Winter Blooms

Week 2 Day 11 of 2024 - January 11th

Rosieness Revue
January 11th, 2024

You can add a touch of nature indoors when outdoor greenery is dormant with winter blooming plants, succulents, terrariums, and waxed bulbs. See our suggestions below.

Winter Blooming Plants

Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum): With elegantly shaped flowers in hues of white, pink, or purple, cyclamens thrive indoors during the colder months.

Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum): This climbing plant graces indoor trellises with its vibrant yellow blossoms, offering a sunny disposition indoors.

Camellia (Camellia japonica): Often referred to as the "Rose of Winter," camellias showcase breathtaking blooms in shades of white, pink, and red.

Succulents

Top 21 Indoor Succulents and How to Care For Them

Indoor succulents are taking the gardening world by storm. Learn how to care for 21 indoor succulents, the best ones to try in your home.

www.epicgardening.com/indoor-succulents

Terrariums

How to Make a Terrarium

A terrarium is like a tiny garden you can grow in an open or closed glass container. Use this guide to learn how to make a terrarium. Any size jar will do.

www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-make-a-terrarium/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901de8720c8

If you don’t want to water - you can still have blooms with these:

Waxed Amaryllis

We are huge fans - Most care fee blooms ever - no watering required. Mail Order from Bloomaker or Holland Bulbs - look for them at your local Trader Joe’s and Costco.

shop.bloomaker.com/waxed-amaryllis-3-or-6-pack-c54.aspx

Floral Rose Scented Soaps

Roses without the Thorns

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Silk Flowers

Not everyone likes them, but some are amazingly life like. We have the best luck with peonies and hydrangeas.

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La Fleur Bouquets | Real flowers that last for years

Lifetime Flowers that have been preserved to last for years. Peonies, Orchids, Hydrangeas that last a lifetime. These are pricey.

www.lafleurbouquets.com

Everyone can make a difference

Susan Thompson-Gaines | The Kindness Activist | Arlington, VA

Susan Thompson-Gaines' runs a free pantry, gives away coats, runs kindness tag sales and offers refugee assistance from her Big Yellow House. Located on a busy corner, her house has become home to many in her community, as it is the gathering spot for all acts of kindness and celebrations. You can follow her on Facebook.

www.thekindnessactivist.org/meet-the-founder

This Week in History

2001 Apple launches iTunes,

On January 9, 2001, Apple launches iTunes, a media player that revolutionized the way people consumed digital media.

www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apple-launches-itunes

Word of the Week

RACONTEUR

a person who excels in telling anecdotes

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raconteur

What We are Reading

Becoming Ella Fitzgerald by Judith Tick

An NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick • A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2023

A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator.

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