by user1 | Nov 21, 2023 | Jane's Adventures
This past week I was lucky enough to attend two very different and very fun flower shows. Flower shows give arrangers the opportunity to play with ideas and try new and different techniques. What excites me about the process is seeing how each person takes a theme and...
by user1 | Oct 17, 2023 | Jane's Adventures
Last week I was invited to Grosse Pointe, Michigan, as a speaker for the Garden Club of Michigan’s flower show “Into the Woods.” The show was held at the Little Club and visitors viewed beautiful Lake Sinclair along with a splendid array of horticulture specimens and...
by user1 | Sep 22, 2023 | Jane's Adventures
This wonderful “new” sustainable floral design mechanic has been a fun way for me to put summer garden flowers into easy, relaxed arrangements. It is called a “hairpin holder” and I remember seeing it in my grandmother’s flower box many years ago, no it’s not really...
by user1 | Aug 9, 2023 | Jane's Adventures
Last week had the great pleasure of visiting the Blue Ridge Mountains on the boarders of North Carolina and Georgia. The weather was wonderful and I enjoyed foraging the woods and local gardens for flowers, plants, varieties of moss, lichen, and stones for the Sky...
by user1 | Jul 17, 2023 | Jane's Adventures
Summer flowers inspire me to raid the vase closet for vases in cool colors for the long, hot July days. Blues and whites are some favorites and good to show off summer flowers. This narrow-necked vase holds a bouquet from the local farmers market and just a few lace...
by user1 | Jun 1, 2023 | Jane's Adventures
This easy to create branch structure is a great mechanic to support branches and flowers from your garden or a combination of garden and market materials. Here is how to do it… Getting started: You will need branches, a round bubble bowl and bind wire. Cross...
