zinnias – Rose and Twig Floral Designs

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

Garden Bouquets – Walk Around Designs

One of my favorite things to do is to walk our property and snip a few flowers from the gardens around my house. Usually this is an evening activity after a long day working in the garden or arranging flowers for an upcoming event. Walking around means designing on the go . . . so the result is usually colorful, loose and informal. In late July, zinnias are the most prolific, but there are also coneflowers, daisies, phlox, and hydrangea to choose from. Soon there will be the stars . . . dahlias!

September 21, 2016

Zinnias in the Garden

Zinnias are some of the most colorful, easy to grow flowers in the garden. Sowing seeds in the spring ensures blooms are at their peak in late August and into the fall. Bees and butterflies love zinnias, an easy way to help the pollinators thrive. Next year, I am planting more orange zinnias!

August 16, 2015October 20, 2015

Farmers’ market flowers

Arrangements made with flowers purchased at the local farmers’ markets are colorful and inexpensive. I buy bouquets and take them apart to rearrange. Sometimes I ask for a handful of one kind of flowers like the Bells of Ireland shown here paired with Queen Anne’s lace from the ‘field.’ A few dollars worth of flowers can go along way.