Flower Garden Chair

Take a rusty iron chair and add some

sheet moss, floral foam and fresh roses

and you have a fabulous garden piece.

I bought two rusty chairs years ago from my local 

garden center

 and almost every year I have some kind of shower

or garden party that I deck out the chairs for.

It is especially nice to be able to do them when the roses

are in bloom in the garden, but I have purchased

roses before.

A little ivy draped along the legs and top help to soften 

the chair.

The sheet moss will last all summer and the chair has a large

garbage sack under the moss to hold in the water.

The roses can be wound into the ivy but because they aren't

in the water they won't last as long.

I showcased three kinds of roses in the chair today. 

They are at their peak.

This view shows the moss covering the plastic and

the floral foam.

The chair was made for garden arrangements as it has a bottom

and a lip. I lined it with a clear 33 gallon trash

bag cut down to about 6 inches high.  Floral foam 

then fills the bottom and water is added to keep the

foam wet.  The flowers and greenery cover the foam.

I just twisted the ivy around the chair.

And I tucked roses and alyssum into it.

You could use any flowers you have.

It only took minutes to transform and the flowers can be replaced

when they wilt. 

Ready to move into place.

 In this shady side of the deck they lasted

several days.

Enjoy your flowers!

I will be posting with

Metamorphosis Monday