Happy first full week of 2014. I hope you are as excited to kick off the new year as I am. I love the rush of the holiday season and then the resulting relaxation of the week between Christmas and New Years. But with January already seven days down, its time to forge on with ticking off the long to … READ MORE
Category Archives: McCullough
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays to everyone to reads Thinking Outside the Boxwood. Its amazing how quickly the year flies by and I am looking forward to this week to spend with family and friends. Here are a few images from our holiday decorating this year, of course forgot my camera most days…. but here is a glimpse into our world for the … READ MORE
Using Branches in Containers with Red Twig Farms
Yesterday my article on Garden Design was published about using ornamental branches in containers. I intended to have a blog post up to accompany the article, but have been so busy creating client holiday containers and hanging decorations I got a little behind on the blog. The stems used in the article and for clients are all grown on … READ MORE
Whats in bloom with Red Twig Farms
This week I have two arrangements using items in bloom from the garden and Dahlias from our farm, Red Twig Farms. Given the seasonal cuts I gathered, I was able to arrange with the dahlias based on cool and warm tones. (really it was my wife)
What’s in Bloom Arrangement – Early September
The summer annuals in the nursery are almost spent for the season. Last week I did a quick run through clipping just about anything that had a bloom left and gave to my wife for an arrangement to showcase the last of the blooms. I hope to get at least one additional arrangement in this year using our Dahlias, it feels … READ MORE
LET IT SNOW
Well, since Christmas we have had quite a beautiful showing of snow storms. My theory is, if it is going to be cold it might as well snow. And I will say since last winter was so mild a few inches of snow is very welcomed. I took the opportunity in between storms to go out and grab some pics of the beautiful … READ MORE
Front Door Containers
I finally remembered to get a photo of our front door container planted this year. Our landscape has a lot of greens, whites and purples, so I try to use the same colors in our container with modern influences taken from our home’s ranch architecture. The plant combo this year is limited to four, but only three are currently visible. The … READ MORE
Central Ohio Home Garden Show 2011 Sneak Peek
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