Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend! I’ve been busy gardening, spring cleaning and doing a little painting and repair around the Potting Shed.
It was one of those weeks where I busy, but don’t have much to show for it, with projects in various stages of completion.
Lola was supervising and keeping us company while we worked. . .
It was a busy week and we’re dog-gone tired. . . 🐾
I also took a little time off to celebrate a birthday. . . so I’m sharing a little flower therapy and a birthday bouquet!
With Mother’s Day around the corner, I’m sharing a wonderful new-to-me source. . .
Farmgirl Flowers!
A friend surprised with a gorgeous flower arrangement for my birthday. You would never guess that flowers could look this good after traveling 3000 miles across the country . . no sign of jet lag! 💐
After my flowers arrived, I took them out of the box, trimmed the stems and placed them in the vase with some flower food that came with the arrangement.
Having never heard of Farmgirl Flowers, I went online to find out more and love what I read:
Ethically Grown, Honestly Transparent
We promise to source our flowers ethically and honestly. We are proud to support farms who pay living wages, avoid harmful chemicals, and have medical benefits for their teams. We strive to partner with as many farms as possible so we can help them create good jobs as well. We are committed to supporting as many American flower farmers as we can, even when it costs more.
I even love the box with one of my favorite quotes on it:
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
If you’re looking for flowers for Mom or for some flower therapy, I highly recommend Farmgirl Flowers.
This is not a sponsored post. . .just sharing a little flower love and birthday bouquet. 💐
Monday Morning Blooms returns next week for the first Monday in May with a Mother’s Day theme. We’re looking for ideas and themes for the summer, so if you have any suggestions or floral inspiration or ideas you would like to see, please leave a comment!
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Happy Birthday!!! Beautiful arrangement. Lola- precious as always:)
Happy Birthday Mary! The flowers are gorgeous, and what a perfect gift for you! I hope you and Lola get some rest this week!
Jenna
Gorgeous flowers Mary and Happy Birthday! Thanks for letting me know about Farmgirl. Lola is dog gone cute! 🐾💐🎂 Teresa
Happy birthday, Mary! Many blessings to you. For summer inspiration, how about a bouquet that incorporates citrus (we all like to do lemon tablescapes, don’t we?) and one that would look good with a beach theme. Thanks!
Thank you Maureen! We did a citrus-floral theme a couple of months ago, you can see them here: https://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2019/02/18/all-abuzz-lemons-and-bees-vase-arrangement-and-tablescape/ Thanks for the suggestions ♥
Happy Birthday Mary, the flowers are lovely given to a lovely lady. Farm Girl Flowers is certainly a consideration for my Mother, thank you for sharing their website, which I just visited. I hope my Mother loves the dried floral wreath as much as I do. I am coming up blank with a suggestion for future posts because you have covered so many diverse tablescapes and floral arrangements.
Oh, yes! Forgot about that one. Thanks for the reminder. I’ll take another look.
Lola is adorable as ever! Hope you enjoyed your special day! And I love both of Maureen’s ideas too!
Beautiful Flowers and Happy Birthday Mary! Lola is so sweet!!!
Happy Birthday, Mary. This was a fun post—all the magic doesn’t happen at the wiggle of the nose, does it. Fun to see a bit of reality behind the scenes.
Graduation centerpieces
Happy Birthday Mary. The flowers are just beautiful, thanks for sharing them with us.
Beautiful in every way! franki
Beautiful flowers! And of course Lola is such a special girl. How about something patriotic? With flag day and fourth of July during the summer that would be good.
Happy Birthday! I live in MA but my daughter lives in LA so we’ve been using Farmgirl to send flowers for a few years now. My flowers are always beautiful and in amazing condition when they get here. Enjoy your flowers!
Happy Birthday! I live in MA but my daughter lives in LA so we’ve been using Farmgirl to send flowers for a few years now. My flowers are always beautiful and in amazing condition when they get here. Enjoy your flowers!
Happy Birthday, Mary. You’re flowers are beautiful. Give sweet Lola a hug and kiss for me, please.
Happy Birthday Mary! That arrangement is beautiful. Did the flowers come loose for you to arrange or was it already put together? Sounds like a wonderful company – thanks for sharing!
Hi Debbie, The flowers came arranged in a bouquet. You trim the bottom of the stems a bit so they can drink, ‘zhush’ them a bit and place them in the vase with water & flower food.💐
Hi, Mary. I think that when I retire in December I want to live in a potting shed with a “Lola Dog” and smell Farmgirl flowers! And have a camera like yours! Your photos are always so beautiful. Do you mind sharing what kind of camera you have? Happy Birthday, too!
Thank you June :) I have a Nikon D7100. ♥
Happy belated birthday 🎂 Mary! Gorgeous flowers & certainly a new source for sending flowers. Lola’s a great supervisor & that’s hard work! “Butterflies & bouquets” could be a theme as we’re beginning to see a few butterflies now. Enjoy your week! Clara 💖🐾🦋
Happy Birthday, Mary! I will definitely be checking out that site: as always thanks for the inspirations!
Your little Lola makes my heart melt! Good thing we’re not neighbors (though I would love it), or you’d find little Lola missing now and then. 😉 Happy, happy birthday, Mary!
❤️Happy Birthday Mary! You are one on my very favorites…always showing such beauty and creativity! God bless! ❤️
Happy Birthday to you Mary! Holding at 29, right? Lol The bouquet is gorgeous and thank you for a new source, I will have to check it out. Baby girl is precious, as always. 🐾 Glad you took a breather, now that we’re getting older, we have to learn to pace ourselves. 😘🎂
Happy belated birthday, Mary. May you live and long and joyful year!
TYSM for sharing the Farmgirl flowers site info – what an amazing concept – I am soooo going there to look. Mother’s Day is indeed right around the corner! Those flowers you rec’d are gorgeous – they would sooooo match my favorite summer china. I plan to use that in a summertime tea so may have to spoil myself with a bouquet too!
Have a lovely week. : – )
Happy Birthday, what a beautiful bouquet. Thank you so much for sharing the company. Do you fertilize your trees? They are so full of bloom, just breath taking. I would love to see something done for Memorial day. I also want to snuggle Lola.
🎶 Happy Birthday, dear Mary! 🎶
The flower bouquet is gorgeous, and it sounds like a wonderful company. Lola must’ve taken her supervising job very seriously!
Happy Birthday,Mary🎂 Pretty birthday bouquet which was perfect for you.
HaPpY Birthday 🎉 Mary! Hope your day was great.
Happy Birthday Mary,
Farmgirl Flowers deserve an accolade – your bouquet is very beautiful. I love the principle.
Lola is so sweet.
Beautiful flowers for the birthday girl. Happy, Happy!!!
I’ve made note of this service. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your week and keep on celebrating!
Happy Happy Birthday 🌻. I love reading your blog and enjoying cute photos of Lola
Sweet Sweet Sweet pic of Lola. I have a Maltese with the same sweet face. Nothing looks sweeter than those angel faces napping.
Happy Birthday
Lola’s sleeping expression is so sweet
Happy Birthday!!! What a good supervisor you have!!!🎈🎂🎈
Happy Birthday! The flowers are exquisite. Lola is a precious helper. You are blessed. I have three suggestions for themes: shade gardening, deer resistant planting and beach bouquets. I am hooked on your blog as always!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY Wishing you a day of joy and a year of happiness and blessings.
Marilyn,Joan and Marion
Happy Birthday Mary, best wishes today and always. The flowers are just gorgeous and so is that little bundle of fluff Lola!
Happy Birthday! How about seashore, vintage vessels, old-fashioned flowers, bridal tea, unusual, upcylced containers (like a petite pocketbook) and orchids. My friend does orchids submerged in water using clear glass containers.
Happy B-day and gorgeous flowers Mary, gotta love made in the USA! Oh and… You’re working Lola too hard:@)
Happy Birthday Mary, wishing you all the very best. And I love Lola!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY!!!!….those flowers are gorgeous and yes, I have heard of them and great reviews too..I had to chuckle when I saw the patio furniture cushions on the roof of the shed…great idea for comfort! Don’t work too hard and love your Supervisor!
Oh Happy Day to you! So tickled me…dog gone tired…and the photo of Lola sleeping…bless both of your hearts!
Happy Birthday Mary! Your flowers are beautiful as is Lola! I haven’t heard of Farmgirl Flowers, nice to have this resource! Have a wonderful day❤️
Happy Birthday Mary! May you be blessed with many more. Love the action shot of the work on the window…those are always fun times on a nice day. Farmgirl Flowers provided a nice bouquet with variety…so cheery to see especially after all the rain here.
Thanks for sharing your life with us!
Happy Birthday! My daughter’s birthday is on the 4th of May. When she was born in Colorado we brought her home in a snowstorm. Never know about weather do we? Have a great day & love your pictures!!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hope your day was memorable!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY!
Love everything. Wish for gluten free and vegan choices too🤗
I’m a little late, but Happy Birthday!!
blessings
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