If you’re going to be spending some time at the beach, it’s always nice to add a few simple blooms to your house to cozy up the space.  A blossom or two in a simple container brings the outdoors inside and can add a gentle fragrance that will always remind you of this special vacation time.  And isn’t that what we remember first and most fondly – those little moments of perfect happiness when the blue delphinium fluttered in a light sea breeze as you looked out the window at the sea?

Beach flowers tend to be light-colored and simple, but another great choice for the beach are succulents, those impossible-to-kill (thus far) sturdy green plants with their architectural leaves and gorgeous symmetry.  They’re long-lasting and so durable that they’re practically inanimate objects.  Here are some inspired beach flowers taken in Malibu recently, with thanks to Holly Liss and Marla. You can almost smell the sea air!