For dressing up your own home for the holidays or as a hostess gift, nothing makes people smile like fresh flowers.
For dressing up your own home for the holidays or as a hostess gift, nothing makes people smile like fresh flowers. The holidays are a great time to year to add flowers to your decor, whether you use them to add cheer to the mantle or the dining room table. You don’t have to stick with a red and green theme — instead, think white, purple, and green. Rustic elements like branches, pine cones, berries, and luscious greenery also evoke the season. Here are some of my favorite examples of holiday flower arrangements.
There’s nothing like a bunch of colorful flowers or artful greenery to brighten any area, inside or out.
So far this winter, Mother Nature has spared us from a typical New England winter. Even still, by the end of January it’s hard to avoid wishful thoughts of warmer breezes, green buds on trees, and those first flowers to signal the start of spring. It’s the flowers in particular that I look forward to, not only for the season they symbolize but for the memories and sentiments they evoke. There’s nothing like a bunch of colorful flowers or artful greenery to brighten any area, inside or out.
We can’t hurry spring along, but here are some examples of arrangements and flowers I love.
I love this floral composition.
Just greens.Alliums are the initial start of spring for me.Hydrangia - all time favorite!Sunflowers remind me of my first date with my husband.
Hearty yet simple.Tulips: One of my favorites in any color.
Odds are you live near a florist or flower shop, which means there’s no reason to wait until spring to enjoy a beautiful bunch of flowers. Why not treat yourself to some cheerful blooms the next time you go out?
