A custom arrangement from April 2025, featuring Pastelo Elegance ranunculus, Sir Winston Churchill daffodils and Just Joey roses At the end of the year, I like to post a review of what we grew, what went well and what didn't. Hopefully we can learn from mistakes as well as showing our readers pretty pictures.   What we grew As in previous years, we planned to sell flowers from February to November. Our earliest blooms were anemones and early daffodils. Next were Iceland poppi

Scotney Castle, in bloom in May of 2025 In late May we spent nine days in England – nine days that gave me enough ideas for several...

I’ve planted sweet peas every year for over thirty years now. Barring one sad year when all the seeds failed to germinate, I’ve had sweet...

Sweet peas and ranunclulus will start blooming soon Don and I worked like crazy in November and January, so now we can rest a little and...

These are NOT early - but they're gorgeous, aren't they? This year I'll grow some early sweet peas because I finally learned about...

The painting above just went to Gallery 24 in Los Gatos. I painted it from real roses in my garden - a variety called Hot Cocoa. I...

Sweet peas Carlotta, Restormel and April in Paris In the last post I told you how to get started. The next step is tying the little...

Sweet peas are a sentimental favorite for everyone who buys our flowers. The colors are pure and lovely, but it’s the fragrance that...