tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post5427938428378318660..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: FlowersShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-73732974921929096292012-01-13T07:30:43.435+00:002012-01-13T07:30:43.435+00:00At this time of the year, branches of Holly will h...At this time of the year, branches of Holly will happily live in a vase for quite a long time. This year, mine has not produced any berries, but I simply mix-in a few tulips which need replacing about once a week but the holly also looks lovely on its own.<br /><br />AnnaAnna at the Doll Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282617177491266907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-7870479495423639512012-01-13T00:59:12.404+00:002012-01-13T00:59:12.404+00:00I adore cut fresh flowers in the house. I used to ...I adore cut fresh flowers in the house. I used to buy them weekly, relatively inexpensively. And a week was about the time they lasted (mums and daisies lasting well).<br /><br />I buy them less often now (budget), but I've had excellent luck with grocery store orchid (plants) in the past, as well as amaryllis. They sometimes last a surprising amount of time!<br /><br />I admit, I'm longing for even three stems of lilies. Relatively inexpensive. And the fragrance?<br /><br /><i>Heaven</i>.BigLittleWolfhttp://dailyplateofcrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-6311356362665789522012-01-12T17:34:50.646+00:002012-01-12T17:34:50.646+00:00First, I have to confess, that I am not a flower f...First, I have to confess, that I am not a flower fan at all.<br />I don´t like houseplants, I dislike exotic plants.<br />I have one bowl on the dining room table which needs something, and a lot of it.<br />I prefer native flowers to fill it, like heather, which will last long ( almost forever ) as it dries.<br />But the dilemma is, that I don´t like dried flowers either.<br />So, as a compromise, I fill the vase with the long-lasting chrysanthemums every now and then, junipers at xmas time and at times Baby´s Breath.<br />Btw, there are cut orchids, and they do last for a long time.<br />But orchids in Finland - too exotic.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.com