What a dreary week this has been. I believe another fitting word would be drizzmal.I know I am not a big fan of winter but this weather is ridiculous. More reason to celebrate fresh local flowers when they get here.
Not much has been happening here growing wise. Spent a full day trying to get my website figured out. That took all the patience I had, a year’s worth probably, but hopefully, fingers crossed please, that we are good to go. I really don’t like technology. I just want to make gardens and grow flowers.
I am also trying to devote time each morning learning. That I enjoy. Trying to find a mentor or mentors that works for me is, well, challenging. I don’t ask for much, growing, sustainability, floristry and everything else that I can learn. When I am driving or in the gardens I am listening to podcasts and there are some really good ones out there, then there is also some really useful information on Youtube. I take everything I glean, mash it all up, and well, I make it work for me.
I have been enjoying my Thursday flower challenge that I have been posting on Instagram. I wander around the property and see what kind of bouquet I can create, then I post it on Instagram. It is a challenge, I want it all to come from the farm, but it is amazing if you look closely, and have a bit of humor, what one can do. These are last Thursday’s postings.
As you can see, I am having fun with snow covered greens and dried flowers from the garden.
Little jobs are getting done meanwhile. Benches were built for the greenhouse because in another month that will be getting filled up and I need to be ready. Steve built me a really cool watering wand for the tulip crates, and it looks as though it will also work for watering the seedlings once they have been transplanted.
Tomorrow the first four crates of tulips get pulled into the dirty room. I can not begin to tell you how excited I am, and yes, I am awake all night worrying about the tulips but here we go. The count down to flowers begins.
Until next week. Allie
Drizzmal is FABULOUS!!!