Green Hydrangeas & Lace: Altar Flowers

For the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost I couldn't resist these lovely blue-green hydrangeas from the garden where I have free access to greens and flowers. This variety of late-blooming hydrangea goes from sky blue to a pale chartreuse.

After picking up some equally irresistible AND inexpensive lilies from Costco (Sigh! so much for my resolution to only support local business!), I stopped the car at an empty lot and clipped several bunches of Queen Anne's Lace with my sweet five-year-old helper at my side.

As our good curé says "more lace, more grace!"

I secured the arrangements with wet floral oasis and included crocosmia and ivy for greenery.

Here they are on the altar. Ad Jesum per Mariam!

In anticipation of the feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, see this beautiful post on Fleur de Marie-Jacqueline's blog: Our Lady's Sorrows and the Iris.

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