White blossoms are the blank slates of the flower kingdom: they can be built upon with any combination of colours and match anything that’s already in your home – white or not. Senior style editor Ann Marie Favot craves white anything, but she loves white flowers in particular. “Whether you use a single stem or a whole bunch,” she says, “white flowers bring light into your life.” Layers of white in blooms and vessels give these floral arrangements a floating quality and an ethereal spirit that completes every room that they grace.

Ranunculuses
Perfect for a tall, top-heavy arrangement, ranunculuses, with their seemingly infinite layers of petals, create a fancy, if not formal, look.
Hyacinths & roses
A centrepiece overflowing with hyacinths and roses smells like sweet ( decor) success.
Sweet peas
Set out just a tiny bouquet of trailing sweet peas as tabletop decor and you’ll romance the ruffles for days to come.
Hydrangeas
Teeming with tiny florets, hydrangeas seem to bring a thousand blooms home.
Peonies
Pretty peonies are full of flip-floppy volume for a casual countryside bouquet.