While garden flowers are waning by the end of July in the extreme summer heat, tabletop gardening provides a flower fix, no watering required! I planted some Garden Bouquets for some blooming tabletop fun and flower therapy . . . Genus: Windsor Ware, Species: Johnson Brothers, Cultivar: ‘Garden Bouquet’ A ‘Fresh Flower Market, Seeds, Stems,…
Happy Friday! It’s the third Friday of the month which means I’m joining my blogging friends for another edition of Floral Friday! You can find their links for their beautiful floral inspiration and flower therapy at the bottom of this post. For this week’s Floral Friday edition, our common theme was a dish or container…
This is a public service announcement: If you’re looking for an easy to grow, low maintenance shrub in your garden that will provide you with both beautiful cut and dried flowers, plant a Limelight Hydrangea! I have five Limelight hydrangeas planted around the Potting Shed. ‘Limelight’ is a paniculata hydrangea with panicle-shaped flower heads that grow…
Happy Monday, I hope you had a good weekend! Ours was a hot one with a few early morning garden chores. July is a maintenance month in the garden. . . watering, weeding, deadheading and fertilizing. I’m dashing out the door to water and weed in the early morning hours before rushing back inside to…
Happy Wednesday! The mercury and humidity is on the rise this week, but we had a brief respite with several days of wonderful, breezy 80 degree weather. . .perfect for dining outdoors! The vibrant shades of Endless Summer Hydrangeas are starting to fade to softer blues. I paired them with some lemons for a floral…
Happy Friday! It’s the first Friday of the month which means I’m joining my blogging friends for another edition of Floral Friday! You can find their links for their beautiful floral inspiration and flower therapy at the bottom of this post. For this week’s Floral Friday edition, our common theme was a pitcher. I found…
Happy Wednesday! Summer arrives officially tomorrow but we’ve had summer like temperatures for weeks now. . . And it’s National Pollinator Week and I’ve been as busy as a bee trying to keep everything watered in the summer heat! We went from a very wet spring and a full pond after Subtropical Storm Alberto over…
Happy Friday! It’s the third Friday of the month and joining my blogging friends for Floral Friday. You can find their links for their beautiful floral inspiration and flower therapy at the bottom of this post! For this week’s edition of Floral Friday, our challenge was to incorporate fruits and/or veggies into the floral design.…
Happy Wednesday! I’m gearing up with my blogging friends for another edition of Floral Friday. This week’s theme is incorporating fruits or veggies with florals and one of my favorite ways to arrange flowers! Adding fruit or vegetables to your floral arrangements is a great way to add interest, texture, color AND helps your floral…
Happy Weekend! After a week of being spoiled by lower humidity and cool morning temperatures, it’s hot and sultry here this weekend. You know it’s summer when it’s hot at night! It’s perfect weather for gardenias! They don’t mind the hot and humid weather (unlike me ;) and are blooming. . . I wish you…
