1000 Gladiolus Are Blooming! Fun With Flowers

[@nadinegriffin5252]

There once was a lad named Ian Who was a floral acoustician His wife went mad And bought too many glads So on to the market he be fleein'

[@nadinegriffin5252]

There once was a gal named Serena Who was a floral czarina She took her snips And made lots of clips And danced just like a ballerina

[@bethhubbs9937]

Yay, Limmericks!@@nadinegriffin5252

[@radhikam2401]

That tropical arrangement is worthy of entering into a competition like “Art in Bloom”. ❤

[@manosalatierraconPaty]

Oh my God! Serena, that Hawaiian/Canadian arrangement looks amazing. You are so creative.

[@re.plantedurbanfarm9918]

Agreed. I'm pretty impressed

[@mothernaturesapothecary]

I couldn’t wait! I clicked so fast!😭😭❤

[@SmoreHearts]

Same 💗

[@CatatonicSlug]

A great episode ❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@shariglasser7192]

The clothespin boutonniere made me smile. I walk around the house/garden with random misfit flowers/twigs in my hair😅

[@cakrofiqtutorial3283]

Terima kasih atas sharingnya semoga bermanfaat untuk kita semua kawanku🙏💪💪

[@Khushboo-e-Hassan12]

Your videos are not only beautiful in terms of content but also in how you edit them ! keep sharing the awesome videos."🌹🌹🌹

[@CatatonicSlug]

Serena is so much fun and quirky is a great word to describe this Flower Queen

[@asteria4279]

The front of your property looks amazing! I don't think we've seen it since you planted it? Please show it again in more detail so we can see the fruits of your labour 😄

[@paisleyjane9606]

Yup. With glads, you really need mechanics. They're worth it. I always think of them as flower towers.

[@lois4329]

Wow beautiful. When you started ‘vasing’, I thought ‘Frog’ and you in essence create a giant one…lol😂 super idea 💡 ❤

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

I would love the orange color glads in this arrangement. Both you made are beautiful.

[@CatatonicSlug]

imagine adding the orange ones to the tropical arrangement

[@soniakirk7909]

I lived in Hawaii as a child and loved all the flowers available there and I think you totally captured the tropical vibe!

[@caracoates4834]

Glads are a line flower. Line flowers are structure of your arrangement. They are also directional so you can use them to accomplish movement in a arrangement. As a ex-florist sometimes we would break just the top very pointy part. It great way to keep that line and some of green buds which give you a different interest than just the blooms at the bottom.

[@jenniferfahnestock450]

an orchid and a hibisous had a baby. love it.

[@CatatonicSlug]

So funny when Serena said this 😅😅😅😅

[@brandihunter1518]

I love quirky Serena arrangements. I'm here for it

[@treesawlimbnahbirch6788]

If you tape your vase with the floral water proof tape and create a grid it will hold your heavy stems in place. Love the beautiful glads!

[@critcalreader4160]

This is a wonderful tutorial, especially on how to be creative and resourceful. Eyes and brain, folks, eyes and brain.

[@lois4329]

Ohhh yeah you are a Nailed it Queen 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@angelasharp6869]

Hubby says go into the chicken wire with a dowel first, stretch out your hole, then insert your stem.

[@CatatonicSlug]

Ingenious ❤❤❤❤❤🤩

[@tinamariepablo7093]

I'm from Guam and it's a tropical island and the flowers are beautiful and has a tropical look to it

[@skrtskit1521]

The arrangements were/are beautiful. Very innovative for the tropical one. 💖💖🎶🎶

[@YanickaQuilt]

I have to thank you for my glads in my garden. You've convinced me to order 200 and I am very happy about it. Oh my trick for securing the vase is marbles ❤

[@cheskydivision]

I don’t think it’s possible to make a bad arrangement with beautiful plants/flowers.

[@bettyjocohagen7955]

The front garden looks FANTASTIC!! AND THE GLADS!!!! MY WORD!!! ❤❤❤

[@kelleyforeman]

I need to buy a couple hundred glads. You've convinced me!!

[@lindapeterson2684]

You NAIL IT….Ha ha bravo👍. I love what you arranged good choices and asymmetry….especially using the branch and curved wired glad leaves. Very Ikebana…

[@paulakreinberg1448]

Hosta leaves are the bomb!

[@MosaicRose99]

Beautiful! Glads are my favorite flower. :)

[@Anghooeyrhymeswithjulie]

so pretty. I laughed at the corsage but the red flower looked amazing. ikebana hack: dahlia stems look like bamboo stems...😊

[@thenodiggardener]

Blimey. Two totally different arrangements, but I love them both. The second totally nailed the 'less is more' vibe, and what you were going for. Shows you really do need the skill of knowing when to stop. Beautifully done Serina.

[@justinspring3422]

Serena, you are the best! I struggle with gladiolus arrangements and I love your ideas and enthusiasm. I am learning so much from you and your husband.

[@altheab.8907]

Like your tropical bouquet. Looks great. Your boutonnière is turning into a corsage. LOL

[@halinawiecek2297]

Serena flowers 🌺🌹 look beautiful.

[@rbud57]

I just kept nattering to myself as I watched - "floral foam! floral foam!" But then you said you don't use it, for whatever reason... you got pretty creative with it, so carry on. 👍

[@bettyjudd5862]

Beautiful. L wii be putting my glad in ground in OUT I LIVE IN MI🎉SSOUI LOVE WATCHING

[@reneclarkkersanty4256]

Nice job Serena! You did great…. Don’t critique yourself so hard. Those arrangements are amazing and very creative 🤗🥰💐

[@hanna7644]

Love your creativity! So fun

[@asteria4279]

That tropical arrangement is fascinating. Not something I would think looks good in a store, but it's so striking when placed in your home - like a modern art piece!

[@sandychristiansen1749]

Love the tropical arrangement -- you did a great job looking in your yard and finding items that duplicated the look. I definitely look at my yard and it's weeds differently since I've been watching your channel.

[@tulle7358]

Love love love this kind of videos 😀 Serena. You did so good with both arrangements ❤👍😊 they were beautiful

[@susantamitra9773]

wow wow wow.....realy wow..

[@relaxingnatures81]

So beautifull the result..loving it❤

[@Fabdanc]

Glass beads that you put in aquariums are great at the bottom of vases to add weight and they don't look bad. I do it to stop my cats from easily knocking vases over.

[@CatatonicSlug]

Or improvise rocks from the garden

[@mothertreasa]

Great job with the glads!

[@Mominna2314]

Serena your arrangements are fun and fantastic born from your creative mind. Unique and unexpected. Lovely Canadian tropical arrangement.😊

[@anneramirez9577]

I think you’re going to make it work, because somehow, even when it looks like it won’t work, you make it work !🎉

[@kazbee6978]

Love Gladys SOOO much. ❤️ Yours are beautiful. Thanks Serena.

[@beverlyzientara4502]

Nailed it!!!❤

[@meghanblackson1054]

Nailed it, queen!

[@gaysullivan1942]

I love the “tropical” arrangement!!!

[@christiensgarden3325]

Very creative arrangement

[@NeccoWecco]

I always look forward to your videos!

[@cashk100]

Glads are my favourite flower. Unfortunately I had thrips this year and couldn’t control them.

[@jeannesmith1761]

I'm the one from Pennsylvania with a 30 gardens and I love that Florida's on you just did that so pretty with the hostas in the glads his talk to you later goodbye

[@barbaralamoreaux328]

I liked this format of changing scenes-I’m sure it was harder to film and edit but it was very appealing. Also the idea of showing how one can use glads in arrangements was great. I hope we see them in some of your market arrangements so we can see even more examples of how to use them.

[@irynalange8124]

It's good to take a tall vases for gladiolus.

[@tashneannmyers7461]

Use tape across te top in diamond shape n everything will be nice n even.

[@aileensteele7298]

Love the flowers and arrangements. I had gladiolas in my wedding flowers 55 years ago so I’m a fan. Mahalo.

[@shannonwray8037]

lovely :) I liked the vase!

[@geisterglow4857]

so beautiful, so gorgeous! 😍💗💗💗

[@marbethduffy8760]

Serena you did a beautiful job on the arrangement. It's a win.

[@nettiewiese6444]

❤❤❤Just Love you two, your videos and your farm!

[@sarahracha]

The yellow flower you picked for it’s seed pods is an evening primrose. They are fun to watch open.

[@Floraltherapyfe]

You’ve inspired me! I’m going to use my zone 5a NY weeds and canna leaves with my glads

[@cashk100]

I love when you make these personal bouquet 💐 videos, they are so informative. Thanks for sharing. I feel like I can become a florist from watching you. 🌸🌺🌼🌹

[@leslienichols5268]

Lovely!

[@carolannjacques268]

Excellent!

[@mimlauj6869]

You have all the colors of glads needed for a rainbow arrangement! Stack 5 tall and skinny vases of all different heights together. Put each color of glads into one of the 5 vases. For best look, have the height of the flowers stagger in a spiral (like a spiral staircase). I too love glads, and struggle with coming up with different ways to arrange them. Love both of your arrangements!

[@CatatonicSlug]

Great idea will try

[@danieljohnson6440]

This was fun

[@rosacintron6849]

Good morning 😘🌄 I think that you should get a screen sponge and pulled them in with the water they'll make the glaad stand up

[@cottingwhite7784]

Really pretty 😍

[@eyrerosecottage1970]

nice arrangements!

[@taniabudge5418]

Have you ever left some glads in the ground to see if they will overwinter? I’m in zone 4, and I didn’t dig them up when I planted them 3 years ago, and they have returned each year.

[@ayelet517]

Thanks guys! So fun! I’m still waiting to see what Ian can produce. Or now that you have an employee Ian doesn’t need to learn? Can you try only pink, only yellow, orange, green bouquets using the same mix of flowers? Limiting the amount, size, color, style forces one to be even more creative. Love these “what can I make myself” videos. Hope they are quick and easy to make so that we get to see more more more beautiful flowers.

[@kele1264]

Stunning colors! The yellow ones and white ones are my favorites. The colors are so clear, so vibrant! Great idea using the glad fronds. Now THERE'S a reason why you shouldn't cut down the cherry trees (aside from keeping Ian in unlimited cherries!). SHADE! Always keep your natural shade options open. I think both arrangements are nice. I love the color explosion of the glad-only one. And I love the visual interest of the the other one. I really like these "made by and made for Serina" videos! Keep 'em coming!

[@ljudmilabem1098]

Great job!!! Love your videos 💮

[@millennialbuddhism2619]

creating a grid with tape is the best way to get them to stand up!

[@altheab.8907]

Check out inexpensive waste baskets to use as vases. Or look for some florist vases at thrift shops…not that you have much time for shopping. My favorite vase to use is shaped like an urn. Do you ever offer a bunch of glads in you roadside stand?

[@CatatonicSlug]

Did Serena say something about Glads being a low seller because they are associated with funerals? (*in a previous video along the way)

[@CatatonicSlug]

Read commentary about this in detail in a previous video, there was discussion on what feeling Glads evoke and it was surprising to hear how Glads are perceived in different parts of the World.

[@CatatonicSlug]

Either love them or hate them because they are generally associated as funeral flowers.

[@katieknoke3356]

I ordered glass for the first time thanks to your earlier video, I’ve planted one succession so far (in Australia) and this has made me so excited for them. Thanks for the follow up video.

[@coloradotulips]

I too love gladiolus! I’ve had wonderful luck with buying from Longfield Gardens in the US - I’m getting stalks with 15+ blooms. What a gorgeous arrangement! When I have a beautiful single stem or up to 2-3 stems, I’ll put them into a tall vessel with a narrow opening - I’ve repurposed some gorgeous crystal decanters. Even a great wine bottle works. I’m so Glad you love Glads!

[@pchoward]

That is a great way to plant I will try it next spring. Where did you get your Glad's from. Thanks

[@xtreemesteemcoaching]

Beautiful. All your work is always beautiful. Love it!

[@chanellearf2141]

This was such a fun video, love the light hearted vibes 😃

[@idanoe9286]

I love Glads ❤ lost most of mine to thrips this year and the rest to vandalism 😢 Both of your arrangements are beautiful.

[@natasha1369]

When its time could you go through how to process the glads and the steps to taking them up and storing them. Pretty😊 please

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

They are absolutely gorgeous!

[@GreenFamily2007]

The tropical arrangement was beautiful!!

[@eileeng7102]

Do you ever have problems with thrips destroying your gladiolas? My daughter has a flower farm in PA and the thrips have eaten all her glad flowers. Do you think growing them the way you do would change that? Love to hear your response! Your arrangements were awesome!

[@zefcha4670]

you gave an idea for planting glads...i have 2 of the black baskets for next year!

[@gabrielebruhl1218]

The tropical arrangement could be sold in your stand easy for 40 and also 10 glads of every colour and also some mixed bundled glads😀

[@CatatonicSlug]

Bolds and pastels 2 kinds of bunches make is easy

[@rossipreissler4449]

WHAAAAAAAATTTT!!!! MINUTE 27 !!!! SPEECHLESS!!! HOW EXQUISITE!!!! #HAWAII #TROPICAL #BEAUTY

[@julievanerem9578]

Simply cut the stems, use a taller weighted bottom vase. Simple solutions. In your solid container use some oasis. Ive worked with Glad for over 30 years, in all variations. They are wonderful, you just have to know how to use them. Shorter stems to the sides, longer stems as you work toward the middle, creating a grid with stems that will hold the taller ones in place. Keep practicing, you will get it.

[@gafairbanks2434]

I'm in zone 6, minus -20° F some days (20-35) thru winter. I have not had to dig up my glads in over 10 years ! I just plant the bulbs deeper ( 8-10") Course now I have so many babies each year, have to dig bulbs up and give away or transplant to other areas. Deeper keeps the 4/5 foot plants Standing with huge blooms of beauty.

[@fetch33]

I am in zone 5b and my glads come back every year. Perhaps experiment with some and mulch in the fall.

[@RainbowObsidian777]

Prettyyyy! I sure hope all the smoke is gone for you guys. Need to get back outside. Off to watch the video now lol

[@pchoward]

Do you have a video on how you plant the glads in the crate? Thanks

[@CatatonicSlug]

Plant them nearly touching cover with 2 inches of soil done

[@ЛилияКосьюга]

Thanks for the video! Very beautiful gladioli. I used to grow them just for myself, but I think they are better suited for bouquets than for landscaping.

[@lenazagorodny1399]

How is it that Serena looks so sophisticated in that jumper and when I try to wear one, I look like a giant toddler?

[@DianeBickle-fi1nm]

Glads are beautiful

[@TheFeelButton]

Flower power!