by CL Fornari | Sep 15, 2012 | country style weddings, inspiration, The Cutting Garden
Food and bouquets are improved with herbs. Although home-grown bouquets are always wonderful, adding in herbs provides charm and fragrance. Common sage, shown here, is perfect. Oregano, parsley, and basil are also lovely…plant purple or variegated basil in the...
by CL Fornari | Jul 14, 2012 | country style weddings, reception flowers/arrangements, The Cutting Garden
Many brides want to use garden grown flowers for their wedding, but once they start thinking about the number of flowers required, they often realize that they don’t have enough. Fortunately, garden flowers mix very well with those that can be purchased. Just...
by CL Fornari | May 17, 2012 | country style weddings, Making Magic, The Cutting Garden, the venue
Lavender is a great signature plant for a garden wedding. In many areas it will be in bloom in mid-summer and/or fall. You can buy fresh or dried lavender to tuck into bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages and arrangements. And the array of lavender scented favors and...
by CL Fornari | Apr 13, 2012 | casual, country style weddings, reception flowers/arrangements, The Cutting Garden
Are you a do-it-yourself bride? Fantastic, but be sure to enlist the help of some friends, OK? That said, here’s how to create an herbal, informal, garden arrangement in a milk-glass vase. Cut your herbs and flowers the previous day if possible and put them in...
by CL Fornari | Mar 22, 2012 | Containers, country style weddings, Making Magic, reception flowers/arrangements, The Cutting Garden, Wedding Flowers
Here’s a garden wedding tip for those who are going for the “casual country” look . If the ceremony is in the late summer or fall, you might consider planting zinnias and dahlias this spring. Check out the range of zinnia seeds from Renee’s...
by CL Fornari | Mar 20, 2012 | shrubs, The Cutting Garden, Wedding Flowers
Shrubs that flower are an important part of a garden wedding because they provide color in the landscape and flowers for arrangements. If you already have bushes that flower, think about which ones might be in bloom on your wedding day. If they aren’t in the...
by CL Fornari | Feb 23, 2012 | reception flowers/arrangements, The Cutting Garden, Wedding Flowers
If you are having a wedding in the late summer or fall, and are thinking of growing some of your own wedding flowers, now is the time to plant. Here’s one huge piece of advice for you, however: don’t believe all the descriptions you read in plant and seed...
by CL Fornari | Feb 7, 2012 | reception flowers/arrangements, The Cutting Garden, Wedding Flowers
Since many brides are interested in do-it-yourself wedding preparations, one possibility that crosses their minds is growing their own flowers for the ceremony and reception. Yes, you can! Here are a few guidelines: If you’re planting in the spring for a ceremony that...
by CL Fornari | Dec 29, 2011 | reception flowers/arrangements, The Cutting Garden, Wedding Flowers
If you want simple and informal flowers for a wedding reception or rehearsal dinner, consider using assorted glass bottles. Gather a variety of containers. The key is to have some aspect about them constant from one to the next…all clear glass with narrow necks,...
by CL Fornari | Oct 27, 2011 | The Cutting Garden
When it comes to homegrown wedding flowers, it’s hard to beat dahlias. Not only are they beautiful, they also come in a wide range of styles, colors and sizes. Dahlias blend well with other flowers as well, so they’re useful for everything from bouquets to table...
