Posts Tagged ‘flowers’

• The Joy of Flower Arranging

  Date: 2010.07.22 | Category: floristry | Response: 2

  We have just bought the local florist and dropped it smack bang in the middle of our garden centre.

  Things there just weren’t busy enough already…cough…ahem.

  Anyway..we took over on Mothers Day and as if that wasn’t crazy enough, running out of chrysanthemums and carnations, we then got asked to do the flowers for the local deb ball.

  A full days work to produce all the gorgeous posies, table arrangements and guest of honour’s bouquets. I have so much respect for florists…it is hard work and very demanding! Talk about a sore neck from craning my head down to look onto the posies.

  The thing that really got us through and kept our spirits high was the endless supply of home made chocolate mud cake and tea…

  They must of liked our flowers though because we have been booked to do it all again next year!

  

  

  
  

• Mmmm….Quinces…Quince Jelly? Possibly….next year.

  Date: 2009.01.24 | Category: home, Horticulture | Response: 1

  I adore Quince Trees. They are just so beautiful in so many ways. They have gorgeous, grey velvety foliage that is soft to the touch and very tactile. The flowers are just spectacular too. Quinces are in fact one of the earliest trees to blossom in Spring and their flowers are quite large and a lovely hue of dusky, antique pink.

  

  Ours are currently in fruit and each year I think I really should make some quince jelly. I love it with cheese and crackers But each year I never seem to have the time. So I just enjoy the spectacular fruit hanging on the tree and appreciate the beauty that is my quince.

  

  I love Botanical illustrations like this. This one is taken from Wikipedia.