Spring, come quickly! Spring in Colorado is unpredictable, and can make the most joyful among us peevish and surly. Even in years with the mildest winters, spring can bring shivery and blustery weather. Here are a few ideas to lift your spirits and delight your senses.
- Pour yourself a refreshing cocktail, like an Aperol spritz, white wine sangria or herbaceous raspberry smash.
- Dress in spring colors and floral prints, even if the pants' legs are long and the material is fleece.
- Open your windows midday for a fresh breeze, especially refreshing just before April's showers.
- Enjoy the extra hours of evening daylight.
- Listen to the morning chorus of birdsong from meadowlark, chickadees, robins and wrens.
- Breathe in the scents of hyacinth, daffodils, early blooming lilac and redbud.
If Spring isn't cooperating, bring the outside in. Flowers brighten any room, any day of the year. Place florals in an entryway, kitchen, living room or even a bathroom. Florals make any room come alive with pops of color and the scent of spring.
Consider this your personal invitation to play with flowers by creating your very own Floral Bowl Arrangement. Use any cereal bowl in the kitchen and a bundle of store-bought flowers. For extra texture and depth, cut small spring branches and ornamental grasses from your own yard to pop into the arrangement. Then, place your floral bowl in a place where you need that burst of joy. Enjoy!
Supplies
1 bundle of flowers (about 24 stems) + floral food packet
Spring branches & ornamental grasses found in your yard (optional)
6” bowl (cereal bowl size)
Floral shears, garden clippers or kitchen shears
12” square cut chicken wire
Wire cutters
Garden gloves to protect your hands when forming chicken wire
Clear floral or scotch tape
Prep & Assemble
First, prepare the mechanics to act as a grid. Cut chicken wire roughly into a 12” square and form into a ball. Place inside the bowl.
Make an X shape with tape over the top to secure the chicken wire and provide extra support for floral elements.
Fill the bowl with water and mix in a flower food packet.
Arrange stems in the bowl. Start with the strongest, thickest stems, such as the branches and the largest base flowers. Next, place tall focal elements, followed by delicate stems, grasses and wispy greens around the perimeter and as filler.