Rose Red & Lavender

So much has been happening, I don’t know where to begin. I always promise myself that I will blog once a week. I don’t Its terrible. We have been busy beavers over at the shop and have been making all sorts of mischief. Over the past coupla weeks we have totally transformed out outside space [...]

Last night we had the pleasure of teaching not one but two classes at Etsy Labs. Nestled in a converted factory building in Dumbo, Etsy Labs is a wonderful place full of crafting treasures. All the work is done on huge, over-sized wooden tables and the walls are lined with all sorts of scissors, bru

My parents live in West Virginia, near the Maryland border. Their property sits on the site of an old tomato and melon farm. There was once a thriving tomato industry in their area but the local farmers could not compete with the big factory farms in California so they went out of business. Unfortun

Its almost St. Patrick’s day and time to plant potatoes. My mother always told me that you plant potatoes on st. patricks day. She said thats because the irish love to eat potatoes. She lived in zone 6 in the Appalachian Mountains and by words of wisdom, that is too early for them, but thats [...]

Seeds, seeds, seeds. I love seeds. I really do. I like looking at the catalogs, reading all the descriptions, trying all the varieties, saving seeds, collecting seeds, trading seeds. I love talking to seed growers and getting all nerdy about all the different cultivators and reminiscing. When we say

We Have been up to our EYEBALLS with Valentine’s Flowers and are sooo so excited about this year. Here are some special offerings that go beyond red roses. If you love red roses, and we do to, our classics are the best that you can find and once you see them, you will know why [...]

Aren’t these pretty? We used Herbs, A ton of Herbs for this post Thanksgiving Wedding. Sara Seber, the excellent wedding planner and owner of Indelible Times acted as my wingman and helped me set up hundreds of herbs and hundreds of candles. When we went to pin the boutonnieres on the groomsmen, Car

Did someone say RED? We had the pleasure of fitting out an all RED wedding at the Prospect Park Picnic House. I Love the Picnic House at Prospect Park, the view is amazing and the journey there is just magical. Especially in the fall. I was envious of all the guests swishing through the leaves [...]

Lavender is wonderful, the smell reminds me of summer sunshine and a warm blanket all in one. It is a great flavor to take into the colder months and has become the new hot item at Cookshop. Marcello Butron, a “barchef” at the hot eatery near the Highline shared his recipe for Lavender Cosmopolitans