I made this bouquet for a tutorial over at Project Wedding. The recipe: tuberose, eucalyptus pods, and oregonia greens. It smells so yummy! Thank you to Lisa Warninger for the photos and The Ace for letting us shoot in their beautiful light.
Click over to Project Wedding for full instructions.
Floral design + styling: Chelsea Fuss. Photos: Lisa Warninger. Location: The Cleaners at The Ace. For Project Wedding.
It's time to plant paperwhites! My friend, Joke, made these cute little bulb bags (photographed by Lisa Warninger) and I think they are super sweet gifts for friends and neighbors this holiday season. Here's how to make them:
1. Buy muslin bags.
2. Draw lines on the bags using a Sharpie and a ruler.
3. Stamp the bags. Create a custom stamp using the jpeg below or buy a stamp.
4. Fill bags with bulbs, write a message and give away to friends and neighbors!
Photos: Lisa Warninger. Concept, graphic design and crafting: Tokketok. Styling: Chelsea Fuss.
Last night I caught up on Ben Pentreath's blog (first introduced to me by Katy) and felt sick for England. I started dreaming of spending next spring and summer there. I'd love to apprentice with a gardener in England one day. Ben's flower beds are really a dream. I love how he sticks to just a few colors. And his use of lilies is so lovely! I really like the idea of planting them in pots. The kitchen of course, is a favorite as well. I am obsessed with English kitchens lately!
Photos: Ben Pentreath.
After I visited Philadelphia a few weeks ago, I took a train up to NYC. I'd never been to NYC before so I figured this was a good time to check it out. I stayed at an apartment in Brooklyn through air bnb which turned out great and was so cheap. The apartment was located right across the street from Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I had one free morning so I wandered around, ate at the cafe (a cucumber, pesto, arugula and goat cheese sandwich!) and snapped some photos.
Last week, I attended an event for bloggers at Terrain outside of Philadelphia. I like garden nurseries that set up shop in interesting ways (incorporating retail and food) or just really well-done garden shops like Smith and Hawken (RIP!). Some of my other favorites include Petersham Nurseries in England, Rosendals Trädgård in Sweden, and the now defunct Poppybox Gardens (my old employer). I'd love to see more nurseries of this variety here in the US.
I like the people who work for Terrain and felt at home amongst the gorgeous plants, old furniture, and homegrown food. You can see more photos here.
Photos: Chelsea Fuss. That's the lovely Miss Katy Elliott in the hat! Disclaimer: My trip to Terrain was sponsored. I was not asked to write a post. I only write about things I actually love.
I made a little silver flower arrangement. You can see the full recipe and instructions over at Mywedding.com.
Photo: Chelsea Fuss for Mywedding.com.
I ran across the lovely Swedish blog of Anna and Sophia and they told me they work at this gorgeous nursery in Solna, Sweden. It reminds me of the lovely Rosendals. There's a cafe too! When I started looking through the site I got all panicky and anxious as I do when I get overwhelmed with something beautiful.
Images from Slottsträdgården Ulriksdal. Thank you Anna + Sophia!
New work from Luci Everett.
Photos: Luci Everett.
Ginny Branch just introduced me to my new favorite blog, Belle Fleur De Lis: An Inside Garden Diary. I am trying not to be too jealous of this lovely red headed blogstress with adorable outfits, a glorious indoor garden, and killer photography skills. Beautifully done!
