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From Wine to Gardens see our Floral Creations

Saturday we will be decorating the Burlington Wine and Food Festival with our garden inspired Floral Designs.
http://www.burlingtonwineandfoodfestival.com/start.html We are at the Stowe Garden Festival as well:

This weekend we will be flowering up the Stowe Garden festival

http://www.stowegardenfestival.com/

Displaying our arrangements and teaching A Floral Design workshop Sunday 1:30- 2:30 @ EVERGREEN GARDENS WATERBURY, VT

Wedding at the Governers Mansion

Wedding June 12th @ the Skinner Barn

Flower girl Basket

Brides and bridesmaid bouquet

Ring nest

Table setting

A few snapshots from a wedding at the Skinner Barn this Saturday June 12, 2010.

Wedding June 5th, 2010

Brides bouquet

Table Flowers

The Arbor

Chair decorations

The wedding favors

soaps for her guests

The jams had table numbers on the top

This was a intimate wedding at Grand Isle Lake House. I love the details that the bride put together. I think this is one of my favorite venues yet. The mood was very relaxed and everyone but the bride (who was busy getting gorgeous) was swimming and having fun up too about 1 hour before the wedding.

Wedding June 3, 2010

Jenessa's wedding bouquet she was married at Hen of the Wood.

Yellow fields

Why are our fields yellow? We are trying a new organic weed suppressant.. corn gluten which is a by product of milling corn. It is supposed to surround weed seed preventing germination as well as fertilizing crops. I was concerned about deer being interested in it and possibly eating my crops. But so far all is well. Feel free to ask us about how it is working and how to obtain this product. We ordered one 50# bag through Fedco but if it works we will be finding a bulk source. As 4 rows used half a bag.

Weddings May 22,2001

This weekend we had our first wedding of the summer season. The florals were white and elegant. The bride and girls carried billowy white fragrant peonies. The centerpieces were white roses and calla lilies in tall clear glass cylinders with sage ribbon banding. The venue was Stowe Mountain Lodge, with a cake from Snaffle Sweets.

Above are some preliminary photographs.

Our new Market Banner

My friend Aubrey who is a profession seamstress is making me a new Banner for Farmers Markets. I am really excited it looks great.

We are very close to launching our new website as well.

On the farm we are transplanting hundreds flower starts in the field daily.

Our Amazing Tulips for Mothers Day

There is nothing average about our Tulips. Nicole seeks out unusual and stunning verities in order to create the most amazing bouquets possible. You may order by contacting us by phone, stopping by the farm all week, or Coming to the Burlington Farmers Market this Saturday(May 8th) 8-2 at City hall Park. We do deliver local but unfortunately do not ship.

We have Bedding Plants too. Bringing the uniqueness of our gardens to yours.

See you soon.

Tulips Tulips Tulips

The field tulips are coming up... we are cutting daily. So you receive the freshest blooms. These are no ordinary tulips. I select unique, beautiful verities so you can leave yours in the garden and enjoy tulips inside and out. Contact us to pick up a bunch or two.

We are now on twitter

We just joined twitter feel free to follow us.

Last Winter Burlington Farmers Market

Tomorrow is the last winter Burlington Farmers Market @ Memorial Auditorium from 10-2.

We will be there with Pansy Packs, Daffodil and Muscari bunches. Possibly a few cut tulips. We look forward to seeing you there.

We love Ray Hooper Designs

Yesterday in the mail I received a great catalog of environmental conscious stationary.. RAY HOOPER DESIGN. I am in love with them. They are "Green" in Several ways: veggi ink and paper is proceeded using renewable energy, and there paper is certified by the forest steward ship council. Best of all they have gorgeous garden images. I can't wait to start using there cards and cardettes. Thank you Ray Hooper! Check them out: http://www.rayhooperdesign.com/

Recreating a Mother's 1946 bridal bouquet this August

This August I will be honored to recreate a mothers bridal bouquet from 1946. How wonderfully nostalgic! The bride and groom have requested a few modern modifications.. instead of the ribbons cascading from the bouquet with flowers on them. These beer lovers have requested hops vines instead.

I just had to post this old photo the bride gave me! I love it!

The Tulips are Here

The Tulips are in bloom in our greenhouse. This Saturday you can find us at The Winter Waterbury Farmers Market @ Thatcher Brook Primary school on Stowe Street in Waterbury from 10-2. We will be selling bunches of cut Tulips for your table ...and Pansies for your window boxes. There will be other great vendors there as well so check us out.. Buy Local!

The Pussy Willows are in Season

Our willow patch is new this year but it still produced a few blooms.

I thought I would share with you this myth about the origin of Pussy Willow :

According to old Polish legend, many springtime's ago a mother cat was crying at the banks of the river in which here kittens were drowning. The willows at the rivers edge longed to help her, so they swept there long graceful branches into there waters to rescue the tiny kittens who had fallen into the river while chasing butterflies. The kittens gripped on tightly to there branches and were safely brought to shore. As the legend goes...Every springtime since, the willow branches sprout tiny fur like buds at there tips where the kittens once clung

Winter Themed wedding

Ciarra and Arron were married at the Vermont Country Club on 3.13.10. They wanted an Winter, icy themed wedding even though... Vermont is seeing an early spring. When meeting with this couple I heard them both say more then once "I am marring my best friend". I was honored to design the flowers for such a sincere couple.

What is comming up ....

Here are some Tulip shoots in The Greenhouse: Seedlings in the grow room : Veronica

Snapdragons....

Pansies and the grow table...

Daffoldil Days your donation is soo important

Today we made a donation to Daffodil Days. Which is a Cancer Foundation Fundraiser . It was only $10 and we gave the daffodil bouquet to a cancer patient. I believe these little acts of kindness are important in this time we are living in. I hope you all will consider participating in this program. So we can make this world a more comfortable place to be.

Here is the Link to find out more in your area: http://daffodil.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=26953&pg=entry

Burgundy And Silver Wedding Febuary 6, 2010

Our first wedding of 2010...

Ceremony: Blessed Sacrement, Stowe, VT

Reception Location: Stowe Mountain Lodge, VT

Deserts: The Cakery, Stowe, VT

Valentine's Weekend Flowers

We are Taking Valentines day orders from now till February 14 (all day). We will have every ones traditional favorites designed with our creative twist. Roses, Tulips, Stargazer Lilies and Mixed Bouquets. At the house we will be transforming the dinning room into a flower shop with buckets of fresh flowers. So you can stop by and pick up your flowers or pick out your sweeties blooms, adding a more personal touch. We will be delivering as well.

We have beautiful handmade Valentines Day Cards from Local artisan Kelly Taft so you can share your loving messages.

The Painted Tulip will create the perfect bouquet for your Sweetie on this Special Day.

On Saturday February 13 we will also be at Waterbury Winters Farmers Market at Thatcher Brook Primary School on Stowe Street in Waterbury from 10-2 . We will have our flower there as well.

The Painted Tulip is an Eco -conscientious business, using Eco-roses (when available) and vases that are made from recycled glass. Though it some times costs us a bit more it is worth it. Due to our climate in Vermont our Valentines Flower are from California, Canada and South America.

In the press with Vermont Vows Spring & Summer 2010

The New Spring & Summer Vermont Vows 2010 is hot off the press. It is filled with wonderful and many inspiring Wedding ideas. It is once again a lush and beautiful publication. The Painted Tulip is featured with a DYI Decor page from my own wedding. We have some Tips and Trends published to help you add a few ideas and details to your wedding ...making it extra special.

Weddings on a small budget DYI

This is a DYI planter at a wedding I did some bouquets for... cute idea

Today I received a call today from a groom on a very tight budget. So I just wrote him an email about some ideas but I though huuumm.. I should post some of these ideas on my blog. So here they are.

• We do ofter flowers by the bucket. For people interested in designing the own wedding flowers. Please feel free to call us about pricing. When doing this try to get family and friend to help maybe make it a day before activity. Be ready .. it is a ton of work.


• Planted herbs or flowers in pots or baskets as table arrangements. You can also do this large scale for large arrangements. Make sure planters are potted up in time to grow into the pots. We do sell bedding plants for this as well. Please contact us for a list.


• Fruits can be placed in table settings with you cut flowers.


• Twigs and ribbon are inexpensive ways dressing up a ceremony site or entry way.


• Plan ahead... and delegate some people for setting up.


• Never keep cut flowers in the heat of the sun. Once flowers are cut they like to be cool.. but not freezing. Basements are great.


• For more ideas and help go to http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/

Our California Trip

Nicole and her husband Ovi went to northern California for week. Visiting one of largest producers of cut flowers in the States. The San Francisco Wholesale Flower Mart was amazing ...to see specialty cut flowers that we don't get on the east coast. The local food and floral arrangements were refreshing.

In Napa and Sonoma the wineries we visited we amazing . As Ovi loves great food and wine we managed to eat, drink and absorb natures beauty on the Gold Coast.

Our Bouquets in La Bella Bride 2010

We are so excited our bouquets and boutonnieres are pictured in the newest La Bella Bride Magazine.
It is fresh off the press.

December wedding

Red and burgundy flowers for the bride and groom bring warmth to a winter wedding and look stunning against the white dress. Can't wait for professional photos. Some thing blue... the snowflake on her bouquet.

And for the groom.