beautiful!
Thanks for stopping by!
Debi
Your topiaries are just beautiful. Just discovered your blog and I am signing up to follow you. Found you on The Scoop #123.
Thank you Pat! I appreciate that. I tried to log in to your site and couldn’t pull it up. Send me a link. I would love to check it out.
Debi
Beautiful! I will have to try this!
Jennelise
Thanks Jennelise! I just visited your site. These would look perfect there! Stop by to see the table I use them on in my next post.
Debi