Interior Design

SUMMER FLOWER FORAGING FOR YOUR HOME

Lots of us have recently been filling our plant pots with faux plants and stems and they’re a fantastic idea. Not as much watering, don’t require repotting and they do look fab. But it’s Summer, we’re out and about more in our gardens, woodlands and green spaces everywhere. I’m not the best gardener, if it looks pretty I keep it. There are orange and yellow flowers all around my little pond and it has to be said they’re invading spaces they’re not meant to, so I’ve picked them not for the bin, but plonked them into a jug in the kitchen and I love them. Lots of us have recently been filling our plant pots with faux plants and stems and they’re a fantastic idea. Not as much watering, don’t require repotting and they do look fab. But it’s Summer, we’re out and about more in our gardens, woodlands and green spaces everywhere. I’m not the best gardener, if it looks pretty I keep it. There are orange and yellow flowers all around my little pond and it has to be said they’re invading spaces they’re not meant to, so I’ve picked them not for the bin, but plonked them into a jug in the kitchen and I love them. Tall, willowy stems look good on their own, especially if you’re a minimalist kinda gal or guy. Move away your magazines and remotes on the coffee table for a vase of tall green leaves from the woods. Our ancient British woodlands are a fabulous place to forage. There are lots but wild garlic likes to grow in shady spots and is prolific in woodland with it’s pretty white flowers and lush green leaves, these can be eaten so try in some cooled boiled new potatoes. Honeysuckle is a beautifully sweet smelling flower found climbing as tall as 6 metres, clinging on to trees to find the sun. They have a structural appearance in orange or red and make for a beautiful centrepiece. Add some greenery to give it a backdrop for your dining table. You don’t need to have a big stash of vases either. Lots of things you find around the home look very cool with plants in. Coffee tins to display in the kitchen, glass jars on the dining table, bottles in the hall, wicker baskets with stems gathered in the lounge, even tie up with string and hang anywhere. Something on its own or repetition works really well. Odd numbers of vases if they’re gathered together, like 3 of different heights together or in a row also works. Add a picture and a candle to create more texture and interest. Your bookcase can be a fabulous place for flowers, lie a few flat and pop a small vase on top. If you have children you could press some wild flowers and put them in a frame. Have some fun whilst getting some exercise and come back with some treasure.

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