This month we join our OTSP Glimpse with lovely neighbor Trishie's Floral Fridays. There's nothing like having fresh flowers around the house and for me it's a must. It's a sure way to *make me smile* and I love the reactions that they elicit from guests who visit. They step closer to touch and smell the flowers ;) It's essential that I surround myself with a vibrant and multi-sensory environment. It draws out my creativity and it's almost a distraction if I things just don't feel good. (Good-kind-of-crazy Allium balls pictured above)
One of my biggest tricks to making it affordable to have these pick-me-ups every week, is to use little bud vases, much like the kind you might find in your neighborhood cafe. With a small vase, you only need to a few stems of 2-3 types of flowers or filler plants to create a really unique arrangement. Cost wise, these were all fresh pickins straight from my garden or yard, so that's a bonus. Plant spring, summer and fall blooms and you'll have something to play with all season long! When picking out what types of flowers to grow... my mind quickly goes to a garden like this in Taiwan.
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A few of my favorite fresh pickins...
The roses in the front parkway have white markings on them that make them extra romantic and exotic to me. I like to combine it with a pop of yellow prarie flowers to compliment each other. Are you smiling yet? ;)
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Oh daffodils! They are the first to spring up and I don't mind pairing them it with a stem from a flowering bush. I'm all about using all varieties of plants to create enduring combinations!
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Now Queen Anne's Lace...they are a real treat and can go for $3+ a stem in a shop or you might easily find some growing like weeds on the side of the road. How ever you come acquire one, their intricate and delicate petals makes for a great contrast next to a bold graphic bloom like the coneflower (echinacea).
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Lily of the valley couldn't be cuter with their bell shaped petals the size of a pencil's eraser. They are so sweet and fresh...perfect for a space where you might not expect it.
Floral Fridays is a monthly photography project with different themes each month.
This series is about fun & taking time out to smell the flowers. To play along, please email Trishie (trishie@underlockandkeyblog. com) for next month's theme.
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