We’re less than 2 weeks away from Thanksgiving. I’ve been planning and organizing for the holiday. And thinking about my table centerpiece. Doesn’t everyone spend days wondering how to decorate their Thanksgiving table? With no flowers left in the garden, it’s time to turn to my local grocery store. I want to show you how to set your holiday table with grocery store flowers. You can actually make some lovelyRead More →
My cutting garden has slowly faded away as the days and nights have grown colder. Yesterday, my husband made me a sweet bouquet from the last of the zinnias. The sunflowers stopped blooming weeks ago, although I have been saving the seed heads for winter food for the birds. The cosmos and black-eyed susans have just a few scattered flowers. The coneflowers, daisies and all the rest are completely gone. Read More →
Daffodils, tulips and crocus are the last things on my mind right now. Instead, I’ve been thinking of pumpkins and apples. Processing the garden herbs and harvesting the last of the produce. If you garden, then you know that this is a busy season where you’re trying to wrap everything up for the year. But if you want some beautiful blooming flowers next spring, then now is the time toRead More →
If you have a cutting garden or you like to gather natural materials, then having a flower press can be a great way to extend the use of your flowers. There are so many things that you can do with pressed flowers, ferns and leaves. Over the years I have pressed leaves and flowers many different ways. In fact, I was about 7 years old when I pressed my firstRead More →
The fall season is a wonderful time for gathering natural materials for your autumn decor. I look to nature to provide much of my autumn decorations and embellishments. Not only do I enjoy the gathering process, but the colors and textures are perfect for the fall. I would like to share some of the natural materials that are ripe for the picking. And give you some suggestions on how toRead More →
Did you grow a cutting garden this year? Or do you have perennials that you love and would like to spread? Are you enjoying the flavorful herbs that you’re growing? If so, then you need to think about saving some of your seeds for next year. Saving seeds is easy to do and it will save you money when you go to plant your garden next spring. And if youRead More →
When summer hits, and flowers are blooming, I like to make bouquets to give away. And that means I’ll need vases to put those flowers in. Throughout the year, I save glass food jars to use for my flowers. But just giving a bouquet in a pickle jar is not very attractive. So over the years, I’ve found ways to make these simple containers special. Here are some of myRead More →
If you’ve been growing flowers in your garden, now is the time to start making flower bouquets. I grow a cutting garden every year specifically to have flowers for myself and to give away. I want to share some simple tips for arranging flowers. If you don’t grow them yourself, you can pick up bouquets at your local farmer’s market and the grocery store. Simple Tips for Arranging Flowers…Read More →
When I shared my tips for using vintage baskets, I suggested that you make a plant container out of them. I found a basket at a yard sale recently that I thought would make a great planter. So I wanted to walk you through the planting process for a wicker basket planter. This is a newer basket from the ’80s rather than the ’50s that I usually collect but theRead More →
Raise your hand if you like flowers. There’s something so special about growing flowers in your yard and garden. But if you can bring them inside, that’s even better. They offer not only something beautiful to look at, but they give off a lovely fragrance as well. A number of years ago, I began planting a cutting garden so I had flowers to bring inside without using my shrubs andRead More →