Once again (hooray) I was part of the Lan Su Garden Ninth Moon celebration, a juried show of floral design. As usual there were some fabulous, fabulous pieces but I wanted to focus on the blooms themselves not the structure or cleverness of design. For that reason, I highlighted just a few blossoms, some of […]
One of the things I love about this time of year is that it encourages (forces?) me to look at my garden differently, finding things that are not usually considered arrangement material. This piece, in a hand made, raku fired vase, feature typical things and a-typical ones. The Chinese lanterns are a very usual […]
A month’s hiatus means that the incredible lushness of the garden has gone undocumented. The rush of August weddings and events, and September travel, means I have come back to a slightly desiccated although still verdant garden where the dahlias and abutilon are going wild, the vegetables reaching the end of their life, and trees […]
This week with the rain and wind, I wondered what I would find to feature. The answer was in the kitchen – a bunch of persimmons ripening indoors. Now I realize I’m featuring garden persimmons quite a lot, but I’m coming into a major scrounge time of year in the garden. I feel lucky that […]
I have had this vessel for years. It looks like a squash, very organic. It makes a good container for the Thanksgiving holiday arrangement. The finished product contains the “fruits” of the garden, the fruits of harvest. I’m grateful there’s enough still available that I can put together an appropriate table arrangement. Rose hips, […]
I had the privilege once again of doing a floral demo at the Lan Su Garden. For this demonstration I used a theme of tablescapes and designed three that could be easily (I hope) translated to a home environment. I started doing some set up at home, so I would have less of that and more […]
Capturing the autumn colors. The materials this week are all from the garden. Hydrangea heads, Autumn joy sedum, and branches of persimmon. Materials to be gathered are getting skimpier although we have not had a frost yet. When that happens the dahlias will be all gone. I am also getting ready to do a […]
Process and Product Materials and structures in process And end result Repurposed as street art
I’ve been too preoccupied with getting my piece ready for the Lan Su Chinese Garden floral display, as a result the arrangement for this week features only a few garden or wild foraged items, the mums are from our local flower market where I purchased my supplies for the big arrangement. Look for a bonus […]
Although I’m determined to highlight seasonal flowers and foliage from my personal garden, I was in the Midwest for most of the week and needed to resort to purchased flowers as my mom doesn’t have much of a flower garden. The sunflowers were from a local grocery store and greens picked from my mom’s yard […]
Rooms in Bloom 