How Flower Arrangements Can Uplift Your Spirits

Despite our best efforts to stay optimistic, it's easy for our spirits to sink low. Enter: the humble flower. Did you know that florals are scientifically proven to raise our spirits? It's true. Just keeping a bundle of flowers on your kitchen table, near your bed, or going for a walk somewhere with lots of blooms can have a wide range of positive effects on your mood, help you stay in better spirits, more focused, less distracted, and more. Learn ways that flowers have a relaxing effect on our minds, bodies, and souls.

Flowers Help Us Feel Refreshed and Optimistic

Let's face it; whenever someone is in a bit of an optimism deficit, a handful of blooms can help out. When nothing feels new or invigorating, consider ordering in a bouquet of roses. The reason? Flowers can make us feel renewed. According to a study at several hospitals in the San Francisco area, a quarter of patients said they felt refreshed after passing time in a garden.

Blooms Can Calm Us and Lessen Anxiety

Most of us know what it feels like to be exhausted but too mentally stimulated or anxious to sleep. If you've been experiencing that sensation lately, put a mason jar of flowers next to that book on your nightstand. 79 percent of patients said that being among the florals made them feel more calm and relaxed. Next time you have a daunting work task, situate a vase of flowers by your computer, or take a break in your garden. One study found that getting out among the flowers can lower your cortisol levels significantly and may lessen stress levels even more than reading a favorite book.

Florals to Combat Depression

If you suffer from depression, you should know that you're not alone. And you should also know that flowers can help! A multitude of studies have shown that the presence of flowers can help reduce depressive symptoms. One study even compared therapy sessions in a conventional therapist's office to therapy sessions in an arboretum. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the patients in the arboretum were much more likely to experience an improvement in their depression symptoms.

Blooms Boost Creativity and Productivity

Studies have shown that getting out among the flowers—anywhere in nature counts, even if it's just a neighborhood park—can make boost creativity. And taking the chance to flex creative muscles can cause our spirits tend to be a lot higher too. One thing's for sure—people tend to be a lot happier after having gotten all of their work done for the day. Distractions abound though, and sometimes it's hard to remain on track; but luckily, our friend the flower can help out here too. Studies show that people who have a view of flowers at work or at school are more productive and more relaxed at the very same time.

A beautiful bouquet of flowers on your kitchen table is doing a lot more than just looking pretty; it's making you an all around-happier person! As if flowers weren't sweet enough.