TLC Country Floral: April 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Spring Open House!!

We are counting the days!!

Our Spring Open House...

May 4, 5 and 6th!!

Friday and Saturday 9 to 5- Sunday 10 to 4

Lunch and refreshments served to benefit the Crisis Center!

A great collection of unique and unusual plants in our greenhouse!!

Designs featuring flowers harvested and freeze dried in our shop!

Garden inspired art, furniture and fine art prints!

Enjoy a spring weekend in our gardens!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Heirloom...

A beautiful heirloom geranium...'Appleblossom Rosebud'!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Pseudogynoxys Chenopodioides....

Here is a bright and sunny bloom...

on a cool and rainy day!!!

Pseudogynoxys Chenopodioides...

just say Mexican Flame Vine...

it's easier!!

A sun loving, trailing vine great for window boxes and container gardens!!!

Monday, April 16, 2012

Field Of Dreams...

This little guy insisted on being the one to introduce this great new plant!!

'Field Of Dreams' ornamental corn features striking pink, white and green striped leaves!

Perfect in container gardens or in the landscape!

We call it the 'Flower Farmer's' corn!!!!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Special Time Together...

My little helper Ava Sue having fun at the potting bench...

happy to plant anything with a PINK bloom!!!!

Monday, April 9, 2012

Yikes!!!

Yikes!! A Freeze Warning tonight!!

We had a feeling Mother Nature wasn't quite finished with us and we even resisisted the urge to plant the Pansies!!

But...yes...that will be us...

in the wee hours of the morning....

a flashlight in one hand...

a hose in the other....

watering down the perennials who are ahead of schedule....

to give them some extra protection!!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Getting Ready...

We are getting ready to make memories with all of you!!

Spring Open House May 4, 5 and 6!!!!

Monday, April 2, 2012

Another New Bloom!!!

Verbena 'Estrella Salmon Star'...Wow!!!

Another new bloom in our greenhouse!!

Welcome!

It all starts with a seed! Welcome to our blog! TLC Country Floral is nestled on the Nebraska prairie between Fremont and Hooper. We grow and dry flowers harvested from gardens located on our property. We use many methods to dry flowers including air drying and freeze drying. The beautiful blooms harvested from our gardens are used to create stunning arrangements in traditional, vintage and contemporary containers. Others adorn wreaths and swags. Our extensively landscaped property includes a potting shed, gazebo, granite patio, rose garden, pergola and cutting garden. Our landscape includes over 100 container gardens that showcase the unique and unusual plants we sell in our greenhouse. Each year we hold two to three scheduled open houses. During the growing season we host shop and garden tours by appointment. We invite you to follow our blog as we share decorating and design ideas for your home and garden. We will show you what’s blooming behind our garden gate and share with you how to grow it in your own garden. We will show you the new designs and treasures available in the shop and give you ideas about adding life and texture to your home with the use of flowers. You may even see a familiar face on our blog when we post pictures of some of our summer visitors. Thanks for sharing this amazing journey with us! It really does all start with a seed!