The idea for a “Mother’s Day” is credited by some to Julia Ward Howe (1872) and by others to Anna Jarvis (1907), who both suggested a holiday dedicated to a day of peace. Many individual states celebrated Mother’s Day by 1911, but it was not until Wilson lobbied Congress in 1914 that Mother’s Day was [...]
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LOCAL LOVE: Twilight Market Opens In Ybor, Florida
{This article & image were orginaly posted on 83degrees.com } Tiffany Ferrecchia, 32, is the creative behind some of the region’s most popular neighborhood gathering spots: the Seminole Heights Saturday Morning Market and Flicks and Food Trucks in the Channel District, for instance. But while such events attract a variety of community members, she wants [...]
Growing with GROW.
Education Conferences are meant to grow your brain, but this week I worked with WWOTB Event Sponsor Grow Financial to bring life to their employee table and their vendor table. Working with my newest passion Succulents I created small pots for each table guest. I ordered the succulents from Simply Succulents but they are also available at many [...]
My Fantasty Land – Epcot 2012 Flower & Garden Show
I am a few weeks behind on this post from my recent visit to Epcot’s 2012 Flower and Garden Festival. Not usually a “Disney” girl Epcot has won me over. It is my grown-up fantasy world where life is good. The plants and grounds are perfectly manicured. The food and wine are perfectly placed and [...]
Sunday Morning Container Gardening
This past Sunday I was luck enough to be invited to the set of the Tampa Bay ABC Action News to discuss container gardening. Check out the video by clicking on the picture to the left. Of course I was worried about getting soil all over the clean red carpet, but I managed to keep [...]
Give Me A “S”, Give Me A “U”
My shipment of Succulents arrived today. Project time! Some for window boxes, some for patio gardens, and a spa waiting area! Tomorrow will be busy for sure! Happy Day! kf.
SPRING Entranceways!! We love you!!
Spring. For a small word it brings an enormous amount of memories and positive energy to the air and to the humans for that matter. It means we can head outside, play in the grass, hear the birds chirping, see the sun again, switch out our closets, cook with local fresh herbs and vegetables, make fresh salads from [...]
Teenage Greens
Mother Nature never ever ceases to amaze me. My little mixed lettuce seeds were just micro greens less than 12 days ago…. ….and now they are filling the pot as teenage leaves. Beautiful shades of greens and purples. I water daily and stare at them trying to calculate just how much they have grown since [...]
Succulent Blue
Nature is the perfect inspiration when decorating inside, outside and all occasions. Take the blue of this Succulent on my patio, just imagine your kitchen walls or back-splash tile in this color. Or a dinner party tablescape design based on the shape and mood it inspires. Mixing inside and outside textures and colors makes for a truly interesting and [...]
