Fresh flowers express cheer and a spirit of friendliness.
They will bring life to the most sombre of rooms. There is no
surer indication of carelessness and neglect than to find faded
or dead flowers in the house. If no flowers are used, the
housewife has missed an opportunity to enhance the beauty of
her furnishings.
The flowers should harmonize with the color scheme of the
room. For instance, in the room where blue predominates, yellow-red flowers will give accent and life to the room. Yellow-red
and white flowers will give light to the dark part of the room,
and flowers of cool colors need to be placed near the light
or where there is a great deal of sunshine. Flower arrangements of only one color and one kind of blossom with their foliage
will always be attractive. Care should be taken that some foliage
is cut along with the flowers. When two or three colors are
used together, one of them should dominate the group. Mixed
bouquets of flowers that bloom in the same season are usually
lovely.
