Abode and Bloom

08/22/2026

08/22/2026

The day has finally arrived. 🌸
These blooms have been cut, watered, fluffed, and fussed over since Thursday night. I like to think they've enjoyed a little dahlia spa treatment and are on their final leg of the 5.5 hr journey to the Iowa State Fair.
What makes today even more special is that some of these dahlias are my dad's. Let's get the guy a blue ribbon already🩷
If you're at the Fair today, stop by the Ag Building and enjoy the beautiful dahlia displays. Judging begins at 10 a.m. Here's to the flowers, the friendships, and the family traditions that make days like this so meaningful. 💐❤️

08/16/2026

What a lovely lavender dahlia this addition is. ~4' plant
Good bloomer.

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08/07/2026

In the garden of life, be a Dahlia. Vibrant, Resilient, & Unforgettable

08/02/2026

The Honeymoon dahlia rising with the sunrise. Tell us which variety you are growing this season!
Lots of buzz for aussie & new hybridized varieties. But this tried and true plant pumps out blooms great for vase and show. Big, Pretty orange to peach hues. 6-8" blooms. B size, Informal decorative.

07/16/2026

Sip & See this a.m. was short lived...hot with lingering smoke from northern wildfires. 7/16/26

07/15/2026

When July is a hot mess, flower farming requires equal parts determination, sunscreen, and iced tea. And since the Sweet Peas keep showing up for work, I will too.
Harvested these gorgeous Sweet Peas for bud vases. When I brought them inside and pulled out this little vase, I couldn't help but laugh...with temperatures like these, this seems like the most appropriate attire for working in the garden. 🤣
The Sweet Peas, however, don't seem to mind the heat nearly as much as I do. While they're considered a cool-season flower, they're still producing oodles of blooms with the most incredible fragrance. Just a few stems in a bud vase bring all the cottage garden charm to your space.

07/12/2026

🌸 Back after a week away for the 4th and a family funeral. Came home to dahlias begging for attention! ✂️
No time for bouquet fluffing today—just these gorgeous dark red beauties, and a few others needing a fresh trim and popped into a vase. ❤️. Make beauty simple.
It’s hot, the garden is booming, and the flowers keep coming! ☀️🌸
✨ Bud vases & Joy Jars available. ✨
Have a wonderful week, what's bringing you joy in your garden this week? Drop a photo below! 👇🌸💕

06/26/2026

Happy TGIF, flower friends! Starting your day with a little vintage charm and a whole lot of pansy joy. 💜

These Swiss Giant pansies were winter sowed from seed, and they have been so easy and satisfying to grow. They stay low to the ground, form sweet little mounds, and bloom best in cool weather. In my area, they can be perennial, giving color in spring, taking a rest when the heat settles in, and then rewarding the garden with another round of blooms in fall. They grow fine in part-shade and even into July, they will still be blooming as long as I continue cutting the flowers.

If you are looking for an easy flower to grow from seed, Swiss Giant pansies are a wonderful choice. They are beautiful in pots, borders, window boxes, and vintage containers—and their big, velvety blooms bring so much personality to the garden. I bought these seeds from Botanical Interests and would absolutely grow them again.
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06/23/2026

Kudos to the mystery dahlia grower spreading the love, posting on facebook, about giant AA dahlias, especially Emory Paul and Maki - I'm all sold out now, but they'll be back in stock at my tuber pre-sale in late Fall and again in spring when my main sale rolls around. Stay tuned by subscribing to sale emails via my website and get ready for a secret code of 15% off all the fun stuff like apparel and gifts, which will be sent to your email upon subscribing.
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