Spring & Summer Blooms

Well, the results are in: having flowers in the house is scientifically good for you! (According to a Harvard study, anyway.) The final study results demonstrated that flowers impacted people emotionally at home, causing them to feel less anxious and more compassionate. They even reported a boost of energy that lasted through their day! Fresh-cut blooms can be expensive to buy, so my advice is to grow your own. Whether it's growing from seed a bed of flowers for cutting or planting perenials around the yard, you are sure to be thrilled with the results! I plant a patch of Zinnias in my garden every year on honor of my mom. (Zinnias are her favorite.) The cheerfully colorful blooms are beautiful, long lasting, and so easy to grow from seed. Check out the gardening tab for a list of great cutting flowers to incorporate into your landscape!

Some flowers are difficult to display due to short stems or heavy blooms. The peonies that I cut today (pictured above) were no exception. Can you guess where I got the vase? How about the bathroom? Yep, that's a toothbrush holder! Don't waste your money on those expensive grid-style vases. Just pick up an extra toothbrush holder. (I snagged this one at Goodwill for $0.25) If you need one now and don't have one handy, just create a grid by overlapping scotch tape onto the mouth of your vase. Peel it off and toss it when you're finished with the arrangement.