by Jennie Love | May 8, 2019 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing, Video
We had fun shooting images at the flower farm for this short DIY Bouquet video with Jessie from Sun Gro Horticulture a few seasons back. This how-to DIY Bouquet video shows you all the basic steps for making an easy summer arrangement in a canning jar. If you enjoy...
by Jennie Love | Dec 16, 2018 | Backyard Bouquets, Farming
While you need plenty of sun to grow many of the better-known flowers for cutting – zinnias, lilies, sunflowers, cosmos, etc – there are several excellent cut flowers that thrive in the shade. And better yet, there are many shade plants that provide gorgeous foliage...
by Jennie Love | Sep 9, 2015 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing, Farming
I am trying to avoid cliches. But every starting sentence that comes to mind for this long-overdue blog post is just that — cliche. “Oh, where did the summer go. So sorry I am so deficient at blogging. The emotions of autumn are surging once again.”...
by Jennie Love | May 17, 2015 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing
When the snowball viburnum, spirea and mock orange start blooming, it feels like we’re cheating a little bit (actually, a lot) in the design studio. Such abundant voluminous blooms make designing large arrangements a cinch. Exhibit A: this latest installment of...
by Jennie Love | May 7, 2015 | Backyard Bouquets
Le Belle Epoque is the new darling of the tulip world. I saw a photo of her last spring and immediately called my bulb supplier and asked them to special order a couple thousand for me from Holland. They weren’t cheap, and I had my doubts when they first started...
by Jennie Love | Apr 30, 2015 | Backyard Bouquets
I had fun with this week’s Backyard Bouquet design, which was inspired by the citron green blooms of the chestnut trees that surround the farm. I loved how the clean whites and vibrant greens married for a strikingly modern, yet natural, spring centerpiece....
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