by Jennie Love | Jul 3, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets
Fireworks will be exploding over Philadelphia all this weekend to celebrate the birth of our nation. I love living in a city so very rich in history! The milkweed in this design reminds me a bit of fireworks (subtle, beautiful ones) and definitely inspired everything...
by Jennie Love | Jun 26, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets
I made this little lovely during our Wednesday evening floral design workshop at the farm. I was struggling to find a focal flower I wanted to use so I decided to skip a focal and just go for lots of texture. The baby blue plums sealed the deal. I’m decidedly in...
by Jennie Love | Jun 24, 2014 | Workshops
What a wonderful experience it was to teach the two-day intensive weddings master class at the farm last week! The students were all energetic, thoughtful, keen to learn, and talented! My favorite part of teaching the whole series of master classes this spring has...
by Jennie Love | Jun 19, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets
It’s high berry season here and clearly I’ve got juicy jewel tones on my mind. This week’s design includes massive raspberry-colored peonies (juicy and fragrant), delicate delicious old-fashioned “pinks” (dianthus), ‘Double Click...
by Jennie Love | Jun 18, 2014 | Personal, Workshops
My heart is so full right now! Last evening as twilight fell, I sat at long farm tables spread with delicious food and flowers from our farm and listened to students and friends laughing and chatting so loudly for hours that sometimes it was hard to hear myself think....
by Jennie Love | Jun 12, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets, Designing
This beauty of a bridal bouquet was used in a lovely little photo shoot this week. I’m always inspired by the delicate beauty of agrostemma, that pretty little white bloom dancing above the flouncy white peonies. An added little bonus this week of a matching bud...
by Jennie Love | Jun 5, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets
There was no denying the David Austin roses this week. They had to be the divas of the design. Coupled with sexy astrantia and smokey cotinus, they became rather moody. Just the way I like it. Feel free to add a link to your own Backyard Bouquets by clicking on the...
by Jennie Love | May 30, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets
This week we’re bidding farewell to so many spring flowers, including the beloved anemones and wild columbine. But the first of the bachelor buttons, cerinthe and sweet peas are featured in this week’s Backyard Bouquet. This design is rather exquisite in...
by Jennie Love | May 28, 2014 | Farming
When I first started flower farming, I heard a lot of experienced growers talk about how there was no money to be made in tulips. I could see that. Walk into a supermarket in April here in Philadelphia, and you can grab a decent looking (albeit boring) bunch of tulips...
by Jennie Love | May 22, 2014 | Backyard Bouquets
It’s that magical time in the season when the spring cool-loving blooms cross paths, if only briefly, with the early summer blooms. Icelandic poppies and Coral Sunset peonies were just meant to be together. Add in Lilies of the Valley and you’ve got a...
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