An Easter Gift: Flowers For The Future

Instead of a bouquet, I got a place for them to grow

A new raised bed waiting for me to plant was my Easter gift this year. © Carol Labuzzetta, 2025

My husband has always been great at giving me flowers. This includes special occasions like holidays and birthdays, but also for no reason — a “just because” gift.

The flowers always brighten my day. He doesn’t spend a lot. Usually, they are from the grocery store, Sam’s Club, or Walmart. But they are lovely, and it truly is the thought that counts.

Flowers from my husband a few days before Christmas, 2024. © Carol Labuzzetta

Women like flowers.

Years ago, when we first moved to Wisconsin and lived in a subdivision, some of my neighbors were recipients of the flowers, too. It was a nice gesture. And I enjoyed the compliments from my girlfriends about how “nice” it was that my husband gave them flowers.

Grocery store bouquets can last a long time. Zinna are some of my favorite flowers. © Carol Labuzzetta, 2020

But now that we live up north, and are farther away from grocery stores and big-box stores alike, it is harder to get the flowers to bring home.