Verbena Flower Farm Chronicles No. 02 – Poppin’ Poppies
A day in the life of a farmer florist. A small peak into life on Verbena’s flower farm in Roseville, CA. It’s midway through April and poppies pop pop poppin’, fragrant sweet peas are exploding into color, anemones continue to bloom, and the garden roses are bursting open this week!
Russian River Rose Company
Located in Healdsburg, California is a great little rose garden and nursery called Russian River Rose Company. They have over 600 roses included in their collection! One spring day my mother and I made a visit to the gardens, we dilly-dallied about the paths in the display gardens (I like saying dilly-dallied), we quite enjoyed […]
Shops, Shelves & Sinks..
Verbena Flower Farm Chronicles No. 01 – Sweet Pea Pickin’
A day in the life of a farmer florist. A small peak into our life on Verbena’s flower farm. It’s the last week in March sweet peas are exploding, anemones still going strong, and foxglove making an appearance! http://www.verbenaflorist.com
My 5 Favorite Floristry Tools
One of the most common questions I hear in my floral design workshops is “what are your favorite tools to use?”So here you go — my five favorite tools, 5 things I don’t want to design without! You’ll notice 3 of the 5 are cutting tools, between being a designer for 15 years and spending […]