Flowers for rooms

My flowers are gorgeous today. So I cut some and put the in some of Granny's glass dishes for the rooms. I put one on each mantle.

Lovely!
Flame Azalea and Catawba Rhodies
Both natives to your Appalachian Mountains.

Nice touch.

And that is why people should stay in small, independent properties. We love doing and sharing
lovely flowers. Our azaleas and rhododendrons are barely showing buds. We have a while to go but the daffodils are still in full bloom...

Iris said:

And that is why people should stay in small, independent properties. We love doing and sharing
lovely flowers. Our azaleas and rhododendrons are barely showing buds. We have a while to go but the daffodils are still in full bloom....

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Before the end of the week my rhodos and the yellow flowers will look awful - faded and wilting. The white azalea petals are more in the yard than on the bush but the red is still holding its own - so far. More rain and wind coming.

charlie may said:

Nice touch..

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Thank you. I love it when I do not have to go to the florist.

I love flowers in the rooms, in little niches, wherever. Posies in a mug near the guestbook, wildflowers or just pretty greens. I love to see them (no allergies here!) Do guests ever ask you to remove them? (MORE for me!)

seashanty said:

I love flowers in the rooms, in little niches, wherever. Posies in a mug near the guestbook, wildflowers or just pretty greens. I love to see them (no allergies here!) Do guests ever ask you to remove them? (MORE for me!) .

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So far, no one has asked for them to be removed - but they HAVE been mentioned in reviews. I must admit, I used to always have a carnation in a bud vase but do not do that any more. It has gotten so expensive for the flowers that I stopped. Your thought about greenery has given me an idea though, I could put some oregano in a vase or sage - I have lots of both. Or mint in a low bowl.

seashanty said:

I love flowers in the rooms, in little niches, wherever. Posies in a mug near the guestbook, wildflowers or just pretty greens. I love to see them (no allergies here!) Do guests ever ask you to remove them? (MORE for me!) .

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The only flowers I've been asked to remove is lilacs. Pretty strong fragrance and some people are allergic to them.

Breakfast Diva said:

seashanty said:

I love flowers in the rooms, in little niches, wherever. Posies in a mug near the guestbook, wildflowers or just pretty greens. I love to see them (no allergies here!) Do guests ever ask you to remove them? (MORE for me!) .

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The only flowers I've been asked to remove is lilacs. Pretty strong fragrance and some people are allergic to them.
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Breakfast Diva said:

The only flowers I've been asked to remove is lilacs. Pretty strong fragrance and some people are allergic to them.

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Funny I bring lilacs in and love them and my eyes drip and I can't breathe, but I do it anyway, for a day. once a year. in the ktichen, not in guest areas. There is nothing like a mountain lilac, nothing!!! (wait let me add some Duff-work here) !!!!!!!!!!!

Joey Bloggs said:

Breakfast Diva said:

seashanty said:

I love flowers in the rooms, in little niches, wherever. Posies in a mug near the guestbook, wildflowers or just pretty greens. I love to see them (no allergies here!) Do guests ever ask you to remove them? (MORE for me!) .

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The only flowers I've been asked to remove is lilacs. Pretty strong fragrance and some people are allergic to them.
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Breakfast Diva said:

The only flowers I've been asked to remove is lilacs. Pretty strong fragrance and some people are allergic to them.

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Funny I bring lilacs in and love them and my eyes drip and I can't breathe, but I do it anyway, for a day. once a year. in the ktichen, not in guest areas. There is nothing like a mountain lilac, nothing!!! (wait let me add some Duff-work here) !!!!!!!!!!!

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You reminded me (mountain lilac), my brother (who doesn't like blueberries from the store) said last weekend "when in Alaska, I LIKED the wild blueberries!" He perceives a superior taste in wild, vs. the cultivated, where they seem to breed out that fantastic flavor...

undersea said:

Joey Bloggs said:

Breakfast Diva said:

seashanty said:

I love flowers in the rooms, in little niches, wherever. Posies in a mug near the guestbook, wildflowers or just pretty greens. I love to see them (no allergies here!) Do guests ever ask you to remove them? (MORE for me!) .

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The only flowers I've been asked to remove is lilacs. Pretty strong fragrance and some people are allergic to them.
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Breakfast Diva said:

The only flowers I've been asked to remove is lilacs. Pretty strong fragrance and some people are allergic to them.

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Funny I bring lilacs in and love them and my eyes drip and I can't breathe, but I do it anyway, for a day. once a year. in the ktichen, not in guest areas. There is nothing like a mountain lilac, nothing!!! (wait let me add some Duff-work here) !!!!!!!!!!!

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You reminded me (mountain lilac), my brother (who doesn't like blueberries from the store) said last weekend "when in Alaska, I LIKED the wild blueberries!" He perceives a superior taste in wild, vs. the cultivated, where they seem to breed out that fantastic flavor...
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undersea said:

You reminded me (mountain lilac), my brother (who doesn't like blueberries from the store) said last weekend "when in Alaska, I LIKED the wild blueberries!" He perceives a superior taste in wild, vs. the cultivated, where they seem to breed out that fantastic flavor...

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Did he pick them himself?
I ate blueberries on cottage cheese for breakfast today. Funny if there is one fruit that I notice men are not that fond of, it would be blueberries. (I notice too much for my own good, I know, don't remind me) I prefer farmed BB's as they are larger and sweeter for other uses. and picking them yourself is hard work when the wild BB's are so small.

I love lilacs! As children, we used to bite the ends of the little flowers for the nectar. my friend Don sent this picture of lilacs in bloom ... I can smell them in my mind!

seashanty said:

I love lilacs! As children, we used to bite the ends of the little flowers for the nectar. my friend Don sent this picture of lilacs in bloom ... I can smell them in my mind!

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seashanty said:

I love lilacs! As children, we used to bite the ends of the little flowers for the nectar. my friend Don sent this picture of lilacs in bloom ... I can smell them in my mind!

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Do you mean honeysuckle SS? We have them everywhere at the moment, and we did that as kids too.

Joey Bloggs said:

seashanty said:

I love lilacs! As children, we used to bite the ends of the little flowers for the nectar. my friend Don sent this picture of lilacs in bloom ... I can smell them in my mind!

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seashanty said:

I love lilacs! As children, we used to bite the ends of the little flowers for the nectar. my friend Don sent this picture of lilacs in bloom ... I can smell them in my mind!

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Do you mean honeysuckle SS? We have them everywhere at the moment, and we did that as kids too.
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Joey Bloggs said:

seashanty said:

I love lilacs! As children, we used to bite the ends of the little flowers for the nectar. my friend Don sent this picture of lilacs in bloom ... I can smell them in my mind!

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Do you mean honeysuckle SS? We have them everywhere at the moment, and we did that as kids too.

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Yep, we did it with honeysuckle!

No it was lilacs - I don't think we had any honeysuckle growing around where I could get at it. But if I could have, and it was sweet, I'd have tried that, too!

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No it was lilacs - I don't think we had any honeysuckle growing around where I could get at it. But if I could have, and it was sweet, I'd have tried that, too!.

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seashanty said:

No it was lilacs - I don't think we had any honeysuckle growing around where I could get at it. But if I could have, and it was sweet, I'd have tried that, too!

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Japanese honeysuckle is an invasive species here, but when you paddle down a river and smell the warm honeysuckle in the trees as you turn a bend, it is magical.

mmmmm ... can't wait to smell some fragrant flowers! Our ground is still a bit cold and blooming is late I was told by a local gardener.

seashanty said:

mmmmm ... can't wait to smell some fragrant flowers! Our ground is still a bit cold and blooming is late I was told by a local gardener..

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seashanty said:

mmmmm ... can't wait to smell some fragrant flowers! Our ground is still a bit cold and blooming is late I was told by a local gardener.

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This is eery... a local award winning small restaurant shared:
Chef Jeff was out today picking honey suckle!
He and Hunter will be incorporating them into the food and drink menu.

Yay! (cue Twilight Zone music) Flowers must be on all our minds.