Bouquets

Actually, I prefer potted plants over cut flowers. Not only that they last much longer - what deters me is that beautiful bouquets by the florist are often quite expensive. Nevertheless, I have developed a real weakness for bouquets this spring.

A cheap option is to buy flowers at the market or supermarket (there is fair-trade quality available by now). They are usually a bit boring, but can be spiced up quite simply with plants from the forest, the field or from the roadside.

In addition, you can spend some time in nature looking for pretty flowers.

If you keep your eyes open during a leisurely walk, you can find beautiful grasses and flowers, some of which are considered weeds, but look really great in a vase with a few cut flowers.

If you are fortunate enough to own a garden, you have many possibilities throughout the summer - roses, peonies, hydrangeas, summer lilac, peasant jasmine and many more can be combined, depending on what is blossoming.

The most beautiful thing is to see how the bouquets change over the course of the seasons. In early summer for example, there are roses and fragrant flower meadows, in autumn there are colorful dahlias, beautiful, dry grasses and thistles.

You do not have to be a florist to put together a nice bouquet. It's just fun to experiment with the different colors and shapes.

A self-bound bouquet makes every room look much friendlier.

Have fun!