Another tiny little bouquet made from flowers leftover from a larger installation last week, using entirely local blooms: lilac from St. Helena, ranunculus from Petaluma, lavender, olive, and hellebores from Napa, scabiosa from Watsonville, and tulips from Arcata. This crop of ranunculus had a rough time with it; I think that persistent, heavy rains we had here in North Bay, followed by an unseasonably hot spell, made for some pretty weak, bloated and botrytis-prone stems. Anyone ever had a similar experience?
Botrytis aside, this is one sweet little handful. Our first local lilac arrives at the shop today.
ReplyDeleteI almost thought about skipping my day off to be there to receive it!
xo Jane
Oh man, isn't lilac wonderful? I just scooped up two glorious bucketfuls from a grower in Napa today. Utterly heavenly. Glad you didn't give up your day off, though- I'm sure your garden is full of equally wonderful treasures!
ReplyDeleteLocal in April. Wow. The only local fare here is greenhouse anemone and tulips.
ReplyDeleteYou're in Paradise!!!
I know, isn't it insane?? I feel I have arrived in the promised land : ).
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