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Cutting Flower Garden Plans: 2022
Many of you know how much I love to create fresh flower bouquets. After many hours of reading and being inspired by Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden book I selected my flower varieties for 2022 all from Renee’s Garden. Here is the line up… Heirloom Zinnias; Cool Crayon Colors – These are long-stemmed, deeply petaled, full double flowers in deep lavender, carmine-rose, soft pink, and white. Heirloom Cutting Zinnias; Moulin Rouge – These zinnias are bright scarlet, rich true crimson, and deep dark red that attract native pollinators, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Cutting Zinnias; Raspberry Sorbet – These are deep raspberry-tinted double blossoms that attract butterflies and promise to provide jewel…
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Friday Flowers 3.12.2021
Hooray for Friday Flowers! This week I freshened up last weeks flowers, added in flowers and greens from my own garden, and also added in white lisianthus from the store. I like to use simple vases like mason jars or small white vases and then scatter them around the house so each room has a touch of nature’s beauty. As a busy full-time working mama and now teacher to my teen daughter (homeschooling due to the pandemic) taking the time to make floral arrangements is one of the few things I do for myself. It brings me a sense of calm and peace and then satisfaction as I see them…
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Friday Flowers 3.5.2021
Setting aside time on Friday afternoon to make floral bouquets has been a weekly tradition of mine for many years – it’s a signal that the busy work & homeschooling week is coming to a close and the rejuvenation and slower pace of the weekend is near. My Mom and I would photograph our Friday bouquets and then text them to each other making the miles (~1800) between us feel inconsequential for that moment in time. Now I am sharing my bouquets with you with the hope that they bring you joy, a moment of peace in seeing such simple beauty, and the feeling that all is well despite everything…
