Winter Bee Bouquet

A tiny glass bee tops my winter bouquet, the closest thing right now to bees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Winter Bee Bouquet

My handyman keeps a closer watch on weather than I do. When he old me the temperatures were dropping and we were under a winter watch, I knew what I had to do. Grabbing my flower shears, I walked through my house looking for whatever was in bloom. There wasn’t much but there was just enough.

This hot pink geranium in my business office is still blooming. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

I found a hot pink geranium with a sprig in bloom in my business office. The office faces south so I can usually coax flowers through winter from this plant. I love the brightness of the flowers and their rich depth, sure to add beauty to any flower vase.

Checking my den, I found a hanging basket of Lantana had turned from bud to flower. I moved the basket to my kitchen pass through so I could enjoy the plant as I washed dishes.

A Lantana hanging basket has decided to put on a show. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Not much else was in bloom but it doesn’t take much to brighten up a room corner, especially with small flower vases.

I appreciate winter. I am happier, though, with fresh flowers around me, even if is just a sprig. I keep a small long-necked green vase handmade in Germany on my writing desk, where sometimes just a single flower sits in it. The flower has company, a tiny glass bee I found at a St. Louis hand blown glass shop. Didn’t know what I would do with it at the time but it was a bee. Now it’s very much a fixture with whatever flowers I add, a reminder that I miss seeing my real girls hopefully tucked and warm outside.

Winter is also the time I tend to put my Wildflowers Lap Quilt on the foot of my bed. The riot of flowers brighten up the room and add a reminder of the garden to come next year. Some people use these quilts in the summer. I prefer to have them on the bed when nothing else is blooming.

The green vase now also has a little glass ladybug hanging down the side, a find at a local crafts store that reminds me of spring and summer days in my garden. It was going to be a glass charm but I get to enjoy it here more so here it will stay. For now.

The flower vase that keeps me company during cold winter days. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Studies show that fresh flowers do have a positive psychological effect and lift spirits. The research confirms what florists already know; flowers do contribute to our well-being.

Winter bee bouquet on my writing den desk. Cozy. ({Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

The bouquet is on a coffee table in my den, adding a nice pop of fresh color in an otherwise cold, winter day.

Ok, it can snow now.

Charlotte