Here’s a beautiful arrangement of flowers with purples & pinks to go along with a new “aubergine” stamped vase… a special holiday gift from Dad. Now honoring Grandma’s memory with a collection of her favorite flowers. Thanks for sharing Allison!

On another dreary gray & rainy day, I felt I needed to escape to somewhere “tropical” even if just for a couple hours. So I spent the morning relaxing, chillin’ out & taking in the colors & textures of Garfield Park Conservatory. Such a great way to jump-start my day with beautiful flowers, fantastic textures, koi ponds, Chihuly glass installations & Mother Nature’s magic all happening under the glass roof. A much needed break from gray & gloomy!!!

This Fall my cousin Kim came over & we planted a LOT of new plants in my front garden. This is my first time trying hellebores & I’m kind of excited to see them flowering at the end of Winter. But I just saw these cuties this morning. Are they going to bloom too soon?… or are they just getting ready to impress me in very Early Spring?! Novice gardeners want to know!!!

Sometimes a mug doesn’t need coffee or tea… they work pretty darn good as a vase too!!! I’ve already replenished the shelves and will have over 100 mug/vases for this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!! Kinda the perfect gift… whether it’s for coffee, tea or flowers?!!!

So Taylor & her Mom came to my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW and purchased one of my square vases… with a different “picture” on each side. Looks like it made a beautiful floral showing on their Thanksgiving dinner table. Thanks for sharing your family holiday with all of us! It looks great.

A new oval basket with textured panels & double handles that help hold the flowers where you want them! Ready to make their “big debut” this weekend at my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW… with a limited quantity, so come early!!!

For those of us that don’t drink coffee or tea… sometimes a fun hybrid mug makes a beautiful vase for flowers! And even if you do drink hot beverages… you can still use a mug for flowers too!!! Just think of it as a vase with a handle!!!

Perhaps it’s Mini Monday?!… with a mini vase & mini green mums!!!

These two might be the last of the dahlias in my garden…
but my fingers are crossed for one or two more
if we don’t get a hard frost any time soon?!

As I was cleaning out the garden today, I chopped down the old summer growth from my favorite globe thistle plant. But as I was cutting it down… I found all of this new growth inside… and a NEW FLOWER!!! I just couldn’t… so it’s still there living its best life!!!