If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at floral design, here’s the perfect opportunity! On Tuesday, June 17th, the Elizabethtown Social Center is hosting a hands-on flower arranging workshop with Bouquet Valley Blooms. This session will teach you how to create a beautiful flower … [Read more...] about Discover Your Inner Florist: Join our Floral Design Workshop with Boquet Valley Blooms!
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Adirondack Farmers Markets Open for the Season (THE SUN)
The first Adirondack Farmers’ Markets are open, with Elizabethtown’s started last Friday along with the Saturday markets in Plattsburgh. The Keene market, its vendor slate full, opens on Sunday, Father’s Day, at Marcy Field. A raw and changling spring seems ready to step into … [Read more...] about Adirondack Farmers Markets Open for the Season (THE SUN)
Red Legs Flowers: Flower Farm in Essex!
In 2017, I am starting Red Legs Flowers—a flower farm in Essex. I came to the Essex area two and a half years ago, from Philadelphia. There, I had been working at Chanticleer, a public garden at the forefront of garden design and creativity, but was persuaded to move to Essex to … [Read more...] about Red Legs Flowers: Flower Farm in Essex!
Local Flowers, Local Farmers: A Growing American Movement
This short video "Local Flowers, Local Farmers: A Growing American Movement" was created by the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers and illustrates the movement back to locally-grown cut flowers. Several visits to different farms and florists around the country are … [Read more...] about Local Flowers, Local Farmers: A Growing American Movement
Perennial Plant Sale & Swap
The Essex Beautification Committee will hold its final fund-raising event on Saturday, May 23rd from 9:00 am - 2: 00 pm. It will be a Perennial Plant Sale and Swap held at the Cupola House front porch - rain or shine. It's simple...just bring a potted plant or two, … [Read more...] about Perennial Plant Sale & Swap