Popping Poppies

This week ..the oriental poppies are out and looking stunning. Because they are short lived I always enjoy them. They are standing in the garden with the allium which is a strange color combination, but everything seems to look great in a cottage style garden. The lupins are poking out too, lilac are in full bloom, and the mountain bluets are blooming like crazy.

There was a frost this week but with are hoops and remay we survived with very little damage. This week I am trying to transplant as much as possible, while my helper weed the perennial beds. The gardens are comming along.

Last weekends event was really gorgeous. It was a small wedding at a private residence in Waitsfield, VT.

Event at the Equinox and Farmers Markets

We had a great weekend at The Equinox in Manchester, VT doing our first big event of the season. The Flowers were wonderful and everyone was delighted. Even the weather held out.

The Farmers Market season is starting off great too. Sales are up and we have many plants and great cut flowers.. so keep coming down. This week was our first week at Stowe.. it was cool and breezy but people purchased many plants and bouquets. Thank you for your continued support.

Waterbury Farmers Market is Starting this coming week May 21 from 3-7pm.. so come on down and visit with our new and returning vendors. For farms we have: 2 great organic veggie Farmers, Plants and cut flowers, Perennials, Bambi with her Lamb " everything but the bah" . Speciality items :East Shore Winery, Aurthur's Fault sauce and marinades, relishes and pickles, Pastabilities hand made pasta. Amazing Hand made: Painted clothing, jewelery, cards, pottery, sea glass jewelery, recycled items from bibs to envelopes. Lets not forget Patti D with her relaxing massages. As the season continues we will be having events such as face painting, animal days, a plant swap, solar energy booth, composting, weekly food drive for Waterbury food shelf and weekly music. So it is not just a market but a community event.

Happy gardening!!!

The Market Season has Begun

The Market season has begun. We are excited to be in Burlington this Saturday and Stowe on Sunday with our buckets of gourmet tulips, posies, bed plants and tomatoes plants.
There are flowers coming up everywhere.. the wild violets have taken over the grass and it is wonderful. Miscari, daffodils and tulips are everywhere. Alliums are pushing up there stalks and I think will be blooming in 2-3 weeks. Lilac buds are getting fat.

We harrowed in all the winter rye and broke two new fields. We will be tilling this comming week and I started transplanting cold tolerant crops. Nicole is extending the perennial patch to include more wood ornamental for winter markets. I am very excited about this bed because it is going to be ornamental as well as including edibles( blueberries.. just for personal consumption though). I have plans to put in a handsome stone wall and day lilies in front of that.

In the mean time Paul is back weeding wonderfully.. the perennials are grateful. And we have a new assistant Whitney who will be helping me at Burlington Farmers Market.

We are busy doing events for the next few weekends. So look for these pictures in the up comming weeks. Thank you, all for making mothers day a great success.. we hope all the mothers loved there bouquets.