Bouquet from last Saturday 😍 I love a spring bouquet and this one is full of in-season material. Also, lets talk about tulip Allison Bradley- a showstopper!!
Congratulations Vanessa and Joe! Wishing you all the best in the years to come!
Part 2 of our Bracelets and Bouquets mini series- Get to know your hosts!
A little background of how I (Erin) got started with Florista and how Dayle got started with @theweldedcompany
Now that you know a little more about us, we can't wait to meet YOU at Bracelets and Bouquets.
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Here is what you can expect from our Bracelets and Bouquets Mother's Day workshop and event. Come with your mom, friend, by yourself, or even your spouse. It is going to be such a fun night!
Thursday May 9th at the Weaver House
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Gorgeous flowers from Saturday’s wedding. It was so fun to work with the bride, Chris, on all the details. The ceremony flowers were all white and the reception flowers were colorful. I loved getting to work on a couple of fireplace installation pieces as well, adding photos in next post to see each result!
P.S. what a fun wedding tip if you can’t decide on one color pallet, go with both options!
Dahlia Overwintering
First Time Digging Dahlia Tubers experience below:
1) Digging- this was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I expected the physical labor to be a lot more demanding. It was life giving to be outside and see how many tubers were in a clump together with each plant.
2) Cleaning- this was annoying because I didn’t have a good system set up to actually clean them. It wasn’t super difficult just cold. I recommend doing this outside with a hose and not in your house like in this video clip.
3) Dividing- this step was the most time consuming. Part of this was my lack of experience. I did enjoy the challenge of finding an eye on each tuber and trying to get as many divisions from each tuber clump as possible.
4) Storing- I used the saran wrap method due to lack of storage space. This method is great for small scale, but uses a lot of plastic wrap and is time consuming. I will likely use a more eco-friendly method next year, but if you don’t have a lot of Dahlia plants this is a great choice.
5) Lessons learned- the biggest lesson for me is the unpredictability of weather and how much time each task takes. Next year I think I will shoot for one week after the first hard frost due to how quickly it gets cold in Michigan. I will also split the work into two full days, one for digging and cleaning and one for dividing and storing (I will also be hiring a babysitter next year for this).
Overall experience: POSITIVE. If you are interested in putting Dahlias in your garden or landscape, I encourage you to try it. I think many people are intimidated with the over wintering process but if you start out small, it is manageable and well worth it! Try it for a season, and I bet you will be hooked!
Digging and Dividing resources: I looked up videos on youtube but my favorite tutorial is from Floret Farms in their mini-series they do each fall.
