Featured Artist ~ Carol Gangemi, Botanical Illustrator and Watercolorist
Let me introduce you to one of my best gal-pals, Carol Gangemi. She is an artist extraordinaire as everything she does carries Carol’s personal stamp of creativity. Many people know Carol Gangemi as the Botanical Illustrations watercolor instructor at Longwood Gardens. (By the way, that’s a class I can’t wait to sign up for next year
DIY Project ~ Make a Fresh Rosemary Wreath!
Rosemary is a tender perennial here in Delaware, so I just hauled my two big, bushy Rosemary plants into the laundry room for the winter. They were a bit leggy, so I decided a haircut was in order as I settled them into their cold weather location. A few snips later, I had lovely
Enjoy a Bottle of Wine and make a Twig & Cork Reindeer!
Only I would buy a bag of someone’s wine corks at a yard sale! That done, I needed to come up with something to do with them. So, here is my solution: little reindeer made with different sizes of twigs from the yard, a cork and hot glue – with a little red pom-pom nose
Field Trip: Creating a Beautiful Fall Floral Arrangement in a Pumpkin at The DCH
Last month, I had such fun making an apple basket arrangement in Emily Smith’s Delaware Center for Horticulture workshop that I signed up again! This time Emily had little orange pumpkins ready for us, already cleaned out! She had pre-selected flowers, greens and fillers to represent the glorious fall colors for this sweet little “Pumpkin
Getting Into the “Spirit” of Halloween ~insert spooky music here~
Almost mid-October and there’s a nip in the air, must be time to decorate for Halloween! This has to be one of my favorite holidays of all. Len and I love sitting out on the porch swing handing out candy to visiting Trick or Treaters and admiring all their costumes and finery. Mostly it is
Field Trip : Gourds Galore and Norman, the Pot-Bellied Pig, at Marini’s Market
If you’re in a funk that summer is over and want to get in the mood for Fall, drop in to Marini’s Market on Veale Road in North Wilmington, Delaware! Their official mascot, Norman, will grunt a hello and ask for a scratch behind his ears before you do your shopping. Fond of dog cookies,
Our Fairfield Home & Garden Welcomes Fall
Fall has arrived in Our Fairfield Garden! The nights are cool now and the mornings brisk. After seeing my breath early in the day , I scamper about trying to get the houseplants and tender perennials back inside. Nightfall is here way too early and soon will be earlier as Daylight Savings Time robs another
Field Trip : See Over 36 Fairy Garden Homes at Gateway Garden Center’s Fairy Fest
Just for fun (which I have been having a lot of lately!), my good friend, Renee’ and I traveled over to Hockessin, DE this weekend to Gateway Garden Center for their annual Fairy Garden Festival. What a great idea this was! Folks from all over the area built different fairy dwellings and placed them throughout
Field Trip : Join Me on a Taste Test of Wild & Ornamental Plants at TheDCH
If I ever land on “Survivor”, I want Aubree Davis by my side to reveal what wild things are good to eat! A life-long naturalist who works for the American Public Gardens Association, Aubree can create a feast out of roots, seed pods and weeds that you wouldn’t believe! Not only did she tell us
DIY Project : Arrange Your Own Fall Apple Harvest Basket
Want to feel like a kid again, play and make something beautiful, too? Sign up for one of Emily Smith‘s monthly floral arranging workshops at the Delaware Center for Horticulture and join the fun! This month, Emily demonstrated how to create a wonderful Apple Harvest Basket and then turned us loose to make our own.
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