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Tips for a Sustainable Garden

October 2, 2020 By Gloria B. Collins

Tips for a Sustainable Garden | Gloria B. Collins

Cultivating a sustainable garden takes time, patience, and the shared knowledge from others working toward the same goal. Gardeners are enthusiasts. Like most impassioned people, we gardeners continuously look for tips, tricks, and hacks to ease the endless tasks so frequently associated with keeping our gardens looking their best. If you’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening

Finding Joyful Purpose in the Garden

July 29, 2020 By Gloria B. Collins

Finding Joyful Purpose in the Garden | Gloria B. Collins

Often, in trying times, we search for joyful purpose. We seek joy in our art, in cooking, and, for me at least, in the garden. As you may know by now, I am very fond of growing plants and love watching them develop throughout the seasons. After years of hard work, my garden is finally a somewhat affordable laboratory filled with wildlife, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Growth, Hobbies

How to Grow a Container Garden: 10 Tips to Get Started

April 30, 2020 By Gloria B. Collins

Have you been curious about starting a garden but think you don't have space? I'm here to encourage you to start a container garden today!  'Social distancing' is a new term we now live with, and as it has forced us to live masked and often isolated lives, we can still create a bit of calm in our lives by growing a garden. And yes, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Growth

7 Ways to Support Pollinators in your Pollinator Garden

April 2, 2019 By Gloria B. Collins

We expand the national pollinator garden network by thinking about our gardens as a sanctuary and, as a result, help in the preservation of the millions of pollinators that are currently dying. As more cities, parks, and public spaces strive to cultivate increased biodiversity in urban gardens and as more of us work to include native plants that … [Read more...]

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10 garden roses for cutting and tips on how to grow them

July 2, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins

Garden roses are stunning in my opinion and come in so many different colors, textures, and heights. Some with billowy cupped flowerheads others are compact, some are endless climbers, and some carry their beautiful flowers on long stems. But whatever type of rose you are drawn to, they each are magnificent and elegant. I especially like the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Gardening

5 Tips to Create Stunning Garden Style Flower Arrangements

May 30, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins

Garden Style Flower Arrangements. A good seasonal arrangement for me looks as if you just picked the flowers from the garden and placed them in a container without fussing. My arrangements are loose, airy and not fussy. This look is easy to achieve so long as you follow a few tips. 5 Tips for Stunning Garden Style Flower Arrangements. When I … [Read more...]

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3 tips to grow flowers in your backyard garden

May 21, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins

If you're tempted to start growing flowers in your very own backyard garden I have 3 tips to grow flowers I wanted to share to get you started. Though gardening takes long hours and much effort, if you love it as much as I do, your garden will always bring you JOY! 3 tips to grow flowers in your backyard garden: Decide what flowers you want … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Gardening

Florists’ Review: Why Florists are returning to the garden for inspiration.

August 14, 2017 By Gloria B. Collins

Florists' Review In the August 2017 – Vol. 208, No. 8 issue of Florists’ Review I share why I grow and use Slow Flowers in my business. One the first day back from our family vacation in the south of Ireland, I settled back into a somewhat melancholy routine of going through the endless stack of mail. That is when I discovered a package had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Weddings, Work Tagged With: eco flowers, florist, Florist Garden Inspiration, flowers to grow for cutting, garden flowers, garden flowers for events, Gardening, hudson valley florist, slow flowers, wedding flowers, wedding gardener

Spring Gardening: How to Grow Wedding Flowers in the Garden.

June 9, 2017 By Gloria B. Collins

Tips to Grow Wedding Flowers in the Garden Learning to grow wedding flowers in the garden for floristry is different to home gardening and flower farming because this type of gardening must produce flowers for business on a smaller scale. Typically in a suburban neighborhood. They should grow harmoniously and practically with interesting varieties … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flowers, Gardening, Slow Home Living, Weddings Tagged With: eco flowers, florist, flowers, flowers grown locally, flowers to grow for cutting, garden, garden flowers, Gardening, grow your own wedding flowers, grow your won cut flowers, huddson valley florist, roses, slow flowers, slow home living, slow living, sustainable gardening, the wedding gardener, wedding gardener

Spring Gardening: 3 Essential Gardening Tools To Get The Job Done

May 6, 2017 By Gloria B. Collins

Today, for those of you who may be newer to gardening, I'd like to share with you the three essential gardening tools I use in my suburban cottage cutting garden. And I'd like to encourage you to get gardening.  If you're a beginner thinking of growing something this season, go for it! And, realize that gardening consists of hard work, … [Read more...]

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Picking herbs and bits from the garden. #theygard Picking herbs and bits from the garden.  #theygardenanddraw #cottagegarden is such a joy for me as is my #art. Hope you are enjoying your day. ❤️
Left overs always are best the next day! #mixedmed Left overs always are best the next day! #mixedmedia #illustration #theygardenanddraw #homedesign #kitchenart
Gardening and drawing together bring pure joy! #th Gardening and drawing together bring pure joy! #theygardenanddraw #illustrationartists #illustrator #kitchenart #recipeartist
Making some kitchen art today. Staying loose and Making some kitchen art today.  Staying  loose and having fun.  #theygardenanddraw
As an Artist, there’s always time to make whatev As an Artist, there’s always time to make whatever brings us Joy. For the past few days, I’ve been traveling and exploring.  And now, it’s time to catch up with my prompts. Let’s see what’s growing in the garden. #theydrawandgarden 

Not sure what the prompt was before I sat to draw because I just wanted to capture this clematis before it passed. I used watercolor and Tombow brush pens.
Yesterday I went to my local nursery and picked th Yesterday I went to my local nursery and picked these beauties out for the garden. I just had to watercolor paint them #theydrawandgarden
As a little girl, I made my art to pass the time. As a little girl, I made my art to pass the time. But my grandfather saw something more and gave me my first unpaid commission.  I remember vividly the dining room table I sat at, and out of the blue, he came up to me with his loving voice and asked me to illustrate two intertwined trees, depicting the deep and ageless love a couple has for each other, a pretty deep ask for a ten-year-old. But I followed the brief and delivered. 

What he thought of the drawing must have been positive because I’m still draw. I didn’t get any negative comments. 

What happened to the young artist in you? #MindfulMonday #theydrawandgarden
Why not have fun drawing recipes. #foodillustratio Why not have fun drawing recipes. #foodillustration practice, practice, practice.
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