I've been playing with arranging these gorgeous light apricot chantilly snapdragons all this week. The bright, peachy stems are so lovely alone - but work exceptionally well with nearly every other flower that I'm able to combine them with in a vase. However, one of my absolute favorite combinations involves the single feverfew. Let's take…
Continue reading ➞ Light Apricot Chantilly Snapdragons and Feverfew: The Perfect Match
There are several pros and cons to growing seeds from a mix packet. By doing so, I can quickly find my favorite flowers, even when I'm growing in a small space. It's also really friendly for my garden budget. However, it's always a bummer when I don't have ENOUGH of a certain color flower that…
Continue reading ➞ Rose Madame Butterfly Snapdragons: Cut Flower Arrangement
In beginning to wrap up the posts involving our Madame Butterfly snapdragons, we'll take a look at two last colors - yellow and white. While there were a few yellow Madame Butterfly snapdragons, the white Madame Butterfly snapdragons in the mix were very sparse. Nonetheless, these two colors worked beautifully together. I was absolutely head…
Sometimes, the colors of the season just naturally work well with each other. Even though summer is most commonly associated with "hot" colors, the cool shades of purple and blue are currently blooming in profusion. Let's take a quick look at today's cut flower arrangement. Like so many others, this arrangement starts with these very…
Continue reading ➞ Sweet Peas and Sweet Fillers – A Cut Flower Arrangement from the Garden
I've been working on taking better photos lately. Apparently, I still have a lot to learn. On the internet, it feels so overwhelming to try competing with the perfect people. Oh well, here are so pictures. Those big, fluffy Sarah Bernhardt peonies never disappoint me. For this vase, I just added some sweet peas and…
Continue reading ➞ Peonies, Sweet Peas, and More! This Week’s Flower Arrangements
With many of the hardy annual flowers starting to finish up blooming, I'm continually surprised by how many bright pink flowers that I planted into the yard last fall. I think I may have been worried about the garden "matching", because I went all-out for the pinks. The canterbury bells are no exception to my…
Continue reading ➞ Canterbury Bell Cut Flower Arrangement – Cut Flower Garden
Hi Lovelies, Brace yourselves! This post has a lot of pictures. Just a quick peek at  nearly everything that's going on right now! Let's all just hope that this warmer weather will keep on coming our way! Not pictured is the progress on the dahlia tubers that I've started for cuttings. The reason? Well, it looks…
Continue reading ➞ March Week One Update
