Weeding out & Choosing things I love

one of my fav's! Time worn terracotta clay pots and a vintage picket fence brought home here from the old farm/studio.

 The settling in continues here on our little urban farm and garden shop/ floral studio. Brides seeking simple yet elegant garden style weddings are finding me. The butterfly count has increased tremendously. My brothers honey bees are finding the flowers with abundant numbers. Although there are many things yet to be done, peace reins here. The flowers are blooming despite the up and down temperatures.

As I seek simplicity in weeding the garden, weeding out the old stuff from the shop, weeding out the old ways of doing things, seeking simplified ways to be, I find it can be quite difficult at times! lol and the task can be daunting but hey pressing on to find the more productive- peace filled path in all directions will bring happier brighter blooms, flower farmer and  more creative designs

Time well spent.

As I'm decorating the new home and studio, choosing things only that truly speak of beauty and loveliness, SO NOT an easy job lots of piles of boxes find their way to the end of the hall, stacked for days waiting for their trip off to the Good Will and trash. I have to wonder when will it all settle in???... but persistence is part of who I am and it will all settle in to a fine humming- along mode. Its only been over a year since moving here and so much has already settled in.

As much as I'd love to make this blog only about weddings,  real life  creeps in and presents itself though the keyboard.  I hope you don't mind me being real. This blog too will settle in with its rightful pages and such... Thanks for visiting.

May His Peace and Grace rain down on you, as it has on me. Love, Teemie

Flowers touch souls

Something magical has happened, a slow deep meaningful process has been unfolding for years but more so this past year working with my bride, Katie.

Flowers touch souls. They have touched mine deeply through the years. This wedding showed me how they truly touch others with the same depth.

I thought it was just a hopeful thought dancing through my spirit.
To see how deeply flowers bless others and embrace their special life celebrations... leave me speechless....

Wedding flowers

pick pick pick vase vase vase water water water design design design enjoying every second of it!

living on the edge...

Early June Lizzies with a weed or two.I threw out perfection a long time ago. 

Found it TAIN"T worth the energy spent!

Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make...Sarah Ban Breathnach of Simple Abundance

Flower farming is a risky business but the rewards are amazing! Funny thing.... I just had a vision of Tom Cruise in his BVD's doing air guitar..... wow ok then on to my wild ride of a life :) Blessings to you!!

A colorful day in the life of a flower farmer/designer...

A Zinnia corsage soon to be created

A work in progress ... sunflower is not happy from a rain storm soon to perk up. Purple Lizzies are very resilient and the Snaps as happy as can be.

A bit of wild gathering and a trade, Hydrangeas and wild Queen's Anne Lace

 Multi Colored Yarrow

Black Eyed Susans

This week ahead....

Enjoying the process...

Last year it was a very quiet year around here in the gardens with the most excitement coming from the teeny tiny bit of wet land offering unusual moths and birds right up close. But nothing compares to the butterflies. Oh how I missed them. I have been pleasantly surprised at the variety and the numbers of them among the flowers and weeds.

Deep in wedding work this week.

Farm Garden Studio is still going through a bit of transformation, making space for the increase in wedding work with focus on  flowers, flowers, oh yes and more flowers.

Think of Country Blooms when you're looking for 'farm fresh' flowers and herbs, a gift of flowers,  vintage goods created into a flower or herb  pin, a class for creating with flowers and herbs, a sachet of dried florals, a gift basket of farm fresh shortbread (order ahead). Garden style arrangements for your blessings of others.

Must run weeds to address, phone calls to make, flowers to cut, pictures to take...  wishing you a peacefilled week ahead. Teemie

ah the romance of

 ah the romance of  beauty in bloom.

Visions of blooms dancing in the air.. colors of pink Snaps, burgundy Dahlias, white Cosmos,  the scent of Sweet Annie wafting in the air.. What I have found to be true is gardening on this scale is seriously hard work. To bring these wedding visions to life can be very joyful yet I ponder  the weeding, mulching watering continuous tilling, planting, picking, dead heading, planning next years gardens on a grander scale.  The greenhouse going up...

A quick pick for a floral head wreath project....

Where did all this start?  As a kid I remember going into the local florist with my Mom to buy flowers. It was a quaint shop with flowers everywhere.Owens Florist in Almont, MI. Flowers in pots and buckets, on the counter, handfuls were being clipped and arranged right before my eyes. I fell in love!  The fragrance! The colors! Each petal designed by God's hand. 

Mrs Owens told Mom she would call her daughter to see if there was a certain spring bulb blooming in the greenhouse. I remember thinking... "A greenhouse? They have their own greenhouse? They can just go pick and bring it to the shop? " I was about 8 years old and I was awe struck. 

Mom drove me by their little flower farm that day. A little house with greenhouses near the road, I could see the daffodils through the glass panes. Rows of them. 

The passion for creating with flowers goes back a long ways. 

Working with beauty is hard work, but hey, someone has to do it. I'm so glad its me.