The Blog
Growing Together
What's blooming, what I'm arranging, the gardens I'm wandering through, and my Letters from Erin.
Using Weeds and Imperfect Flowers in Arrangements
Weeds, "blown" dahlias and a chrysanthemum that had been face-down in the dirt - the flowers most people would throw away, and why I love them.
Needing People: What a Hard Year Taught Me About Asking for Help
A year since the call in the dahlia patch, and what a hard season taught me about letting people help.
Nomadica's Garden Conservancy Open Day in Connecticut
Touring Nomadica in Weston, Connecticut, on a Garden Conservancy Open Day: a moody dahlia arrangement, tree-trunk deer fencing, a native meadow and an asparagus berry wreath.
A Michigan Dahlia Farm Trip to Harvest Thyme Farm
A morning in the dahlia fields at Harvest Thyme Farm in Cheboygan, Michigan, a foliage stop at Old Mission Flowers in Traverse City, and the arrangements I made from a bucket of blooms.
How to Arrange Crabapple Branches with Dahlias
Crabapple branches borrowed from my neighbors, pink Coralie dahlias from my garden and a white cookie jar: how I put this arrangement together.
The Burpee Open at Fordhook Farm: Flowers I Want to Grow
A visit to the once-a-year Burpee Open at Fordhook Farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and the show-garden flowers I want to grow next year, from Echibeckia to globe amaranth.
New Hydrangeas I Love, Plus How to Keep Cut Hydrangeas Fresh
Quick Fire Fab, Bobo and the other new-to-me hydrangeas in my New Jersey garden, how to grow panicle, mophead and smooth hydrangeas, and my tricks for keeping them fresh in a vase.
