What's Fresh July 2, 2012

Bindweed is bursting at the seams!  Every perennial is in bloom and the annuals have started as well.

Anchusa

 Bellflowers blue

Bellflowers white

Bells of Ireland, super tall, 3-4feet.

Canterbury bells, blue, lavender

and white

Clematis, small white star shaped flowers and pearl like buds on long vines, 1-3 ft.  Please order ahead and specify the length of stem.

Clustered bellflower--have you noticed that we have a lot of bell flowers??  They are all cousins from the campanula family.  Excellent cut flowers.

Diablo, long dark foliage on semi-woody stems.

Lysimachia "Firecracker"--aptly named this is a bright red-bronze foliage.

Grape vine--this is another specialty cut, please call ahead and order.  It is very prolific and may be ordered in lengths up to six feet.  The leaves make beautiful "place mats" and "chargers".

The leaves grow to 8-10 inches in diameter.

Heliopsis

Lady's Mantle, tiny chartreuse flowers atop lime colored foliage.

Lamb's Ear spikes

Matricaria

Melica grass

Phlox

California Poppies--love them!  I have been experimenting with them and am getting 4-5 days in the vase.  

"Temptress" poppies--beautiful mix of white, yellow and orange flowers with 7-10 day vase life.

Queen Anne's Lace

Roses, spray garden roses

Silver King--true silver foliage on 12-15 inch stems.  

Scabiosa in white and blue.

Snap dragons in white and raspberry.

Sweet peas in lavender and white.

Veronica, long blue spikes 

Yarrow

For full availability please consult your fax and email.  Due to the holiday we will deliver on Monday, July 2 to Sun Valley and Tuesday, July 3 to Jackson.  Have a happy and safe Fourth of July.

Finished Products

Just Gorgeous.

It just thrills me to see Bindweed flowers in "finished products".  We deliver early in the week and early in the morning, so I rarely get to see how our flowers are used.  Every once in awhile one of our busy designers has time to take a quick pic before the bridal party arrives but really, who has time or the presence of mind to take photographs in the midst of an event!!  Thank goodness for smart phones, professional photographers and real live photo shoots like this one for our newest client, Lemon Blossom Designs.  Grazie mille to Jaclyn Davis for sharing this beautiful photo.

What's Fresh June 25

I am a bit behind posting this week because we are hosting our two little granddaughters. We ditched work in favor of the park and have been digging in the sand box instead of weeding.

 

 

Anchusa, tons of tiny forget-me-not  flowers on long stems

Brodia, slender bell-like blooms clustered on long slender stems.

Bellflower, bell like flowers on elegant thin stems, in lavender and white.

Bells Of Ireland, beautiful jade green foliage with long stalks of bell shaped flowers.

Canterbury bells, stalks filled with large bell-shaped flowers, in white, lavender and deep violet.

Chocolate eupatorium, deep chocolate foliage, larger and more bronze than "firecracker".

We say farewell to peonies for this year, but not the delicate clematis on the right and left of this bouquet.  This variety "Paul Farges" is a heavy bloomer and does well in the vase.

A close-up of the star-like bloom with white pearl buds.

Cut in strands 18" - 24", I try to include vine, unopened blossoms and newly bloomed flowers.  If you want it longer, just call me.  I can cut it up to 4+ feet.

The delphinium is just gorgeous!  I can't decide which is my favorite color.  White, lavender, light blue, cobalt blue or deep violet--they are all sumptuous.

Eremerus, aka foxtail lilies, in assorted colors.

Filipendula, aka "meadow sweet", this delicate bloom has a delicate fragrance too.

Knautia, like large ripe raspberries.  Very similar to scabiosa, but not related.

Lady's Mantle, yellow green clusters atop soft green foliage.

Lamb's Ear, soft velvet leaves, long velvetly stems.

Matricaria, clusters of tiny camomile like blooms.

Tiny pink garden roses, roughly cut with foliage and multiple blooms.  A sweet spray rose with a faint fragrance.

Scabiosa in white and blue.  RT says it is the best crop he has grown, must be pretty good.

Sage, round leaves, very fragrant, about 6"-8" tall.

Silver King, tall slender leaves on 14"-20" stems.

Sweet peas, on the vine and the stem.  Lavender and white and the pink is just starting.

For a complete availability list please consult your email and faxes.