Container Gardening

Finally May 15th, the first day to plant in zone 5, has arrived!  It has become to many like a celebrated holiday (I made cupcakes to mark the occasion), and if you've caught the gardening bug you know exactly what I'm talking about!  The first three planters at our house will grow pink/red Orchid Primrose (the plants that made my jaw drop!), Inspire Blue Speedwell Veronica, yellow/orange Dwarf Coreopsis, white Euphorbia, and Elephant Ear.  Chili peppers are one of the "must-haves" for one of the next three containers.  What unique and jaw-dropping plants are you planting in your container gardens this year?

Corsage Outside the Box

A corsage should reflect the personality of its wearer, so why do we continually go back to carnations and baby's breath?  One of the greatest compliments a florist can receive is the trust of a customer saying, "Do whatever you want!"  Try it the next time you're in a floral shop and watch their eyes light up!  This corsage I made for my favorite professor Donna Theimer, AIFD for our college's spring gala.  Birch bark, bullion and 24ga wire, pearl-head pins, green lycopodium and hypericum berries, a black and white speckled feather, and corsage magnets.