Product Description
This bright and cheery Mixed Daisies and Lavender Floral Wreath will bring the charm of Williamsburg's historic gardens in the summertime to your home! The realistic artificial flowers in this wreath include a mix of yellow and orange daisies in different sizes, purple lavender stems, and complementary green leaves and foliage, all encircled on a twig base. We love this spring and summer wreath on a front door, entryway, or over a mantel. Measures 24" in diameter. Made of plastic, polyester, foam, wire, and twig. Imported.
Product Care
For use indoors or in outdoor protected areas. When you receive your wreath from us, gently extend the branches, leaves, or flowers after removing it from the box to achieve the desired fullness.
Inspiration
Eighteenth-century Williamsburg was the home of many ardent gardeners and plant collectors who often exchanged seeds with fellow enthusiasts in Great Britain. In 1730, Robert Furber, an English nurseryman, published an unusual flower catalogue. On each of its twelve pages, he illustrated graceful arrangements of flowers grouped according to the month in which they bloom. Four hundred varieties, all of which could be purchased in London nurseries, were accurately illustrated and identified. Intended primarily as a sales catalogue, "Twelve Months of Flowers" was an immediate artistic success and has been treasured for almost 300 years. Learn more about Furber from Assistant Curator of Maps and Prints, Katie McKinney, in her deep dive article, Furber's Flowers.
Lavender was grown in the gardens of Williamsburg during the 18th century and was used in household goods, such as soaps, and remedies blended by the Apothecary. Today, you can see lavender blooming throughout the restored Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg. Daisies bloom in Williamsburg from late spring through early fall, with peak blooms in June and August.
