Bouquets From The Garden

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Sometimes I get the urge to pull a Mason jar off the shelf, go outside, and gather bouquets from the garden. I will walk among the plant groupings and see what has bloomed overnight.

Then I gather a simple bouquet of various flowers to take indoors and enjoy.

Walking around this garden space is a relaxing endeavor. The scent of so many flowers and herbs fills the air. I love the view of my garden, created little by little over time.

I’ll pause and listen to the birds chirping up in the trees. I feel a peacefulness wash over me in this little space I rent and call home.

The dogs always want to tag along when I go outside. They walk around, sniffing as dogs do outdoors.

I have my clippers with me, and I look around, choosing various blooms to bring inside.

It is not a fancy bouquet at all. But the perfume is heady, and the many colors make me smile.

I end up with daisies, pink roses, and white alyssum. Alyssum is one of my favorite scents in the garden. As you walk past it, it releases the most wonderful scent into the air from its tiny flowers.

In the Victorian language of flowers, Alyssums signify “worth beyond beauty.”

Gathering A Bouquet:

Sometimes I will take the Mason jar lid and turn it upside down. Then I place a votive candle in it and light it with a match.

“Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.”

– Luther Burbank

I’m simply enjoying the scent of my bouquet mingling with the candle’s fragrance.

How many times have you driven past a field of wildflowers and wished you had the time to stop and snip a bouquet to take home? I’ve done that.

As the name implies, these are wildflowers that grow naturally, not intentionally planted by humans.

They are Mother Nature’s flowers. Her field of flower stems bends in the breeze.

What Does The Word Bouquet Mean?

The word bouquet comes from the Old French term meaning “clump of trees.”

It would be difficult for a bride to lug a clump of trees down the aisle at her wedding. So the word now means “a small bunch of arranged flowers.”

And finally, here in my living room is where I can most enjoy the view of my little apartment. I can look out the patio doors and see my flower and herb containers.

It is where a simple, uncomplicated life is the best life I could have ever dreamed of.