Turned off the depressing news not long after turning it on and replaced it with Van Morrison and danced around the house putting flowers together this morning. Packed up the flowers with hot water bottles safely in totes. Discovered a low tire, solved with the magical air compressor. Went to the friendliest post office in…
It is a time when we all review, reflect, dream, set goals, and plan. I did one of my favorite planning activities today and started my seed orders. The list of varieties is getting smaller, but the quantities larger. Sort of like a wardrobe, over time you figure out what works for you and abandon…
December a month of desert travels, desserts, and darkness. There was also the theme of foraging greens. The amount of greens it takes to make a wreath might surprise those who have not done so. There were flowers I gifted to friends(those are the best kind) and flowers I bought for myself even better and…
Time is always passing, the seasons help us mark this. Flowers and plants do this for me with each season as I find myself excited for new foraging and flowers, but sad for those gone until next year. The snow has arrived in South Central Alaska this week marking the end of fall in my…
Baskets of seeds, garden maps, seed catalogs, and planting calendars covered my table today. Planning for Summer planting and ordering seeds are two of my favorite Winter activities! People often ask me what are easy annual flowers to grow in Alaska for cutting. If you have the space and want to get a head start…
Beautiful work from this weeks Branches & Blooms workshop at Bloomsbury Blooms. It is so nice to exchange knowledge and create with others. I am looking forward to next weeks workshop and seeing all of…
The best nine seem to be flooding social media and I joined in, but I couldn’t help and pick out nine of my favorite bridal bouquets of the year in addition. From New Orleans to Unalakleet I created bouquets for dozens of beautiful brides and styled shoots. Peonies, sweet peas, dahlias, ranunculus, poppies, protea, clematis,…
Just about everybody who uses Instagram or Facebook probably takes selfies on occasion. Mine seem to have a theme…Feet and flowers. It is cold in Alaska right now and the thought of naked toes free from wool socks and big boots feels like a distant memory. Here are a few photos to celebrate selfies, flowers,…
It seems to be that time of year where blog posts are full of thankfulness. Well here is one more… Flowers bring me such joy, planning them, planting them, tending them, harvesting, ordering them and most of all sharing them with others. I feel so lucky to have a “job” that is involved in so…
A fantastic week in Oregon. Four days of solo vacation on Mt. Hood and Bend Oregon and then an inspiring workshop with a great group of women. Oregon’s high desert is one beautiful place. Thank you Ponderosa and Thyme for an amazing workshop!