Category / hydrangeas
October 14, 2020
In late summer when the hydrangea blooms have begun to fade and dry, comes a perfect time to do a little shaping of your macrophyllas that can also pay you back double for your work in blossoms. A simple and delicate hydrangea pruning for double blooms is one way to encourage more flowers from what …
August 10, 2020
Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers. I have always loved them growing up and enjoyed adding them to my decor. You can imagine my excitement and surprise when I moved here to Cape Cod and quickly learned that practically everyone here has at least one in their landscape. I knew that I had to …
October 16, 2017
I love living by the sea and keeping gardens, but living in New England I find my warm days drifting away. One of my favorite things to do on crisp fall days is to collect beautiful inspirational things from the gardens and make wreaths, like this acorn one. This past spring, we planted almost thirty …
July 16, 2014
Today, I am sharing a lovely bouquet that my friend, C.L. Fornari, made during a recent garden party that I attended at her home. It’s simple-elegant and country garden all at the same time. It’s important as bloggers that sometimes we take breaks. It’s good now and then to sit back and enjoy those and …
November 7, 2012
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Soon enough, we will all take the time to gather with our loved ones around the table and give thanks….
June 29, 2012
Hydrangea season is upon us and I just love them. They thrive on Cape Cod and the flowers are abundant. This year is no different. The blooms are just gorgeous and help to make a lovely arrangement in minutes….
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