pretty allium from my garden. I had planted the bulbs in the fall with Raquel and we were excited to see them bloom so lovely and purple for a few recent weeks. Raquels preschool asked each child to ...
busy, busy, busy! spring time is so busy for me. ive been working with dried flowers for my shop, with fresh flowers for mothers day free lance, my container gardening business and tonight I wi...
A few postcard designs I came up with. I ended up choosing the last one. Which one is your favorite? Every season I do container gardening in the Short Hills, Millburn, Summit and surrounding areas o...
african violets, grass, heather, mums, orange tulips, white mums, white tulips more orange tulips and orange begonias A four day public art installation called bloom was done in the Massa...
i swear, florida is the horticutural mecca. every time I visit there, I am in awe. I love seeing all the plants I know as houseplants used in the landscaping. flowers all year round, and...
Ive been featured in the May 2012 issue of Readers Digest (!) . My mom called me the day she got her magazine in the mail which was right in the beginning of April and read to me what it said. Idaho ...
Its been a while since ive done found friday, so here it is! Michelle Tavares pretty watercolor and ink Poppies. She has a lot of other gorgeous work too so be sure to check out her etsy shop. The pa...
we had a lovely little family vacation in palm beach gardens, florida visiting my husbands family. these photos are from a botanical garden there. my girls loved the flowers and butterflies everywher...
mothers day is just around the corner! Here is my 2012 Mothers Day flower collection... Honey, Blanca and Rosie. I hope you like them. They can be purchased through my shop and sent directly to your ...
I am ready to start rolling out the new designs Ive been busy working at! Are you ready?plum garden... organic textures pulled from a summer garden. A modern dried flower arrangement designed with ya...
I had the most intriguing adventure Ive had in a very long time. I loved it so much that I could not fall asleep that evening because of all the different things I saw flashing through my memory. I h...
the outcome from my previous pansies and pussy willow post is both dramatic and simple... 8 foot tall cut pussy willow branches and a mix of simple pansies at the bottom. The willow branches will mos...
my weekend was spent planting some spring containers for a client! My carts were loaded up with 104, 6 inch pansies. Pansies and pussy willows are sure signs of spring, they hold up perfect in cool t...
it might look like a big ol mess to you, but it means work in progress to me! I am busy making new designs for the spring and mothers day. sorry, all i can show is the mess until I am done ;)a few li...
{photo}not much time for posts when the weather is sooooooooo lovely.
In anticipation of spring, I though Id share some spring quotes and images. Today is such a day as in the quote, warm in the sun and cold in the shade. The daffodils I planted in the fall are working...
This morning I was working in my little studio, which I rarely do in the mornings. I snapped some photos because it has such lovely natural light early in the day and I realized, Ive never shared any...
its time for a flores del sol giveaway! its been almost a year since ive given away one of my designs so its high time for another. this is bitty billy up for grabs. want it now? its for sale here. W...
Lulie Wallaces colorful abstract take on floral arrangements. I would love one of these paintings hanging on my wall. Or better yet, you can commission her to paint one for you of a personal meaningf...
its raining. its cold. its the last day of february. my girls are playing nice together, my hubs is off with a friend to philly and I am watching the rain fall out my window. at least its not snow. :...
Wall sculpture designed by Kevin Smith (Flora Grubbs honey) using organic materials and reclaimed scrap. The best part about this gorgeous outdoor piece of work is that its a habitat-in-waiting for b...
i cant always get my hands on this container and I get asked a lot if I will have it back in stock soon. So to make up for it, Ive made bitty billy. hes got balls. lots of billy balls that is. hes in...
language of flowers tea towel, language of flowers oven mitt and oversized huge paper flower bouquet by etsy store The House That Lars Built.The pattern of the tea towel and oven mitt "records a ...
beautiful, fragile, anemones. These were headed for the trash yesterday by a unappreciative designer as I worked designing for valentines day. Their petals will soon fall which is why they were too s...
the reason why i cant get anything done! i guess my little penny is a pretty cute reason though. she is growing so fast ... :(
save the american honey bee by brittany burtonWelcome to flower scoop, a new blog segment where I dish out interesting facts, studies and tips about, well... flowers :)first up: flowers scents, bees ...
craspedia cluster in white is designed with lovely bright yellow dried craspedia flowers (aka billy buttons, billy balls) in a simple white ceramic cylinder vase. So bright, so cheery, and natural (m...
from hereI have always loved looking at my family tree and learning about my ancestors. Hearing their stories, looking at the old sepia toned photos and seeing the links between them and me really gi...
Cyclamen persicum, or Florist’s Cyclamen, is a common winter flowering plant found in many stores and florists. It is a tuberous plant native to the Eastern Mediterranean area. They come in a variety...
the dead of winter. plants are dried and dark. my girls cheeks are rosy and plump. little penny loved watching her sisters run and make snow angels, i did too. After, we sipped frothy hot cocoa from ...
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