The Flowers That Nate Berkus Uses To Create A Stunning Spring Bouquet

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You can take inspiration for your spring décor from almost anywhere, including the gardens or homes of family, friends, and even celebrities. For fresh, nature-inspired decorations, for example, we encourage you to channel the masterful bouquets interior designer and TV personality Nate Berkus features on his Instagram profile, @nateberkus. Berkus combines classic white flowers, like carnations and roses, with vivid green stems and fillers into simple yet iconic cut flower arrangements.

Berkus's spring bouquets feature a limited yet bright palette. The pure white of the roses blends well with the light green of the full carnations. The color selection, paired with the full, open blooms instead of buds, perfectly embodies the new life and joyful renewal of spring. Want to make your own spring bouquet just like Nate Berkus? It's possible — you simply need to get your hands on the same or similar cut flowers and foliage.

To model your own spring bouquets after Berkus's heady creations, choose flowers like roses, sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus), and tweedia (Tweedia caerulea) in shades of pure white. If you want the same style of rose as Berkus, consider the cultivar 'Escimo,' a popular wedding rose with dainty cup-shaped petals. Tweedia grows up to 2 feet tall with small star-shaped blooms — 'Alba' has white flowers. Sweet peas are on the frilly side and they can be short-lived as cut flowers. Still, cultivars like 'Selva' and 'Sea Weed' boast attractive lime-green flowers similar to Berkus's  carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus).

In interior designer and TV personality Nate Berkus's spring arrangements, green foliage and feathery white sprays contrast dramatically with the rounded carnations and roses that make up the main body of the bouquet. Don't be afraid to branch out beyond this initial inspiration and make your bouquets your own. As long as you stick with flowers perfect for a cut flower garden, you can't really go wrong. You could, for example, shake the design up by mixing a vibrant color into the palette. Follow the rule that gives you a stunning flower arrangement every time — the 60-30-10 rule — and add pops of purple or yellow to the bouquet with pansies (Viola x wittrockiana). 'Matrix Yellow' has large, sunny flowers with strong stems. Another more unusual addition is 'Oriental Breeze' basil, which has glossy leaves and deep purple flowers.

Once you've selected your flowers and foliage, gathering all of the stems together is arguably the most challenging part of creating your spring bouquet. First, trim the stems to different lengths. Then lean the floppy greenery around the rim of your vase and fill the center with round blooms. Patch any gaps with flower sprays. Finally, if you really want to replicate the aesthetic of Berkus's most recent spring centerpieces, take some time to learn how to perfectly wrap a bouquet of flowers for a professional-looking arrangement. The designer wraps the vase in brown paper — something like Bryco Goods Brown Kraft Packing Paper won't break the bank at about $14 a roll.