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If you’re entering into the world of cut flower business, a flower cooler is something that you’ll likely be investing in, to grow your business and give your cut flowers the most bang for their buck! Let me show you how you can easily DIY one from, even the smallest corner of your garage. Flower […]

DIY Flower Cooler from an Existing Structure | Keeping Flowers Fresh

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flower cooler room

On pumpkins, putting down my phone, and making a little more room for the life happening right in front of me. There are pumpkins sitting in a pile by the door. They’ve been there for days. We’re busy getting ready for winter, and there are approximately 137 things that need to happen before the frost […]

Before the Frost Comes

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Fall Flowers

There comes a point every fall when the garden makes the decision for you. A few chilly nights finally convinced me it was time to pull everything that was still hanging on. The tomatoes came in. The squash came in. The onions and garlic were gathered up. The potatoes were dug. The last of the […]

The Garden Is Over. Now Comes the Part I Love.

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A breakdown of our garlic season to season: A crop that takes it’s time, and we’re grateful for it. Garlic Season to Season Every fall, when most of the garden is winding down and the last tomatoes are being picked, we start thinking about next year’s garlic. It always feels a little backwards. The garden […]

A Year in the Life of Our Garlic Patch: From One Clove to A Year’s Worth of Flavor

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Harvesting Garlic

Join me on my most recent project: creating a timeless outdoor fountain A surprising number of photos in my camera roll are of old watering troughs. Over the years, I’ve photographed them in France, Spain, and Italy. Some were still being used by livestock. Some held flowers. Others sat quietly in village squares with water […]

How We Built an Old-World Stone Trough Fountain (And What I Learned Along the Way)

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Sitting area with a stone fountain

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