Redtwig Farms, vegetables
As I have mentioned before (a lot), over at Red Twig Farms we grow different varieties of dogwood and willow for cut ornamental stems. The majority of the inventory is sold over the holidays for outdoor containers and flower arrangements. Come spring, we look at the remaining crop and think of different ways we could have used the remaining stems. Last year we made … READ MORE
Arrangement of the Week, Before and After, Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, McCullough, New Albany, Ohio, Redtwig Farms
Last season we had leftover dogwood branches from Red Twig Farms that we experimented weaving into different forms. Our most successful design was a simple wreath of the branches. We sent a few off to Terrain as prototypes, and this Christmas they placed an order for both Yellow and Red Dogwood wreaths. The wreaths are beautiful alternative to classic … READ MORE
Advice, Flower Truck, G A R D E N S, gardening, Gardens, Inspiration, Landscape Design, Perennials, Plants, Redtwig Farms
During the spring we appreciate every flower bloom as the hellebores lead to tulips and daffodils, and by the time the forsythia is done blooming we have so many blooms we can forget to appreciate the weekly progression. I am trying to sit back and really appreciate what each week brings in the garden and make arrangements of the blooms to share each week. … READ MORE
annuals, C O N T A I N E R S, Central Ohio, container, G A R D E N S, Landscape Design, McCullough, My Work, Ohio, Redtwig Farms
This weekend McCullough’s loaned containers for the Columbus Museum of Art’s Art in Bloom event. Placed next to the museum’s entrance, the containers nodded to both the Art in Bloom event and the current exhibit Toulouse-Lautrec 1880 – 1910 Paris. We took influence from the vibrant color of Toulouse-Lautrec’s artwork and deco cast iron to compiling the flowers and containers we used. Even … READ MORE
Advice, C O N T A I N E R S, Central Ohio, container, Inspiration, Landscape Design, McCullough, New Albany, Redtwig Farms
January is the month of seed catalogs and research for what to grow in the upcoming seasons. I keep a running list of plants that caught my interest the previous year, thumb through books and review Pinterest to pull together my order list. We have the benefit of a greenhouse and production fields that allow us to grow more unique … READ MORE
C O N T A I N E R S, Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, gardening, Landscape Design, McCullough, Redtwig Farms
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
Landscape Products, McCullough, My Work, Redtwig 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
annuals, Central Ohio, McCullough, My Work, Redtwig 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)
annuals, Central Ohio, McCullough, My Work, Redtwig Farms
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