Summer in January

January in Utah can mean light skiffs of snow, blizzards or seemingly endless temperature inversions with foggy, smoggy days. Every summer when the flax blossoms are scattered through the wildflower garden, we cut and put them into arrangements, like this one tucked inside our entryway fireplace—but we also let them stand in place to dry and drop some seed. Even if they get a bit disreputable looking amongst the fresh-blowing blooms of July, it ensures us new flax for ensuing Junes, and also gives us fat bunches of dried flax to brighten winter days indoors.

Tags: 2010, Floral arrangements