The best part of warm weather is being outdoors, until it gets too hot. During August in Texas after about 9 am, I prefer to be inside looking at the outdoors through the window of an air-conditioned room.
But there’s another way to bring the outdoors inside when you are inside.
I’ve got 5 ways to bring the outdoors inside today. It’s a quick post, I don’t think this needs a lot of explanation.
- LIVE PLANTS
This works well if you can keep them alive. I’ve found that I have a difficult time keeping plants alive inside, getting the light and the water just right.
One way to help keep the moisture in plants is to use a cloche. It’s literally been a life-saver for my ivy.
2. FLOWERS FROM THE GROCERY
Flowers from the grocery are usually pretty inexpensive. I don’t buy them all of the time, but they are nice treat.
I keep cutting the stems and eventually they end up in a small container.
The roses can be kept in a tall vase or cut drastically and put in a small one.
I pull out the spent flowers and just keep the ones that still look good, changing out the water daily.
3. FLOWERS FROM THE YARD
They aren’t fancy, but they have loads of color and really perk up a room. I have a very small city yard, but it’s still big enough for me to have several flowering perennials, like this plumbago.
We get so many flowers from our farm including the Bluebonnets below.
4. ARTIFICIAL PLANTS
I love olive branches, but they don’t seem to do well cut. The solution is using these faux branches that look pretty real.
5. DRIED PLANTS
Dried plants
What ways do you bring the outdoors in?
I have always loved how you brighten your home with wonderful pops of color using the sweetest floral vignettes. I am going to try the ivy under the cloche. Great idea! Great partying with you today and have a most wonderful weekend!
It’s already getting too hot to be outside here until the sun sets and not my favorite time of year for that reason. One of these days I have to make it to Texas when the Bluebonnets are blooming…they look amazing!
Soon it will be too hot to be out and I will be planted inside, too until dark. Then I can go out and sit on the deck for a bit if I want to fight off the mosquitoes. Pretty flower ideas and yes live plants are hard to keep alive. 🙂
Anita – Your home is so beautiful… I always love your pictures! I am inspired to plant more things that will cut well to bring inside. Great idea! xo
Great ways to pull the outdoors in. I forget about dried flowers. I need to put that on my shopping list. I love using Eucalyptus but haven’t had any in years. Thanks for the reminder!
Nancy
So many lovely ideas, Anita! I love the way most of your arrangements have an unfussy feel, like they arose organically in the spot they are set in. So pretty!! Yet even the more complex bouquets look just beautiful… 🙂 Love the way you have little blue flowers tucked into the vintage condiment set. Stunning!! I have one of these and have been thinking of adding in some flowers. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your home looks so beautiful, Anita. I love having fresh flowers in my home and spring and summer are so nice, because I always seem to have something blooming that I can bring inside…love your ideas! Happy weekend!