Crescent Cottage Posies

05/29/2026

Flowers force you to be patient. But i am enjoying the waiting and watching.

She's still got a ways to go until I can offer my first little bouquet of posies.

05/09/2026

Turned 2 bouquets into 3. Flowers from Sun Rise Family Farm at our local farmers market. I can't wait to start making bouquets with my own flowers!

05/04/2026

The garden is starting to really get going. Might look a little bare now, but she is waking up. Time for me to get all the fixin's ready for flower time, I think.

04/05/2026

03/16/2026

Not gonna lie, there were several years that I would tell my husband not to buy me flowers because they would just die within a week anyway. Now I would love to have flowers instead of stuff. I am always finding things around my house to donate or toss. This guy, though, is so wonderful. His words are perfect. Flowers really do keep you in the moment. Com'on spring! I want to plant all the flowers!
Video credit: The Drew Barrymore Show

Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht joins Drew Barrymore and Ross Mathews to give his tips on how to keep flowers looking fresher, longer: you don't! ...

03/14/2026

The plan was to plant 10 dahlias this year, since it's my first year. But went to a local tuber sale with plans of only getting 3 or 4, but came home with 5 tubers, and then went to an online sale with plans of - again - 3-4 tubers, but ordered 5 again! All of this while knowing I have one more sale I had planned to go to at the end of the month. I might need to get some pots for the extras.
Needless to say, dahlias are indeed addictive, and I will hopefully have some gorgeous little bouquets to sell this summer and fall!

Pic of one of the varieties I ordered this morning that I'm most excited for: Daddy's Girl. Photo credit The Farmhouse Flower Farm

03/08/2026

Mimosa for International Women's Day. Why mimosa, you might ask: The mimosa symbolizes strength, sensitivity, and sensibility. All of the qualities we women possess. Celebrate the women in your life - today and every day!

Image credit goes to https://www.floristrytradeclub.co.uk/post/international-women-s-day-mimosa

03/07/2026

What does a substitute teacher do with her summers off? She starts a flower garden! As this is my first year, I have a lot of learning and growing to do. I hope that you all will grow with me! Stay tuned for pop-up shop locations, once the sun returns and the flowers are growing.