Orange You Glad I Picked These Flowers? Get it — Aren’t You Glad?!

I was going to start this post off with a knock-knock joke, but ultimately, I decided against it. Oranges in the garden are here and making a huge statement. In fact, this orange flower vase turned out to be one of the prettiest ones that I've made in a long time. Let's take a closer…

Hot! Hot! Hot! Another Highly Saturated Flower Arrangement

Whether I want to admit it or not, I'm beginning to take a liking to these bright flower arrangements. A few posts ago, I know I complained that these color combination weren't for me. However, the more that I put them into vases; the more I grow to appreciate them. Let's take a quick look…

Harvesting Daffodils for Cut Flowers in a Vase

Can you believe that I've been doing this blog thing for 5 years now? In fact, one of the very first posts that I ever made was about using daffodils as cut flowers. You can see it by clicking here.  I'm happy to say that those original daffodil bulbs are still producing flowers. That's one…

Growing Bright Lights Cosmos

Hi Lovelies, Okay, brace yourselves. You're probably not going to believe this, but today's tale is absolutely a love story. That's right, folks! I've completely fallen head over heels for 'bright lights' cosmos. I discovered cosmos about six years ago, by accident. At the time, I was working at an elementary school. It was teacher…