Glass Vase Ideas for When Youre Done With Flowers
I counted them once, out of curiosity more than anything, because a student had asked me why my classroom windowsill had four vases with nothing in them and I didn’t…
Tall Glass Vase Ideas That Arent Just Flowers
My dad walked into my kitchen last Tuesday, saw the forty two inch glass cylinder sitting empty on the counter, and said, “Another one? You don’t even like flowers.” Which…
Flowers to Mix With Peonies in a Vase
I was standing at the kitchen sink on a Sunday morning with the water running too hot, snipping the ends off a five dollar bunch of grocery store carnations because…
Flowers That Hold Their Own Beside Sunflowers
The reputation is that sunflowers are a starter flower. The bouquet you grab at Trader Joe’s when you haven’t thought about it, the thing that shows up at a backyard…
Tall Vase, No Flowers: Ideas for Filling the Height
I have a friend, Marguerite, who works at a florist in Somerville, and she told me something that stuck: “The vase is not a life support machine for flowers. It’s…
Small Tricks for Making Cut Flowers Last Longer
My mother in law told me last month that “back in her day” you just put a penny in the vase and the flowers lasted two weeks, no fuss, no…