With Christmas behind us it will soon be time to take the decorations down and give your home a fresh new look. Here are just a few ideas to make your home look and smell beautiful in the aftermath of the festive season.
Indoor flowering bulbs offer great value displays for minimum effort and can be planted in the garden afterwards to flower next year.
Indoor Narcissus Paper White from the Spalding Plant and Bulb Company from £9.50
And also from the Spalding Plant and Bulb Company, these beautiful Delft Blue Hyacinths have the most heavenly fragrance – from £5.85
If you haven’t had time to plant your own bulbs, ready to flower, potted spring bulbs are available from most supermarkets in a multitude of different containers to suit all tastes. Waitrose Scented White Hyacinth Planter £35
Cyclamen Wicker Bowl £24 and available on next day delivery from Interflora
To make your front door that bit less bare after taking down your wreath these fabulous potted olive and bay trees from Marks & Spencer come in decorated pots so that all you have to do is stand them on the door step and water them!
This blog first appeared on the Cambridge News website