New in the garden this morning… one of my peony bushes is finally blooming! And it’s the first year with a good number of blooms. So exciting… and the scent intoxicating!

Looks like my friend Rhonda has cut a few yellow flowers from her garden… some beautiful iris & a couple yellow peonies! Luckily, she had two of my square vases ready for simple arrangements. Thanks for sharing Rhonda… you know how I LOVE your yellow peonies!!!

Some of the beautiful iris that are currently blooming in my garden… kind of a pastel purple.
These have been in my garden for years… well-established & spreading every year!

So I remember buying this & planting it last Spring. Did I keep the tag?… of course not.
But I’m loving that it survived the Winter & is blooming in my garden right now on tall stems.
The plant looks kinda like a ‘columbine’ of some sort… but the flowers aren’t even close?!

UPDATE : Thanks to Tracy… apparently this is Columbine Meadow Rue

More flowers from the weekend art fair! Another stamped & soda-fired vase…
hoping that these have a bit more life in them! I think they’re a bit “sturdier” than lilies?!
I guess we’ll find out soon enough???

After a weekend in my art fair booth, I’m hoping that these white lilies might have a few more days of “pretty” in them?! They still smell great… so that’s a good start!!!

HUGE THANKS to everyone who came out to the Schaumburg Prairie Arts Festival this weekend. It was a beautiful weekend… as we avoided the overnight rains Saturday night. It was a wonderful weekend out in the park – the perfect setting with plenty of trees, the pond, a fountain & blue skies! A great start to my summer art fair season!

A simple single flower can make a centerpiece statement with the right ikebana vase… pin frog included inside to support your flower stems. I’ll have a good assortment of them this weekend at the Schaumburg Prairie Arts Festival while there are plenty of Spring flowers waiting to grace your table!

Enjoying a little afternoon sun & some more iris blooming in my garden. Sure, I “should be” prepping, pricing & packing for this weekend’s art fair in Schaumburg… but we all need a quick break now & again, right???

While the day is gray, the colors are still blooming in my garden. I love these purple bearded iris! The colors, the patterns & the scent which brings back childhood memories.