Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the time of year that we show our apprectiation for all that is good in our lives. Family and friends gather around to enjoy home cooked meals, football and fun!

A perfectly cooked turkey along with multitudes of vegetable entrees set the tone for feelings of warmth. Setting your table with beautiful linen, candles, flowers and natural embellishments ensures your guest will feel welcomed!

Here are a few tips:

Pick a color theme...orange with brown, burgandy, gold or even gray.

Linen....forget the paper and plastic. This is the time to pull out your beautiful linen.

Candlelight...even small votives add that extra special touch.

Floral elements... choose a single centerpiece or a multitude of arrangements. Bring in natural elements like birch, moss and acorns. Add the perfect seasonal fruit like pomegrants, articokes and persimmons. Use georgous blooms that fit into your color scheme.

Every extra touch counts. Your time and effort will not go unnoticed!

Spotlight on...........Hydrangea!

How is is that we have not introduced this amazing flower to you yet?!!!

The hydrangea is our number one pick for all our designs. Hydrangeas are big beautiful perennials that produce flowers in varoius colors and textures. They range from the stunning white "Annabelle" Aborescens to the lush and vibrant Mophead Macrophylla. Other varieties include Lacecap, Oakleaf and Pee Gee. Each variety is known for it's own unique features. Some have small delicate flat florets while others have large full flowers. Some plants produce flowers that are vibrant in color, while others are specific only to white. The hydrangea plant is most known for its color variations. Growers can control the color by adjusting the ph level of the soil in which the plant is grown. Some plants even change tones just from replanting and adjusting to their new environment. Just when you thought it could not get any more beautiful, the plant ages seasonally turning flowers into the most amazing deep toned jewels!

Just look at the pictures and you will see how this magnificent flower impacts our designs. It truely is one of nature's most impressive presents!

Flower of the Week

Can't take our eyes off of this AMAZING fiddlehead fern!!! Must share with you!!!!!!

Fiddleheads are the coiled croziers of the ostrich fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, which is found in an almost continuous belt in the north temperature zone around the world.

However, it is only in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the state of Maine that its use as a spring delicacy has developed and thrived. While the native habitats of the ostrich fern are the lightly shaded woodlands, on the fertile alluvial soils along rivers, the plant will readily adapt to the home garden. Fiddleheads can be grown in vegetable gardens or incorporated as part of your landscaping in shaded areas.

Fiddleheads prefer partial shade. Growth will be suppressed in full sunlight or in excessively shaded areas.

In parts of the world fiddlehead ferns have been eaten for centuries. In Australia, New Zealand and Asia, they are a part of a traditional diet. The young, tender fiddlehead ferns are prepared and eaten like leaf vegetables. Each culture has a preference as to how the fiddlehead ferns are prepared and eaten.

In Indonesia, they would be eaten in a spicy coconut sauce. Koreans prepare the ferns as a side dish that resembles sauteed vegetables. In Japan, they are a delicacy when roasted. In North America and Canada, the ferns are boiled or steamed and then eaten with melted butter or vinegar.

(photo on right from Kristin Spencer Photography)

Everyday Arrangments

Wow, a lot of time has gone by since our last blog, but that's okay because we've been SOOOOO busy in the flower shop and out doing weddings and parties!!

So, without further adieu, here are some new pictures of our designs!