You Shouldn't Have

You Shouldn't Have is what people say when they are handed flowers, right before they are glad you did. Apricot alstroemeria, peach roses, and soft apricot chrysanthemums spill over the edge of the vase, with cream lisianthus, waxflower, and seeded eucalyptus trailing down. Chrysanthemums have a green, slightly peppery scent, and they last longer than most flowers in the vase. The palette is apricot, peach, butter yellow, and cream. It is made for thank-yous: the host, the neighbor, the friend who helped you move. It sits in a footed glass vase so the stems have room to fall. Lemon leaf tucked in low frames the flowers and fills out the base.