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Field to Vase Dinner, Washington

I’ve been hearing about the Field to Vase Dinner Tour all summer long and have been waiting anxiously for it to come to Washington! On September 12 the day finally came and the lovely dinner took place at Jello Mold Farms in Skagit Valley. What an evening it was; perfect weather, the amazing evening light […]

Flower House – Detroit

the third weekend of october 2015, cutting edge florists from michigan and across the country will fill the walls and ceilings of an abandoned detroit house with american-grown fresh flowers and living plants for a weekend installation. flower house visitors will be welcomed to a weekend of exploration friday, october 16th through sunday october 18th. […]

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 […]

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