3 Tips To Start Your Own Spring Garden Nothing beats a morning walk in a spring garden or the rush of enthusiasm one gets from a new growing season. I hope you are filled with endless energy and a *nothing can stop me attitude* to tackle the spring gardening season with vigor. For those of you who may be newer to gardening, I'd want to share 3 … [Read more...]
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Nicole and Joseph’s Locust Grove Estate Garden Wedding
A beautiful garden wedding at the Locust Grove Estate in New York Locust Grove Estate, overlooking the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie New York, was the setting for Nicole and Joseph’s garden wedding. Every bride and groom has their story, their magic, and it is this magic which resonates with me on a deeper level. I know how important it is for … [Read more...]
Kelly and David’s Garden Wedding at Brotherhood Winery
I think the backdrop to any garden wedding is crucial and the Brotherhood Winery, America's oldest winery located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, is such a beautiful old stone vineyard and the perfect location for brides planning for a garden wedding. If you haven't been and you're in the Hudson Valley be sure to stop by for a wine tasting or a … [Read more...]
Growing your own cutting garden
Have you ever wanted to grow your own cutting garden? You’re in luck! I not only have 3 tips to grow flowers in your backyard garden, but I also have 3 Essential Gardening Tools To Get The Job Done. The planning starts now! If you love fresh slow grown flowers as much as I do, I bet you can’t wait to start planning a cutting garden. Fresh … [Read more...]
Best Plants for a Summer Cottage Garden
July and August are a tricky time to hope for a perfectly manicured garden. I take my inspiration for my summer cottage garden from the designer Piet Oudolf and look for how I can incorporate a wild and less cultivated plantings scheme. When starting a wild, carefree cottage garden my advice is to purchase (if the budget permits) at … [Read more...]
How my cottage garden has influenced my floral design style
I find that my cottage garden has influenced my floral design style primarily because of my approach to gardening. My gardening style is loose and sometimes feels by conventional standards that I'm neglecting the garden when in fact I'm more negotiating with nature. The plants that choose to be there, thrive and I'm less rigid and … [Read more...]
Cultivating my cottage garden
Recently, the color of our home changed from a drab yellow to a brilliant bright white and accented with black shutters. I think we've managed to cultivate the perfect backdrop for future pictures of the seasonal flowers from my cottage garden. Cultivating my cottage garden My goal was to use our 1840's farmhouse as a backdrop to weave the … [Read more...]
Cottage garden wedding flowers
Cottage Garden wedding flowers Last summer I had the pleasure of growing these fragrant cottage garden wedding flowers in what I call my wedding garden. Can you see how beautifully different these flowers really are in comparison to most flowers purchased at your local store? My seasonal garden flowers are grown sustainably. Slow grown seasonal … [Read more...]
Peek out and look at my garden
Who will get the berries first? The critters? … [Read more...]
Just a little something from the garden
Run to your local garden and create this lovely bouquet. It's easy just pick a bloom then a second, then the third and so on and so on until your heart is delighted. … [Read more...]