Happy Birthday Cash

Today you are 5! 
You bring smiles to my face, and laughter to my heart, Happy Birthday dear grandson! I love you a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck! Love Nana

Girls Garden Tour, Susan's

In the busyness of the spring season, we watch as each of us that work ~ aka: “plays” together at The Flower Tree start stashing plants behind the counter to take home after work. The back area over by the mulch starts to fill with little pots tucked away and the “sold” area fills with little treasures that we find first off the delivery trucks. The “do you have this one yet?” and the “you gotta try these” comments flow through the air as we start bringing in new/old varieties of plants. Welcome to the life of a plant hoarder!

This past week we started our now annual tradition of visiting each other’s houses in the evening. Jaime came up with this idea a few years ago when she realized that while we watched everyone stashing plants to take home, we never got to see just where “home” turned out to be in their gardens. We gather at someone’s garden and nibble on some good food, enjoy a lovely libation and then wander through the greenery. We start earlier in the summer now to fit everyone in, and while at first we were every month, we are now every other week as our gardener crew has grown. This first week was my house and while not all my perennials are blooming yet, and I still had trees to plant where we had to cut down all the awful diseased cottonwoods ~ my garden was ready for visitors. It was a beautiful evening, and I can’t wait for this week when we re-visit Michelle’s. Over the next few months, walk on this path with us, the garden path.

 

 relax........everyone say ahhhhhhhhhh

 My grandson Cash found a nice place to balance......

A fun evening, had by all..........

Camp Garden Week #1

I have to admit, my favorite part about Camp Garden this year is going to be ~ MY KIDS ARE HERE! With Sara, Cash and Carson along for the ride, we jumped on the Camp Garden wagon this last week and started out with a bang. Usually we have about 20 or so for the first week, but this year we started with 36 children and their adult helpers. Miss Donna led off with a couple wonderful stories, then it was on to cupcakes and our traditional "Make a Visor" that we do for the first weeks craft project. For my part of camp this week I got to plant some wildflower seeds with the kids in little peat pots that we will hopefully get in the ground in a week or two when they sprout. I love this program, and it isn't just because the sound of laughter and chaos ~ it is watching the Moms~Dads~Grands make new acquaintances, or rekindle old ones. But like I said, the BEST part this year......MY KIDS ARE HERE! 

Kandice listens as attentively as Cash 

 

 

 

 

My girl Sara, with my second grand, Carson 

This years Camp Garden Crew, Madi ~ Miss Donna ~ Kandice 

SuRpRiSe

Sometimes......when you work really hard at something, but your enjoyment level is "over the top", people think that all you do is play all day. Well, I am ok with that, because quite truthfully I think the world needs a lot more "play", every day. I spent the majority of the last couple of days getting ready for a retirement party that we were hosting here at the house for Bob's boss, Mike. While I enjoy my garden on a daily basis, it doesn't always wear it's fancy dress every day so we had a little bit of primping and pruning to do to get it ready for 40 peoples attention. What I didn't know....was that I was also getting it ready for a surprise of my own. About 15 minutes into the party I looked outside from the kitchen to see this adorable little dog running around in the back yard. As the happy companion to a Boston Terrier, Chopper, I was surprised to see another, slightly smaller one running alongside him. I leaned over to whoever was standing next to me and said "wow, that looks an awful lot like Clara, Sara's dog doesn't it?" The next thing I remember I was outside putting some things on the serving table when I turned around and out the door came a friend of ours with SARA'S BIG DOG HENRY ON A LEASH!!! That is when I just kinda blurred out for a few. I don't know if I would have remembered it all to this moment if I hadn't just reviewed the video that Sara took as I ran out the front door to see if it could possibly be true, WERE MY KIDS REALLY HERE????? IN FALLON??? I may not be blogging for awhile, I have some playing to do :} See you soon, Susan

Rockin' The River 2012

Once again Michelle has created us an original work of art for our upcoming concert on the river. You will start to see these all over town, and don't forget that every ticket you buy goes to support the Fallon Relay for Life walk in June. All proceeds from the concert go to Relay, and with your help we can support this worthy cause that helps make life just a slight bit easier for those suffering from the effects of cancer.

We are super excited this year to not only have local favorite Steven Christie opening for us, but The Buddy Emmer Band will take the stage and rock the evening as well. 

See ya there! June 16th, and don't forget your can call the nursery or Red Zinnia and put your tickets on your credit card, get them for the advance pricing, and then pick them up at the gate.
775-423-1113 Flower Tree
775-423-1114 Red Zinnia 

Miniature Gardening with Arlena

Some great shots from the other evening when we hosted Arlena for the first stop on her tour for Jeremie's Miniatures. We had such a GREAT time! She is not only a fun and inspiring teacher, but encouraging to each and every one of the participant gardeners that made their own after her talk. We would love to continue with what we learned, so we will have a selection of miniatures and plants available at the store. Get the imagination going, bring in a container and we will assist you with creating your own little special garden.