Every year the ladies on my block get together for large Christmas/ Hanukkah dinner party. I was signed up to bring fruit to the party, and I decided to make something different than just run of the mill fruit salad. In the past, I have always brought a giant floral table center piece to the same party, but I didn’t bother to volunteer to make one this year, mainly because dinner was going to be buffet style this time around….
Happy Thanksgiving from Hanbury House! One of my favorite things about having a garden and growing my own organic flowers is sharing them in floral arrangements with the folks I love and care about. This year, my daughter, B wanted to help make our arrangement to take to Nana’s house, so I decided something more kid friendly was called for. We still had a left over unused pumpkin from Halloween out on the front porch that I figured would make…
Although my gardening passion is mainly for edible plants, I feel having a variety of organic cut flowers to bring in the house or share is another good use of our growing space. I create all sorts of floral arrangements, depending on what is in season. One of my favorite flowers for arrangements is Alstromeria. I like that they last a long time after being picked, come in a variety of pretty colors, and are a bit drought tolerant. However,…