Choosing Calm

An arrangement picked from my home garden on Saturday for this stormy Monday.

I’ve loved using this compote all season. I find it’s warmer blush tones suit many of the blooms in my garden. Also I’m using a flower frog in here so it’s all environmentally friendly which I love as well that nothing is wasted.

Roses - Charles Darwin, Koko Loko and Francis Meilland.

Japanese Anemones - besotted with these airy dancers in an arrangement.

Dahlias - KA’s Mocha Jo, Peaches ‘N Cream, Appleblossom, Platinum Blonde, Jessie G, Lark’s Ebbe, Floret Seedlings, Coralie, Take Off, Koko Puff and others.

Hope your week starts out well.

Valley Rust Bucket from Hailey .merle.farm nails the fall color tones.

Some names of the dahlias I grow are personal names of the breeder but this one named Valley Rust Bucket makes me smile every time I see these deep rusty russet tones in the field as it’s so well named. This is a prolific bloomer with 3” perfectly shaped balls with super long stems that hover above the plant canopy making them a joy to cut.

Thank you Hailey for these amazing tubers!!