Botany Factory

My old intern recently sent me a link to the Botany Factory, which makes the sweetest terrariums I think I've ever seen. I'm seriously in love with them!

Linwood Gardens

Ok, I know I've been a bad blogger lately. To make up for it I'm giving you lots of photos of Linwood Gardens, which is perhaps my favorite place in upstate New York. My ulterior motive is for you to bookmark the site and check it out next year...and invite me along :) Every year I attend the Tree Peony Festival at the gardens and every year I wish I could live there. This year was no exception, especially since the old walled vegetable garden now has a small herd of sheep!

Bathroom Decor

I've been trying to figure out what to hang in our bathroom for almost two years and I finally found something...my collection of plastic Burwood hobnail baskets and vases. I started with only one vase and have now ended up with groupings of vases {not pictured due to bad lighting}, small baskets, and the big basket. Now I just need to get some airplants {below} for the large basket and we'll be all set!

More peonies

Just a few more pictures from the Tree Peony adventure. Thanks to my guest-blogger Marni for her recap of our great summer day!

The growing season

I've been meaning to post some images from my mom's new greenhouse. She and my stepfather built this last fall and their plants are thriving now. They have a huge mix of vegetables {in the raised beds} and flowers {mostly annuals and gorgeous hanging baskets}. I love being inside and looking at all of the plants. I keep thinking that if I had a greenhouse, I'd finally have the perpetually-blooming garden I've been trying to grow! Mom said that they've planted even more in the outside beds since the last time I was home.

Some of the many varieties of leafy greens.

Here's my mom {and Scout} showing off some of the baskets.

Two of my favorite baskets, which also happened to be my grandma's favorites! She ended up with the purple one {right} and I got the blue basket {left}.

Annuals, including cone flowers, gerbera daisies, marigolds, and begonias.

A few hanging baskets and some broccoli in the background.

I love this bag from the new issue of Living. I've been thinking about making my own bias tape, so now I have a goal to work toward. Good timing, too, since I'll finally have a bit of free time soon!


I love zinnias. Luck for me MS Weddings features them this month. Unlucky for me, I don't have my subscription anymore. Reading it online just isn't the same, but I'm not sure if I want to renew my subscription.