You may already know that I do floral arrangements and garden design, but you may not know that a lot of the flowers at the shop come from my organic garden. I still make a weekly trek to the Flower Mart, but only to buy staples and comb the buckets for strange and uncommon blooms. 
As my own garden grows and matures I’m finding fresh new ways to use what it offers me. The massive ivy growing on my fence (which I hate), is in full bloom. I’ve started to use its flowers – which look like pods from outer space – with roses and daisies. It looks stunning! I’ve fallen in love with the giant clover I previously thought was a weed, and I’ve found new ways to use the technicolor leaves of my Heucheras.
Being in the garden is other-wordly. This morning, I was cutting back my Salvia and a silk worm crawled onto my hand. It was so tiny but super animated! In the background, a could hear a neighbor’s stereo playing opera and as if in a movie, the little worm stood straight up and started weaving back and forth as if it were singing. It was hilarious and too well timed to be an accident. 🙂 Spending time in the garden allows me to decompress, think pure thoughts, and find creative ways to add to the arrangements I design.
I hope you enjoy them receiving them as much as I enjoy making them!
Melisa
