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.

Our Designs at the Vt Vows Wedding Affair

Table top photos: Landwehrle Photography

Location: Shelburne Farms

Cakes by Vermont Cake Studio

Summer weddings

This was a beautiful Stowe wedding at The Blessed Sarcement Church in Stowe Vt

The reception was held at Topnotch Resort in Stowe

Barrie Fisher was the photographer

Event planner was Storied Events

Summer wedding

This was a wonderful wedding at Shelburne Museum and Burlington Country Club

David Seaver did the photography

Weddings, Weddings, Weddings

Here at The Painted Tulip we are having a great wedding season . Reaching our busiest time for weddings.. fall. I wanted to post a few pictures from the summer. The Painted Tulip has joined Vermont Wedding Professional and we are very excited about it.

Growing through the rain

Though the rain keeps coming our gardens keep growing. The field flowers are doing okay, the sun lovers are slow to bloom zinnias and sunflowers. But the delphiniums were just amazing. Our potatoes and artichokes seem happy. We have had great market days this week, with sun shinning. I am very excited about the poppies in the cutting gardens, just amazing. Our dinner plate dahlias are just jaw dropping. Eben has been working on making new raised beds so we can grow more veggies for the house. We had a great photo shoot with La Bella Bride Magazine, just a few bouquets. The weeds are growing well with the rain but no matter what we are always battling them.

Red white and Blue in the Garden

Being a cottage gardener , I never know what is going to arrive . I was surprized to find this red, white and blue blooming together around July 4th.

We are now in full swing and have an abundance of flowers. Markets have been very active and I thank all of you who have been attending.

Some of our amazing crops this year are: delphinium, snapdragons, golden Margette, camplanula, sweet william, and my new love.. " Geisha Girl" Calendula with its amazing petal count. Our sunflowers started blooming end of June and hopefully will continue to do so. And From now till fall we should have oriental lilies. They came out this week looking stunning and smelling even better.

Our events have being going smoothly and wonderfully beautiful. Look for our pictures which we are posting as they come in.

Well time to go do battle with the weeds.

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!!!