by user1 | Apr 7, 2024 | Jane's Adventures
April in Pennsylvania is filled with blooming branches and daffodils. The daffodil harvest gives us a few challenges for getting them into arrangements, so here are a few tips. A big bowl of sand is an excellent medium for spring flowers. They last and last but it’s...
by user1 | Feb 25, 2024 | Jane's Adventures
This week I had the privilege of visiting the Atlanta Botanical Gardens to judge the magnificent flower show “Primivera.” Spring was in the air as I entered the gardens with blooming daffodils, crocus, and hyacinths and were a welcome relief from the fading snow piles...
by user1 | Jan 21, 2024 | Jane's Adventures
January is a good time to take a break from fresh flowers and focus a bit on getting workshop and tools organized for the spring. When I started working with flowers in my home, I needed only the basic tools but kept adding to the collection. A streamlined group of...
by user1 | Dec 27, 2023 | Jane's Adventures
In November we had a garden club program given by a club member that inspired me to look deeper into the beautiful flower, amaryllis. The official name for an amaryllis is Hippeastrum and the names are most often used interchangeably. At our meeting, we saw a You Tube...
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...
