A White Floral Arrangement to Welcome Early Spring
March’s featured floral from Kim Epley, artistic director at The Studio at Farmer Blue, embraces a restrained white palette, capturing the soft, intentional beauty of early spring in the Lowcountry.
Story by Kim Epley
Photography by Amia Marcell
March is when the farm exhales. After winter dormancy, the fields at Farmer Blue begin to stir as buds swell, greens stretch and stems lengthen almost overnight. This month’s arrangement leans into that quiet shift, choosing restraint over bold color and letting form, texture and movement carry the design. It’s a small celebration of early spring’s greatest luxury: freshness.
The arrangement
Spring does not burst in here. It settles in. This refined design leans on a soft white palette with gentle pastel notes for a calm, lived-in feel. Butterfly ranunculus set the romantic base while white calla lilies add clean, sculptural height. Lisianthus and fragrant white delphinium fill things out, with unopened poppies offering small, sculptural reminders that more blooms are on the way. Wisps of astilbe and natural berries keep the look relaxed and seasonal. March flowers know exactly what they are doing. No shouting required.
- Butterfly ranunculus
- Calla lilies
- Lisianthus
- White delphinium
- Poppy
- Astilbe
- Broom berries
Design notes
Let the field lead: Choose what’s emerging naturally rather than forcing a color story. Early spring is about discovery.
Edit the palette: A restrained color range allows texture and shape to shine and keeps the arrangement feeling timeless.
Celebrate the unopened: Pods, buds and berries are just as compelling as full blooms. They tell the story of what’s coming next.
Care with ease: Refresh water every other day and trim stems lightly as they soften. Let the arrangement change. It’s part of the beauty.
