from Chris
The autumn leaves aren’t the only things around here showing their colors….
The bushes in our walking garden behind the Lodge have exploded with a lovely shade of red!…
Tag Archives: flowers
Seeing Red
from Chris
Here’s a splash of color for you, courtesy of the begonias growing in front of the Riddick House!
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Sweet Petunia!
The petunias in the fountain outside the Riddick House are still showing a lot of color this fall.
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A Splash of Color
from Chris
Here’s a splash of color from the walking garden behind the Lodge…
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No Foolin’–Our Christmas Cactus is in Bloom
Apparently, one good holiday deserves another. In honor of April Fools’ Day, the Christmas cactus in our office decided to bloom. It can’t tell one holiday from the other, we guess–but since it didn’t seem like we had much of a winter at all, perhaps that shouldn’t be a surprise!
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First Blush of Spring
The mild spring has sprung our first flowers of the season at the Ridge. Heading into the weekend, the small evergreen shrubs in front of the Lodge popped with tiny pink blossoms:
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Christmas Cactus the Color of Snow
Last year, our office Christmas cactus had beautiful red blossoms. This year, the blossoms are coming in the color of snow. It really IS beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
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A Splash of Spring Color in the Fall
Although the leaves are changing and falls colors abound, we do have a few hold-outs around the Ridge. These pansies are still stunning visitors who stop by the Riddick House.
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Crown the Big Day with Flowers
Photo courtesy of Meredith Sledge Photography
from Rebecca
A trend that I have loved over the years for weddings is the flower crown. In fact, I love flower crowns so much that I wore one in my own wedding! Whether the crown is for the bride, bridesmaids, or flower girls, flower crowns can be such a fun way to incorporate flowers into the big day.
Fresh flowers can go a long way, and if you are a bride who doesn’t …
In Bloom in the Garden
from Chris
Earlier this month, Dan installed a new walking garden behind the Lodge. The garden features a brick sidewalk that forms a large infinity symbol—perfect for meditative walking but also a perfect symbol for an ideal marriage.
The garden has been landscaped with a variety of ornamental shrubs, including Encore azaleas. This week, we saw our first bloom on the azalea bushes!…