showing more love..

i wanted to share more photos of peonies growing in my garden.  

just to warn you there might be even more pics coming... ;)

enjoy..

on a side note, my etsy shops will be closed for a couple of weeks.  my husband and i bought a new house and we are now waiting to close and make the big move.  

the shop will reopen soon with exciting new products!!

peony love

they bloomed early this year.  i await their arrival every summer.  oh how they are beautiful, each one a work of art..

welcome summer! yay!!

forsythia

I do love this time of year.  I love all the trees blossoming. Especially forsythia.  I have 5 very large bushes growing my yard. They are just so pretty and happy looking...

happy spring, and have a great weekend:)

holiday arrangements

I've been real busy at work lately, trying to get my quotas done of Christmas arrangements. Yes I know, Christmas. But at least it get me excited for the holidays!

Here's some recent creations I have made....

Pumpkin basket arrangement with mums, sunflowers, hydrangeas and fillers.



Magnolias, berries, roses, and fillers in another fall piece.

And the starting of Christmas, I have been getting some strange looks from customers lately, "Christmas already??" I've been trying out some new design techniques, what do you think?

I really liked how this arrangement turned out. You can't really see it but it's in a beautiful red and gold mosaic glass container, perfect little sparkle!



We have gotten in a lot of black pieces for Christmas, the look is very dramatic I think!

I'll be posting more in the future, I only have about 800 more to do... wish me luck!

anniversary roses ~ pink friday ~

On Tuesday it was my husband and mine 2nd wedding anniversary. He surprised me in the morning with these beautiful pink roses. Just look at these beauties!!

We are going on vacation this coming week, so I won't be posting, everyone have a wonderful week!!

find of the week: green bird

This little beauty I found at a sale not too long ago. A beautiful glass cloche accented with a glass green bird on top for a handle.

For now I placed both on a pretty vintage dinner plate. It sits on an antique sewing table in my front living room window.

I got this a small little plant called Episcia, Pink Dream; at the local flower shop back in March. I just love the pink and green leaves. One of my favorite color combos!!

hydrangeas

I was so hoping that my hydrangeas this year would bloom. Last year I had no luck with my hydrangea plants. But this year, I am pleased to say that they did! Now I don't have one of those HUGE bushes I see in almost everyones yard. Mine I bought at Home Depot, a small plant, so I was hoping for the best. The blossom I got this year is amazing. Beautiful light pink in color and a huge flowering head. Just take a look!

This is from another hydrangea bush I just recently got handed down to me. A little darker in color and still beautiful!

Hydrangeas for me are a beautiful sign of summer!

my flower boxes

A week later and here are my flower boxes! I think they brighten up the front of the house and add a little summer to the look. Since I've planted them they already have grown a lot! We are in a bit of a heat wave here in Rochester so they are lovin to get watered! Lots n lots!

Here's the front entrance, I bought 2 urns at Christmas Tree store to put on either side of the fence. Filled petunas, marigolds and ageratum. My peonies, roses, and foxglove are grown large and beautiful. Wait to you see the foxglove! They are over 4 foot high!!

A close up of the boxes.

My left overs ready and waiting to be planted!

out shopping for flowers

I went out to my local garden store to purchase some blooms for my flower boxes and for my gardens. There was SO much to choose from, I had a hard time deciding on what kinds! Just look at the hanging baskets, they were AMAZING!

Here's more of the hanging baskets, they were everywhere!

Look at all the shades of green! Wouldn't it look great with flower boxes filled just with these shades of green??

Here's some of the flowers I went home with, I kept it old school with geraniums, marigolds, and some other bright filler flowers.

Stay tuned to see how my flower boxes turned out!!