Flowers Any Season

I love flowers in any season! I like getting them and I like growing them and arranging them myself - especially in the summer and fall months.

Here are some great activities for flower lovers:

Make your own European style flower arrangment...First get some flowers from your bakc yard or a shop or even a wild field. Select the ones you like the best and you hand tie them together - so simple yet elegant much less tradition than the vase arrangements.

Tips for recognizing good flowers - most flowers should be bought in a bud stage with a little color showing through it except for daisies and gerbera - they should be fully grown and open. Also try to stick to the seasonal flowers even though they sell flowers on off seasons.

*Tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are widely available in spring between the months of February and May
*Peonies can be bought between April and the beginning of June for the best price
*Sunflowers are native in the US between July and October
*Dahlias are available in early fall
*Roses, lilies, iris, gerbera and daisies
*Chrysanthemums are available year round for approximately the same price