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Santa Cruz Flower Delivery
Designer choice flower arrangements for Santa Cruz flower delivery!
If there is anything I've missed about closing our little Bonny Doon Garden Company studio, it's the ability and freedom to create a designer choice flower arrangement for local Santa Cruz delivery.
I have gratefully added this glorious designer choice arrangement beauty back up on the website. Besides absolutely loving every second of designing it, I have SO many beautiful flower vessels (really nice ones!) in my studio, and they need to get out the door to their new homes!
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Mistletoe Margarita Recipe
You know how I love a good and festive cocktail, as if I needed a festive reason to have one, but, let's just say this Margarita brings on the Christmas cheer like nothing else. If you've ever tried any of my cocktail recipes, you'll know that I make my cocktails strong. I like to taste my tequila.
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Posies with Purpose
I had the idea of a ‘posy club’ a long time ago, but only now (finally!) have the time to implement it. And now’s a perfect time, because we are entering into a New Year soon. I can’t think of a better way to treat yourself, or someone else, than with a beautiful flower arrangement that tells you a story in the language of flowers. And each beautiful posy will be delivered right to your door!
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A Posy for the Newlyweds
Look no further for the perfect congratulatory gift for the newly married couple
Nothing conveys love, happiness, and all those warm congratulatory wishes like the language of flowers. They are love's truest language, after all. And the Wedding Wishes Posy is absolutely perfect for the newlyweds.
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Spiced Apples and Tequila! ....a not pumpkin spice cocktail recipe
I am never ready to relinquish my summer tequila cocktails, so, in honor of fall and the apple harvest, I have create...
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Posy Kits--the ultimate DIY Floral Box at 15% off
It's time to make a posy!
Can you imagine sending or receiving a box full of luscious blooms, fragrant herbs, an assortment of gorgeous ribbons, baubles, and fine, decorative papers?
All this, plus a little extra, is included in a Posy Kit. Also, we include a link to watch a video where Teresa herself instructs on how to put it all together. It only takes 45 minutes approximately from start to finish, and you'll have a beautiful, well-designed posy in hand, complete with a thoughtful sentiment tag that decodes the posy's message.
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20 Years Ago
The Little Flower Kiosk That Could
Twenty years have now passed since I opened my retail flower shop, The Bonny Doon Garden Company. This is the sweet little kiosk in downtown Santa Cruz where I spent many days and all sorts of weather schlepping buckets of flowers, sharing stories with countless passerby folks, and gaining my knowledge and florists' feet in the world of cut-flower gardening, floral design, and retailing blooms.
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For the Love of Lavender
I have grown Lavender in my garden since I have been a gardener, which was back when I was a youngin' at 21 years old. I have always adored the fragrance, and to this day it remains my absolute favorite.
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Rosarian's Rose Journal
What do my roses want from me?
Not a lot really, just a lot of admiration and a little periodic maintenance. Here is my journal and timeline for the aspiring rosarian in you. If you follow this, you'll have copious blooms to enjoy both in and out of the garden.
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Bloom Day--May
And finally, the garden is popping!
About 20 years ago, I planted Sweet Woodruff under the Oak where it spread and b...
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Happy Book-Birthday to The Posy Book!
I'm planning birthday give-aways for The Posy Book!
The Posy Book turns 4 years old on May 7th, and to celebrate, wha...
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