Smile with Flowers
Flowers make us smile and we look for them at weddings, birthdays, at any celebration and comes highly recommended to give for those “I apologize” days. Flowers just don’t have to be around for these occasions, you can have flowers in your home all year round! It’s sometimes hard to remember their names, but we all have our favorites!
We decorate with flowers! Often people usually place flowers in a vase to dress up a table, more often in the dining room or in the living room; but you can put flowers wherever you like. They can be in a small-scale or very bold. April is usually the month when Spring flowers start arriving from overseas (Holland), but May is the time for flowers to start blooming in the U.S..
You don’t even have to wait until someone sends you flowers. For those who are in NYC, Manhattan’s century-old flower district occupies little more than a block of West 28th Street, between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue is a must! Although the business is wholesale, many of the shops will take walk-ins, the prices are nicely reduced. 😉
Or you can even buy flowers at your local supermarket too (usually shipped from local nurseries and the prices are quite affordable). Perhaps you or your neighbor have a Lilac tree or a Gardenia bush? You only need a few clippings, imagine putting them in your favorite spot in the house to relax! Nice, Hugh? The fragrance will make you smile!
Flowers can be found in all sort of vivid colors, from bold to quite soft. One flower which also comes to mind, is the infamous Gerber Daisy, which has inspired many paint companies to mimic their bold colors (for instance Benjamin Moore Paints). The behind the scene science to make the many hybrids is simply remarkable and well appreciated.
The Gerber Daisy
I’ve got you thinking? Why not try taking a single stem of your favorite flower with a small vase and place in it your bathroom, just to have it there will brighten up your morning. Or put a couple of stems in your kitchen, just to have a “Look Mommy, flowers!”, while you get the kids ready for school, it will be a great conversation starter. How about in the bedroom?
Maybe, you don’t want a vase, just take a small drinking glass, fill with cool water and place just the flower bud! Or perhaps, wrap a few flower stems in a few wet paper towels and take them to work for your desk. The fragrance will be with you all day! If anyone asks you what’s the occasion, just say, “Oh, no occasion”. 😉 
If you are one that can’t have flowers around you, but love them, go to your greeting card store or the card section at your local supermarket, there are many cards with beautiful flowers; pick one and place on your desk instead. Or you could get a picture, a postcard… whatever you prefer, but do experience the joy of having flowers around you! So, what’s your favorite flower? Did, I convince you to smile with flowers, I sure hope so! Enjoy! 🙂
Be well – Letia
lee@lmlifestyleanddesign.com
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