Pastel sweetness of Spring… Photography by Joni Shimabukuro
Vintage style, vintage dresses, vintage vases,… vintage is IN this year! Old bottles of various sizes and types make an interesting and imaginative collection to fill with spring flowers. A few of these vases clustered in the center of a round table or a selection in the middle of long narrow tables look fabulous! And […]
Hellebores, fritillarias, anemones, ranunculus, tulips, blooming branches…. The Northwest offers such bounty: spring fever has been in the air for several weeks! Isn’t the awakening of Mother Nature incredibly inspiring?
In late winter, there aren’t many chartreuse flowers or greenery to be harvested in the garden yet , except for the fabulous hellebore and euphorbia. However, blossoms of cymbidiums and glads as well as hypericum berries, succulents and foliage of favorite houseplants like maidenhair and begonias, offer plenty of choice for chartreuse table arrangements at […]
Last week I blogged about hellebores and mentioned that I had visited Honeyhill Farms Nursery in Raleigh Hills. Owners Jim and Audrey Metcalfe are hellebore hybridizers. Earlier this week I went back with my friend Jamie Bosworth; she wanted to see and document this magical place. Thousands of plants were in full bloom and […]
Last week I went to visit Honeyhill Farms Nursery in Raleigh Hills. Owners Jim and Audrey Metcalfe are hellebore hybridizers. What ‘eye candy’ to see hundreds of flowering hellebores: they start blooming in January and still look gorgeous in April. What a treasure in the garden! Call them at 503-292-1817 if you’d like to […]
Two more months before the Spring officially starts – but luckily there already are plenty of cut spring flowers available: tulips, daffodils, ranunculus, anemones, hellebore and primroses as well as blooming branches like forsythia, hamamelis and quince. What a treat! In my garden the crocus and miniature daffodils have been poking through the soil for […]
Even though the selection of flowers and texture is certainly limited at this time of the year, the choices of white blooms shine. Early bulb flowers, such as tulips, anemones, paperwhites, ranunculus, cyclamen and hyacinths are here! Add to these the year-around availability of freesia, roses, sweetpeas, lilies, iris and phlox and voilà, the choices […]
Come join us and learn how to make a stunning Autumnal Wreath on November 16th (there is only one space left) or November 17th. Create an eye-catching textural wreath , which will provide a classic welcome at the door – or a beautifully seasonal centerpiece. You’ll use materials which reflect the abundance of the Pacific […]
September 26,2009 Clear, sunny weather was delightful on Jannette and Charlie’s wedding day! The ceremony took place in the quaint chapel at Camp Colton and the rustic reception hall was fabulous for the reception. Rebecca Dryer captured all the beauty and joy of the day perfectly. Jannette’s parents, who own a nursery, provided lots of […]