Weeding the Relaxing Herbs Spot

It was a cool, little cloudy day while I drove towards Windsor VT, then the temperature started to heat up. I saw that some lupines have started to bloom!

The Healing Garden project looks weedy and I was ready to use my "garden weapons" to pull out all the weeds of my  spot and even the one of my neighbor, same work done at the entrance. 

Now it looks like this.

Some weeds ,like the grass seen in this picture, needed to dig deep into the soil to get rid the weeds off. In the picture we can see after I pulled out some roots (white) with the cape cod weeder tool. Note that the roots have some nods where some new weed grass will appear. The ending of the root is sharp and ready to spread out! Apparently, it is a Bermudagrass, which is a sod forming perennial that spreads by stolons, rhizomes and seed. Roots are produced at the nodes after new leaves or tillers are produced during the growing season and after new shoots are produced in the spring. Mature roots are yellow to brown while new roots are white [see above picture].  Mature roots deteriorate throughout the growing season and new roots are produced continuously. Root production and dieback has been reported to be particularly high in the spring at the onset of shoot production. 

 The lavender is growing healthy, it seems that its pH is around or above 7. 

I left the garden after working two hours and half, I was sweating a lot! But pleased to see how the garden has a good looking. 

The Flower Design School in Vermont

One of the best experiences during the last week of May 2011 was studying Flower Design at the VT Academy of Flower Design, located in Waterbury, VT nearby the Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory.  

  

Instructor Ned Davis has such talent, creativity and the willingness to help students. In 1987, Ned was the first florist in Vermont to become a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD). In 1989, he represented the Northeastern United States as one of four designers competing in the Design America competition where he was a runner up for the event.

Instructor Ned Davis, preparing a green arrangement.

I plan to continue my professional education in the Vermont Academy of Flower Design!

Part of What I Did in the Basic Floral Design 1 & 2

Bouquet for brides, using pink color.

Bouquet for brides using monochromatic color.

Testing in front a mirror what it looks like.

Arrangement with greens.

Arrangement with a pin frog. Victorian style.

For funerals. Easel spray design. 

Causa Limeña - Peruvian plate

Meal to share for the last day of class. Thank you to Ned for making possible my dream.