Sorry I have been completely MIA, we had a little bit of an addition to the family that has taken up all my free time. Please meet Miss Charlotte Rose McCullough. The whole family is completely smitten, and cannot get enough snuggle time with our little Hazelnut. Will be back to normal posting this week.

We are officially on baby watch at the McCullough’s with my wife due any day/moment with baby number 2. This has made it hard at times to concentrate with thinking any phone call is The Phone Call so creating blog posts has been difficult. While I continue to be distracted here are some random iPhone photos of what we have been … READ MORE

My wife and her friend Jen run the online celebration and gifting magazine, Pimlico. They are finishing the final shoots for the Holiday/Winter issue, and one of them required a flower arrangement. Since they are on a budget, the only flowers purchased were a dozen of peach roses from the local grocery store. All the other greenery and flowers came from … READ MORE

  I am not sure if I have talked about our farm venture before on the blog or not. It is called Red Twig Farms and currently consists of 12 acres of land that we are growing an assortment of flowers and ornamental branches to sell both wholesale and locally. We are in our first season of production for ornamental branches and … READ MORE

This weekend went by quickly, but we had a really good time. Friday afternoon we went to the Springfield Antique Show. Normally we are there when the show opens at 7am, but had to make it an afternoon visit due to client work. There were still great deals to find which included a lot of stuff for the house and … READ MORE

I have a client with a beautiful garden of David Austin Roses. Over the years she has expanded the garden to include many different varieties, but only of David Austins. The colors and textures of the rose flowers are always vibrant and throughout the summer different flowers take center stage. Each week I clip the roses that are at their peak … READ MORE

The Floriade is, to put it bluntly, a horticultural wonderland that happens every ten years in the Netherlands.  This time it is in the city of Venlo but the site changes sequentially and cities compete to host the event much like the Olympics.  The size (163 acres) and grandeur is only something that I can compare to Disney’s Epcot center.  … READ MORE

Piet Oudolf, the master of the modern day perennial border, has designed such gardens as the High Line, Scrampton Hall, Battery Park, and the Lurie Garden.  I would consider him the designer of the moment and maybe the most in demand plantsman of our day.  To say the least he was the reason for my jaunt across the pond.  The … READ MORE

This Sunday we visited Jorgenson Farms for the first annual Backyard Mintfest in corporation with Jeni’s Ice Cream. Jorgenson Farms grows all the mint for Jeni’s Mint ice cream and the fest allowed Jeni’s fans to see where the mint is locally grown and tour the farm. Val Jorgenson is a family friend and McCullough’s has helped with numerous projects … READ MORE