Bluebells were fading has-beens but yellow pimpernel, white stitchwort and the tiny flowers of blue milkwort brightened the grass of a small clearing.

Big red flowers brightened the tiny front lawn.

Atmosphere: Dried flowers brighten small, wood-panel dining areas with fireplace.

No matter where they are grown, the jolly flowers of the geraniums, in shades of bright red, pink or white, have brightened the garden.

Atmosphere: Golden Thai artifacts, white linens and fresh flowers brighten a sunken dining room at the corner of an apartment complex.

Alluring floral arrangements of broad green leaves, dried flowers and long grasses brighten the medium-sized dining room, which has several levels.

Although no buds had burst on the trees, the green spears of day lilies and small blue flowers of Scilla siberica (commonly called squill) brightened the forest floor.

Fresh flowers can brighten and beautify your home.

And its beaconlike red flowers can brighten swampy sites, which the plants do not mind.

Just a few flowers would brighten it up a bit.