The Portland Sessions, peonies, and plant fairs

Friday we had the pleasure of  The Portland Sessions  in the shop with Benjamin Francis Leftwich.  He was pure joy to the ears! 
It should be up in the next couple weeks

photo: the portland sessions

Busy weekend of taking in beautiful sites and thrills galore at The Spring Garden show in Canby,OR 

It was hard to not get one of everything 

We did meet a lovely grower of staghorns so of course some came home ;)

Fun with Plants

 Had a good time putting together this bunch on Monday :)

Bromiliad, Staghorn fern, pink hyacinths, mosses and conk mushrooms

Making Pretty in New Spaces... Part 1

Last week I had the pleasure of making living pretty for two joy women owned companies.

First up, Salt, Fire & Time!

Here's a taste ;) of what I did...

Ferns...they are back! ...did they ever leave?

Ferns...I heart them.

I was watching Mad Men last night and low & behold my eyes just kept going to the lovely greenery all around the sets. From the top of the fridge in the office kitchen to the recess wall of plants outside the office to the apartments of various characters. So I thought I'd do a little post about ferns.
Those of you that live in Oregon let me recommend visiting Fern Canyon, Gold Bluffs Beach just a quick jaunt south. Magical.

For those of you that want to bring that magic indoors....its easy and joyous!

Ferns do not require a lot of light. Although my maiden hairs go nuts for the sun. They do require water and like to be spritzed/misted, never let a fern dry out.....unless it is a stag.

Staghorns like to grow into bark like they do in nature. So mounting them on bark or sorts on the wall or from the ceiling is often a jaunty project. And they like to get a bit dry in between waterings.
Staghorns, Maiden Hairs, Bostons

Asparagus google images

Wonderful for weddings

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breathtaking

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