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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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
Do April Showers Bring May Flowers?
April showers bring May flowers, or so the proverb goes. [pullquote]Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) are already peeking out in the Champlain Valley.[/pullquote] April on average is a wetter month than March, though not as wet as May. As sunlight strengthens in spring the air gets … [Read more...] about Do April Showers Bring May Flowers?