Without realizing it, I have accumulated a small collection of chicken wire containers. The largest one was a birthday gift years ago, the small one was a Goodwill find, and the middle-size one was a recent flea market find. Grouping them together with a large bouquet of feverfew and a few candles creates a simple summer mantle. They make the…
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a summer mantle
this week’s bouquet ~ summer in a jar
This week’s bouquet is as simple as it gets. These are simply zinnias plopped in jars, prepared to go out to my front yard for people walking by to take. I pick zinnias several times a week to set out for the neighbors. I pick the plants clean and prepare as many vases as I can. Within a few days,…
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this week’s bouquet ~ not exactly
This week’s bouquet doesn’t qualify as a bouquet, or even an arrangement. Actually, not even close. But it is a centerpiece, and that makes it close enough. In my mind anyway. I purchased this sweet white cyclamen several years ago at Trader Joe’s and it came in a tiny 2″ pot. Maybe even smaller. Despite my occasional neglect and its…
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this week’s bouquet ~ the color purple
This week’s bouquet is a gathering of all flowers purple, lavender, and plum. There are seasons in my garden when everything seems to be predominantly one color. Late May and early June is that time when all shades of purple reign supreme. A million poppies reseeded from last year make a stunning addition to the garden with their deep plum…
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Clematis ‘Jackmanii’
Clematis has never grown very well for me at this house. After many years of trying to grow them, there is only one clematis I still grow and that is ‘Jackmanii’ – and even that one hasn’t always done well. But it does always put on quite a display, growing on my picket fence and garden gate. And where else…
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