Garden Design meets Floral Design

It's finally that time of year when arrangements can actually be made from the garden! Snowball viburnum is in full bloom, a few tulips are still hanging on and the peonies are about to burst. Here at Olive Branch we love cutting gardens! A garden is meant to be enjoyed right? So, plant some flowers that can be used in the house and if you need arrangements for parties or weddings let us know! We now offer floral design services! These arrangements filled with viburnum, waxflower, purple spider mums and tulips were used for Hotel Deco's first luncheon banquette. We are very excited to be a small part of this hotel's opening!

Landscape Photography Part 2

Here are a couple more of our favorite detail shots from our recent photo venture. It was nice to capture the impatiens in their final glory days. Look for these and many more new photos on our website soon!

Fuschia Blooms

A Scabiosa bud and a Mandevilla bloom.
Two of my favorites.
I'm looking forward to fall but a little sad to see the summer blooms fading.

Happening in Our Garden

Here is a sampling of what is blooming in our yard this year. The coreopsis is doing well, despite the small amount of sunshine that it receives. I like the way it looks growing around the boulders.



The hydrangea is blooming! (Late Panicle Hydrangea) It glows when the late afternoon sun hits it just right.

The hostas are also blooming.

We also have plenty of ground cover sedum doing it's job and spreading like crazy.

Coneflower and Liriope

I am really enjoying our coneflower plants this year. I know they are pretty standard issue, but how can you not like them? We planted some several years back, loved them and then they got that yellows disease and we sadly had to rip them all out. Last fall we planted three "Kim's Knee High" coneflowers and they are large and beautiful this year. It's good to have them back.

We are also enjoying an abundance of liriope which makes me happy because we had a harsh winter last year and it seems to be thriving in it's sunny location. I'm looking forward to it's blooms.