I guess my husband's right, this kind of has turned in to a gardening blog...a little bit anyway. Problem is, I haven't been thrifting too much lately, so haven't had too much to post. But I do have some fall flowers - in my "new" thrifted vase, so I thought I would share.
First, a pic of some of my fall flowers this year:
Here are some of my flowers outside in October, and here they are inside (below), the day I brought them in after the first freeze outside. They were still so pretty, I couldn't bring myself to put them in the garage, so I put them on my coffee table.
Except for the pink geranium on the right, they are still blooming strong in December!
I'm actually going to have to move them to a bedroom so I can make space for the Christmas poinsettias.
I bought this pretty orange begonia at a half-price plant sale on August 1st; it was $2.
It was small then!
I thought it would be perfect to have around in the fall (the orange color has faded a little), and I put it in the dining room for Thanksgiving.
I bought the vintage leaf container at a flea market for a few dollars years ago, I think it makes a lovely fall planter.
I read an article in an old Ideals magazine a few months ago about begonias. The author wrote about how begonias will bloom all winter indoors, if you bring them in the house when summer ends. How did I never know this?
I always miss seeing flowers indoors during the winter; according to this article, begonias fill this void. I will be giving my begonias prime window space this winter to see how they do!
Remember this really cool, large mid-century vase I found at the church basement sale last summer for $5? I'd been waiting to use it!
I love the design and the gilded-edged leaves.
It's tall and so, so pretty!
I bought these for my Thanksgiving flowers this year.
I have to admit, my first attempt with this vase failed. I bought some flowers in October, and even though I thought they were enough, they didn't come near to filling this vase. This is a large vase! It's harder to fill than it looks. Trying to affordably fill really big vases is a challenge.
Flower arranging is much harder than it looks, and I'm learning as I go.
I've also found that I often pick flowers I think are perfect for a particular container, but then when I put them in, I don't like the color combinations. Or they just don't look right for some other reason. But it's a fun learning process.
Finally, I found this planter one day at an antique store in October:
I've amassed a small collection of vintage turkeys that I love to bring out in November, but this is my first planter!
He was $8. I've seen others in the past, but they were more expensive, so I passed.
I thought this little guy was a great deal.
Here he is with his flowers!
I was debating between two different colors of carnations, and I loved these purple-blue ones, but when I put them in I wished they stood out a little more. (Like the others I almost bought would have.)
Like I said, flower arranging is hard.
But I'm enjoying him anyway, and have a better idea now what to fill him with next year.
Anyway, I've currently got orange flowers and turkey planters around the house with the Christmas poinsettias. So I'm definitely on trend with the "Thanksmas" holiday blend this year.
Why not? Everyone else is doing it!
