Posts from 'Gardening & Floral'

A simple paper bag wrap covers the pot of an ostrich fern. I love the texture of the paper and the dramatic look of the leaves…

Flower arrangements are usually delivered in basic glass vases. I think we all have that moment when the flowers pass and we wonder if we should chuck or donate the left over vase to a thrift store. Recently, I came up with a simple way to transform these generic vessels into something you might actually want to display…

I always have a plant-filled pot outside of my garden gate – but this year I wanted something that really popped – as it’s on the shady, north side of our home. A vibrant flowering annual won’t thrive in this spot – so I chose to get my color fix by planting in a brightly colored vessel and pairing it with a deep hued foliage instead…

My daughters love grapefruit – it’s their favorite breakfast. As I was cleaning the morning dishes – I couldn’t toss this leftover skin – the cheerful yellow color and the perfect shape reminded me of brightly colored pottery – which got me thinking…

I love the look of spools of twine – I decorate with them often. To make these – I dropped a plastic shot glass into the center of a spool of twine, filled it with water and added short cut flowers…