Monday, January 23, 2012

Flowers In The Wintery House


December with its reds and golds and temperatures in the 60's was so last month.  January has brought us grey skies, freezing winds and the first snow/ice of the year. Scarves and boots are being worn for warmth not fashion just as the stores fill with spring clothes and sandals.

At home the tree has long been turned into future mulch, the glitter and the glamor have been packed away in the attic till next year.  I have kept my jar of fireflies alight but swapped out richly colored roses for single stems of ranunculus and tulips and barely there pussy willow.  The bowl of clementines is not a prop but a constant.  And with this weekend's scratchy throat, a necessity.  Some pop pills, I pop clementines.


And I think we're all agreed that wax flower is the flower of 2012, much as ranunculus was the flower of 2011.

























I say double your pleasure and use them together. 


And if you happen to be a florist and have a stem of black raspberry handy, add that to the mix.

A heady mix it is, those tiny wax flowers pack a powerful punch of scent.  But just in case my stuffy nose can't catch it,  I filled a jar with a few bulbs.  A tete a tete, some tulips and a hyacinth, a handful of green moss and a crystal found by GG on yesterday mornings dog walk.


I walk down the same streets.  All I see are early blooming forsythia and an occasional fox.  GG always finds a treasure.


Looking forward to coming to your house and seeing what treasures you have for us. I'm also hoping for a cup of tea and a few Advil.

Clementines can only do so much:)
xo Jane

29 comments:

  1. Wax flower as the flower of 2012! Interesting! I've been away from the flower business too long.

    They're very pretty in a country/wild flower kind of way, aren't they? I hope I won't ruin this for you, but I've always found that wax flower smells like bubble gum to me. Especially if you squeeze a flower between your fingers, which I can never resist doing.

    Thanks for hosting again, Jane.

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  3. Good morning. There is a jug of flowers on your (virtual) doorstep all the way from Blightly. Message reading: With love and best wishes to you for a good week. xxx

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  4. ps silly florist who wrote that message made a typo!

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  5. Wonderful jar of spring flowers. I can almost smell April from here.

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  6. Oh I forgot, I even have flowers and I don't have a cold!!!
    Oh dear Jane the first daffodils always tell me that spring is here and summer not far away..that means autumn is coming and winter not far away for us....blast!!!!
    Hope you are feeling better xx

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  7. Hope you are feeling better soon Jane. Your flowers are just lovely. I love waxflowers, particularly the dark pinky/purpley ones. I love your pink wing chair!
    I have linked to you with my rosy bathroom! Have a great day, love Linda x

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  8. I could do a much better job on the cup of tea than I did on the flowers. Love all your bulbs. Not a one in sight here.

    And, how come your shop has so much more than mine. I asked for ranunculus and they said "not this time of year".

    I shall wallow in jealousy - as usual.

    Please feel better soon. xoxo

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  9. I love these posts. I thought about doing one last night, but the only flowers anywhere in sight are white iceberg roses in my front yard, and somehow they didn't seem worthy. But spring will come and hellebore and forgetmenot and iris will bloom in my back yard and then I will join you with joy.

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  10. LOVE this! Added a post about paperwhites! Hope that the ones in my office will shoot up and bloom soon!

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  11. Oh, I didn't mean that I don't like wax flower. I do! I love all flowers and quite like the bubble gum smell -- even though I know others don't.

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  12. Oh, but I have such a soft spot for a white ranunculus!

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  13. You just took the Winter out of wintery! No fair, you're a florist!

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  14. Oh spring, where are you? I would carry those flowers everywhere with me. I don't know what wax flowers are, but I have been friends with ranunculi since the early 80's--I remember our first encounter well. Whether they are in or out they will be close to my heart. By the way, what is it with hellebores? I never heard of them before and now they are everywhere in the flower shop blogs. Well except for yours--because you don't get caught up in trends.

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  15. i should have told my ranunculi story: first time in paris by myself, a few days there and then a long drive up to the netherlands. i was in a little hotel right behind shakespeare & co, and had a little tiny room. i was out walking and found a flower stall with loads of ranunculi, which i didn't think i'd seen before. spent a lot of francs on several bunches of them, and kept them in my wee room for a few days. they were so cheery and always remind me of my first solo trip.

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  16. I have a pot of tea for both of us and a box of new Puff tissue with the Vicks Vapor in it (just discovered it). Your flowers are lovely as usual..hope you feel better soon. xo

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  17. oh! I want to join your Flowers in the house group! What should I do? Just leave a message on Monday?

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  18. You see foxes on your walk? Somehow this eclipses the flowers somewhat, although that wee dish of wax flower is very sweet. (not a big fan of them usually).

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  19. Others would be a bit put out that you're partially obscuring that beautiful armchair with (admittedly also beautiful) flowers, but I'm not. Not me. I'm making allowances.

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  20. Jane,
    I love all your arrangements, but why have I never thought to use a jar with pretty spring bulbs and a little moss? It looks so beautiful. What a wonderful find for GG...it looks perfect right there. oh, one more thing...you won my little give away!
    xo
    annie

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  21. i like your all things but your beautiful are very attractive.

    Usmle Step 1

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  22. Love the constant bowl of Clementines - how perfect for this year's color of the year. Hope you got your cup of tea and Advil! Found you though Annie's blog thought I'd join the fun and link up too! xo Sherri

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  23. Annie from Lovely Things sent me over. This is a great idea! Love the composition of the first photo.

    Hope you feel better.
    Mary Ann

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  24. I read about your flower party @ The Urban Cottage. I have paperwhites blooming all over the place right now. I started forcing them the week before Christmas.

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  25. Yay! It looks so beautiful and fresh and cozy in there!

    I;m sorry I missed the party, but and enjoying checking it out just as much as always. Thank you for hosting!

    xxoo,

    Jaime

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  26. Sob sob sob! I missed the flower party. I was not well on Sunday/Monday. All the flowers posts will have to suffice my flower fix this week. :-( Sinead x

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  27. Better late than never!!! I hope?! I couldnt bear missing the party so please accept my very late arrival. Any tea left in the pot?
    Sinead xxx

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