Favorite cut flowers

By Maggie

When I used to work near the Pike Place Market I came home with fresh flowers every week. There are a dozen flower vendors selling whatever's in season - dahlias were my favorite. But ever since I gave up my paycheck and became a stay at home mom, flowers are no longer in the budget. But now we are taking on Project Sell The House and fresh flowers are practically a requirement, right? RIGHT. 

My favorite cut flowers are splashy Gerbera daisies, the brighter the better. These were my go-to flowers for our open house last week. I love them splayed out in a tall glass vase...

 

...bunched tightly in a short vase...

 

or even just one stem hanging out in a bud vase, like this one on my desk. 

I tend to favor big bright flowers of one variety in a plain glass vase - daisies, dahlias, hydrangeas and peonies are my favorites.  What are your favorites?

And check out this What Kind Of Flower Are You quiz at This Garden Is Illegal. (I'm a sunflower!)

{photo credits: joyflowersandevents.com, teleflora.com, me} 

Comments

[Holly]

These are ABSOLUTELY my favorite flowers! I love picking up a bunch and finding ways to arrange them all over the house. I used to really love Stargazer lilies but all of a sudden I'm like DEATHLY allergic to them -- and many other flowers for that matter...but gerbera daisies never offend. LOVE.

[Shoe Lush]

Peonies, Anemones, Hydrangeas, Orchids, Tulips, Callas (the flame or dark purple and black varieties)...I could go on and on.

[Elsha]

I love lilies. LOVE. Especially pink. And maybe it's cliché, but I love me some roses.

[Danielle [Left of Lost]]

Oh, I LOVE daisies! And I have to agree that is my fav part of selling a house. Now I really want some fresh flowers. :)

[kat]

loooove the gerbers too! they are my favorites along with sunflowers, tulips, daffodils and those green spider chrysanthemums - they last forever!