Wowsers! That was pretty full on wasn't it?! Hahahaa!!
I cannot for the life of me contemplate a home life without fresh flowers :: for me they are vital to my well being, and during the few days/weeks in a year when I forget them, I miss them terribly. They bring colour, happiness and vitality to a room, and add a huge dose of undiluted pleasure to the days.
I really enjoy buying my bunches of seasonal flowers and pots of inexpensive bulbs from the market/shops, it's a sweet weekly ritual that I love. Daffodils, narcissi, hyacinths, tulips, sweet williams, stocks, roses, dahlias, sunflowers :: it's the Floral Year.
However, my summer/autumn homegrown posies are without a doubt my Complete Favourite. In my dreams, I would love to grow more of my own summer garden annuals as I love them so much, but as yet I have not managed to be organised enough. One day. One day I will create the back yard of my dreams, full to the brim with roses, sweet peas, marigolds, cosmos, nasturtiums, geraniums, cornflowers and sunflowers. I will fill jugs instead of little ink bottles. The flowers will be abundant. One day.
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Wow! Your colorful work makes my day colorful. I love it for it signifies my life now.
Posted by: Mcnees Barnhill | May 04, 2013 at 10:12 AM
So many lovely colours, love these flowers in your end of year review.
Will be taking a look and catching up on your posts that i have missed.
Becca XOXO
Posted by: Bakker | March 04, 2013 at 11:08 AM
Just looking at all of these flowers on your post makes me feel cheerful hehe
Posted by: Karen - Flowers UK | January 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Oh you will have a glorious summer garden--I used to play in the back yard while my mother dug in the garden--she grew mint for our iced tea on hot days, with a wedge of lemon, beautiful red Princess Feathers (or cockscomb) and my very favorite, the zinnias--the small varieties the Thumbelina and Lilliput zinnias! We had a red rambler rose on the fence and an apple tree. I hope you will have a pale pink fairy rose!
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Stick Horse Cowgirl V | January 07, 2013 at 02:04 AM
I enjoy seeing all that awesome flower color. It makes me have spring fever!!!
Posted by: Connie B | January 06, 2013 at 07:40 PM
so simply and so nice!
Posted by: Alise | January 03, 2013 at 09:52 PM
A real English country garden in doors, beautiful. Flowers brighten up the darkest of days. They are like the rainbow during the rain.
Beautiful as always x
Posted by: Nicola | January 03, 2013 at 08:37 PM
A scrumdiddley-umptious bunch of gorgeousness of the highest degree! My eyes are having feasting frenzy here Lucy, thankyou so much! :)
Jess xx
Posted by: Jess | January 03, 2013 at 06:06 PM
I love your blog, Lucy, thank you so much for sharing your colourful life. I spent time at home bringing up kids, and loved my days, in charge of my own time, and having the space for creativity - sewing mostly in those days. Now I'm back in da house, card-making. Your blog has inspired me to live my life in a more colourful mode, and not to give into beige! HNY!
Posted by: Celia Clinton | January 03, 2013 at 05:24 PM
Your flowers look lovely, there's nothing quite so nice as a fresh bunch in the house is there? My husband gave me a some flowers on Christmas day this year (a huge suprise he never buys flowers) & it was the best pressie I had, I loved them.
Posted by: Jay | January 03, 2013 at 04:45 PM
I just dont think it is ever possible to be sad in a home with lovely flowers through out the year.
Great yearly wrap up in flowers.
I just cut some Camellias from my tree for my home !
Posted by: Alma | January 03, 2013 at 04:10 PM
Lucy, love the tulips and love your blog. Thanks again.
Posted by: Vane | January 03, 2013 at 03:36 PM
Happy New Year Lucy. Beautiful flowers, colors and pictures. So much like you ad your work. Just passing by to wish you a great year, with hapinness and joy. By the way, this last month of December I gave myself the pleasure of making the colorful round petal cushion. My blog is with open doors for you to visit me where I linked yours and your beautiful work. Warm hugs from a warm Brazilian follower. Angélica
www.becodaangel-artesmanuais.blogspot.com
Posted by: Ana Angelica Clemente | January 03, 2013 at 02:39 PM
How Happy & stunning :)
Posted by: jonquil | January 03, 2013 at 02:29 PM
Love the flowers! And love the stripy, dotty, pretty jugs.
Posted by: Lee | January 03, 2013 at 02:09 PM
Happy New Year! The pictures are breathtaking!!!
Sa dra
Posted by: Sandra | January 03, 2013 at 01:18 PM
Thank you so much for the colorful photos on this cloudy, cold, snowy day in Michigan.
Posted by: Janet | January 03, 2013 at 01:02 PM
You must have a very big cupboard to house all those jugs and vases. They are as pretty as the flowers - which is no less than I would expect from you!
Posted by: SOL | January 03, 2013 at 12:28 PM
You have such a lovely collection of colourful jugs, Lucy. I particularly like the old bottles. I have a few similar glass ones that we have dug up in the yard over the years. I find it very hard to grow pretty flowers though- something to do with them needing consistent watering methinks....
Posted by: Carolyn | January 03, 2013 at 12:27 PM
Oh, such a beautiful look at a year of flowers! I've always been a huge fan of fresh flowers to brighten any room in the house. It is my one ( okay. Maybe I have several) guilty pleasures when I di my food shopping. Such a great!
Posted by: Paula | January 03, 2013 at 11:22 AM
That's a lot of lovely colour, just bought a rose plant for my kitchen table, going to make a point of buying more flowers this year.
Posted by: Sophie | January 03, 2013 at 11:06 AM
Awh Lucy I love your blog it is so colourful. I'm sitting here looking at the rain feeling miserable, but do you know what, I'm going to go and get some flowers for myself to bring some colour into the dull day. I love your mini bunting for droopy hyacinths what a fab idea xx
Posted by: Jacqui Jeffries | January 03, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Hi Lucy, your flowers look lovely, a year full of floral colour! I've just discovered a beautiful blog called hopscotch lane have you seen it, you should have a look I think you would love it, I've been making owls all day! XxBrenda
Posted by: Brenda | January 03, 2013 at 10:35 AM
Inspirational! Talented girlie x
Posted by: suzanne | January 03, 2013 at 10:28 AM
I like it!! A very Happy New Year!
Posted by: Ineke | January 03, 2013 at 09:47 AM