Are you tired of those winter blahs and need something to carry you over until it’s time for spring home decor? I’ll share some of the ways you can brighten up your home this winter with greenery and flowers.
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Winter Botanicals and Gardens Blog Hop
I’m joining some talented ladies today for a Winter Botanicals and Gardens Blog Hop today, hosted by Amber of Follow the Yellow Brick Home. I know you will find so many great ideas and hope you’ll visit all of the wonderful blogs. All blogger links are listed at the bottom of this post.
If you’ve just come over from Debra of Common Ground, welcome! I’m so glad you’re here. Debra is one of my favorite bloggers and I’m sure you were inspired by her winter botanical tabletop.
Do you remember when I shared my blog post on How to Transition from Christmas to Winter Decor just a couple of weeks ago? Or maybe you saw my post My Warm and Cozy Cottage Tips. As much as I hate to admit it, I’m already done with winter, and it’s only been a month.
I TRIED! REALLY I DID! But I’m ready to move on. Bring on spring.
I’m going to share some of the ways I’m bringing the outdoors inside my home. I’m not going full-on spring yet. My home decor is still a winter neutral. The birds and bunnies continue to be packed away inside their “spring” totes. But I’m adding more flowers and greenery, both fresh and faux, to brighten up my winter home.
Fresh Cut Flowers
You don’t have to wait until spring to bring beautiful flowers into your home. I went on a mission the other day to find some fresh flowers for a Valentine’s Day tablescape. My local florist offered the most beautiful mix of tulips, roses, snapdragons and eucalyptus.
Just adding a bouquet of beautiful fresh cut flowers and greenery adds the pop of color needed to chase away the winter blues. Am I right?
Roses
These were the gorgeous fresh cut roses I enjoyed last year. They were so beautiful that I spent an entire day shooting the flowers in different containers. Don’t these pink beauties look fabulous in this galvanized bucket?
Roses are obviously in large supply this time of year for Valentine’s Day, and really brighten up a room during the winter months.
Tulips
Tulips are one of the most popular fresh cut flower during the winter and spring months, and are more inexpensive than other flower varieties.
Are you wondering how these tulips are standing so straight? Three water-filled mason jars were placed inside this vintage enamel pot to do the trick.
Here are the flowers I bought the other day for my Valentine’s Day table. White, red and pink…I’m loving this color combo. It doesn’t have to take much effort to spruce up a mantel and brighten up your space for winter.
From the Winter Garden
I’ll admit, there isn’t much to choose from in my garden when it comes to cutting fresh flowers in the winter months. But there are a few options you may want to consider growing in your garden for a fresh floral arrangement whenever you want.
Hellebores, or Lenten Roses are a gorgeous bloom to add to your home in the winter. I have several different colors growing in my garden this time of year. This arrangement is from last year, and also had forced some Quince blooms inside as well.
Forcing Blooms
You can enjoy a spring preview of flowering branches by pruning branches of spring-flowering trees such as forsythia and pussy willow. Forcing branches bring the bright color inside to help relieve those winter blahs.
Forsythia is my favorite flower to force bloom. There’s nothing better than that bright yellow color, and it only takes a couple of weeks to bloom after you’ve cut and added them to a water filled vase.
Potted Plants that Bloom Through the Winter
Cyclamen
These blooming plants are perfect for tucking into winter vignettes for a pop of color. Here’s a tip I just learned. Don’t toss the plant once it stops blooming and loses its leaves. Water it every once in awhile during its dormancy. As soon as the cool temperatures return in fall, the plant will come back to life after regular watering.
African Violets
This plant is one of the easier flowering plants to grow, This is mostly because they adjust well to the drier indoor air. They like a sunny location, but a word of warning: south-facing window will be far too hot for them.
Fabulous Faux Greenery & Flowers for the Winter
A winter faux greenery and flowers option can be expensive when starting out, but so worth the investment in my opinion. If you spend more money on a better quality option, they will last for years and look very real.
Faux Greenery
This yellow vintage toolbox was a great find last weekend. Adding faux succulents are the perfect finishing touch.
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Faux ferns fit right into any season’s home decor.
Faux greenery is the most perfect option for me. “Why” do you ask? Because not every outdoor gardener can keep a houseplant alive. I think it’s because I forget to water them.
SHOP FAUX GREENERY
The faux eucalyptus and olive branch options are so pretty, but it’s important to get the better quality stems. They can tend to look really fake when you buy the more inexpensive versions.
Faux Flowers
I love faux flowers! More than anything! They are a great addition to my home decor when there isn’t a lot to choose from in the garden, or if I can’t make it to the store. And our store is over 30 minutes away, so this is just a lot easier.
I’ve had these forsythia branches for years and they still look just as beautiful as when I bought them several years ago.
Hydrangea faux flowers are one of my favorites. They tend to look more like real fresh cut flowers than many other varieties.
SHOP FAUX FLOWERS
Mix some faux greenery and flowers together in a vase or container to make the arrangement fuller.
I hope you’ve taken away an idea or two for brightening up your winter home decor with greenery and flowers. The Winter Botanicals and Gardens Blog Hop continues with Christy of Our Southern Home where you’ll find some beautiful winter floral arrangements. Christy has the most beautiful style, and I know you’ll agree!
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I’m with you Kim on the indoor live and faux greens and florals. The fresh flowers you just got are gorgeous and I love those beautiful vintage roses! They all look perfect in your home. I’m so ready for spring! xoxo
Thank you Stacy. Just wish I could bring in more houseplants. Maybe I’ll try it again, slowly. Can’t wait for spring.
I love all of your bouquets. Beautiful.
Thank you so much Rebecca!
OKay, now I’m really ready for Spring!! your flowers are amazing, Kim. and you have such a knack for getting them in wonderful vintage containers. Wonderful photos as always, Kim. Those roses are just gorgeous, and I imagine the fragrance is also. It looks so springy there. We still have February and half of March with snow and cold temps, boohoo. Thankyou for the sweet compliment, xo!
Thank you for all the kind words Debra. You had the most beautiful pictures on your post as well. Bottom line, I am ready to say goodbye to winter and start playing in the garden!
Fresh or faux your containers and arrangements are gorgeous.
Thank you so much Katie!
SO many gorgeous blooms, Kim! I love your mantel. It is always a pleasure to tour with you! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Oh Cecilia! I feel the same way about hopping with you my friend. Thank you for the sweet words. Have a great weekend.
Kim all of your beautiful flowers (fresh and faux) have me excited to grab some this weekend! Your combinations are always so pretty! Pinning!
Thank you Kelly! Loved your beautiful winter ideas as well.
I adore all of your lovely pops of color. They truly add a bit of spring to gloomy winter weather!
Thank you for the sweet words Laura. I really appreciate it.
Love you post Kim! Like you I’m trying to be patient with winter but so ready to move on to spring. I think I just need to add more flower arrangements like yours to get me through these cold months. Maybe I’ll start with soft colored roses in a bucket like yours, so simple and elegant! Pinning to several boards!
Thank you Michelle! I went crazy pinning your beautiful pictures as well. So many pretty things!
What a feast for the eyes. All of your beautiful floral arrangements are wonderful.
I really appreciate your kind words Marty. Thank you my friend.
Wow this post is full of so much eye candy! I love every single photo and all the tips you shared for decorating with fresh and faux flowers. Can I fly out to the PNW and stare out your nook window????
Faux flowers have come a long way! I used to be adamantly opposed to them, but now they look so real and save so much time and effort. Insta-color any time of year! I am always on a mission to find the most realistic looking ones on the market. As you mentioned, they can be more expensive but so worth it! I ended up paying only $8 for that amaryllis bouquet at the consignment shop but I saw a similar one for over $100, so it obviously pays to check the thrift shops too. Pottery Barn has some gorgeous faux florals and plants. I watch the clearance sales and snatch then up when they are out of season.
Thank you so much for joining the hop!
I would love for you to hang out with me at my kitchen table. We could have a lot of fun! I am really lucky to have an amazing local home decor shop with the most real looking faux flowers. But you’re right, Pottery Barn has good options too. If you had asked me years ago, I would have laughed at the thought of having “fake” flowers in my home.
Thank you for allowing me to join the hop. It’s been so much fun!
Kim,
I love all these gorgeous blooms. I’ll add this link to tomorrows post!
Thank you so much Rachel!
So many gorgeous blooms Kim! I love them all – such a lovely way to brighten up the dreary winter days!
You have so many beautiful options here. Roses and tulips are my absolute favourites. Where I live we grow hellebores and cyclamen outside in the winter. I was really excited this year to see my hellebores have self seeded. I’m waiting until they are a little bigger to transplant them. These are all such beautiful ideas. Personally, I love faux flowers as well as cut flowers to buy in New Zealand are really expensive. Thanks for sharing this. It’s given me some good ideas.
Happy Monday! I’m so ready for spring as well. I have only one thing left that looks like winter in our home and it’s on the mantel. The weather man said we’d actually feel like winter next week so I guess it will stay for at least 2 more weeks but after that, I’ll be on to spring! Great ideas for energizing my surroundings. Love all the buckets of flowers. I need to get to the store (before/if we get a storm). I’ll need all that happiness because the gloom and rain really get to me. Hope you have a great week. Loved and pinned this post.
Such beautiful flowers Kim. You’ve inspired me to try Traders Joe tomorrow👏🏻👏🏻
Kim,
Your home just gives me all the cozy feels! I would set up my workday at that kitchen table looking out the window. You have such a gift with flowers. I LOVE those roses!