Ooh. What a challenge these Apricot Arena Lisianthus were. What a comeback from my first year growing these! Growing any lisianthus is challenging taking about 8 months from seed to harvest, but by harvest these flowers are absolutely beautiful mixing the beauties of tulips and roses into one late summer bloom. Overcoming Challenges of My …
As the Asiatic lily season is winding down, the oriental lilies are starting to bloom full swing. Granted, I don’t have many growing this season, but the scent of them is sweet bliss, the smell so beautiful. What better flower to use as the focal in an arrangement than oriental lily? The Foliage Sometimes the …
It’s my favorite flower season- peonies are in bloom. With peonies needing at least three years to become established, my own peonies are all Sarah Bernhardt variety. They have a medium, soft pink with some specks of a darker pink. Thanks to this unusual weather for late May, these peonies are blooming earlier, just in …
The day after Valentine’s Day, I’m at the store searching what I can find on discount. Some of the stems on this second day are not healthy at all. Lilies with their petals falling off. Bouquets that somebody didn’t insert back fully into the buckets of water. Roses with the tips of the petals turning …
Over the last few years, I’ve created beautiful farm fresh bouquet for my wedding, as well as other floral bouquets for countless special occasions. I find them all to be beautiful and fitting for the occasion. Just as beautiful is the growth of learning growing and arranging fresh-cut flowers. Fresh Peony Wedding Bouquet- 2019 With …