5 Ways to Use Flowers From Your Garden Around Your Home

If you love decorating with the flowers that you've worked hard to grow in your backyard garden but are looking to change things up a bit when it comes to display, we're here to provide you with plenty of creative ideas.

Go beyond the typical vase and try one of these pro-approved flower display techniques that will add tons of charm and character to your home, no matter the season.

For a sweet, English country-inspired feel, try displaying flowers in vintage glasses or teacups throughout your home, suggests Tina Martindelcampo, an interior designer with Soul & Lane.

«It's certainly unexpected and looks gorgeous,» she says.

If you happen to still have vacant seating available when guests are coming over, don't let those empty chairs just sit there—turn them into a work of art instead.

“I love placing my flowers on vacant dining chairs or armchairs," says Gracie Poulson, co-founder of Grace Rose Farm. «It helps give the furniture new life, and the pop of color from the petals really draws the eye.”

Design by Grace Rose Farm / Photo by Marcy Black Simpson

There are so many ways to use baskets as decor throughout the home. Instead of using a traditional vase, display some fresh cut garden flowers in a simple wicker basket like this one.

»Not only are they functional, but they are also simplistic, which allows your flowers to stay the focal point," Poulson says.

To turn a decorative basket into a vase of this kind, place a glass vessel inside of it first and fill that receptacle up with water to ensure your blooms thrive.

Design by Grace Rose Farm / Photo by Marcy Black Simpson

You certainly don't solely have to decorate with fresh blooms; dried flowers look beautiful throughout the home as well and do not require