Let's Party: Baby ShowerIt seems like there is a real baby boom happening these days. Everywhere I turn, there is a beautiful, glowing, and (to be realistic...
Flower of the Month: May: Lily of the ValleyI hope everyone has had a wonderful Spring thus far. In the Chicagoland area, the beginning of May is when it seems like temperatures...
Flower of the Month: April: Sweet PeaThis month, we will focus on the gorgeous flower, the Sweet Pea. Sweet peas have ruffled butterfly shaped petals in hues ranging from...
Flower of the Month: March: NarcissusSpringtime is almost here, thankfully. So it is only fitting that one of Spring's most recognizable flowers, the narcissus, is March's...
Let's Party: Engagement Party!Congratulations! Someone you love dearly is getting married! Yippee! Woo hoo! Wait a second. Pump the breaks for just a minute. Before...
Flower of the Month: February: VioletsI’m pretty sure we all know that old rhyme: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…Well, they got it kind of right. While this month’s flower...
Flower of the Month: January: CarnationEvery time January rolls around, the gray skies and cold temperatures do a number to our emotional states. However, carnations,...
A Happy Holiday in A Traditional Color PaletteChristmas is officially less than 15 days away, and I, for one, am ready for it. Between all of the traditions and the lights and...
Flower of the Month: December: HollyWhat in the world has happened to this year? Time obviously sped up because, somehow, it is already December and time to highlight this...
Flower of the Month: November: ChrysanthemumI cannot believe that it is already November, and I am about to introduce November’s Flower of the Month – time has really flown! Well,...
Embracing the Natural Colors of FallNow that it is mid-October, it seems that Autumn has finally crept its way into Illinois, albeit slowly. There is a slight chill to the...
Flower of the Month: October: MarigoldsThis month’s flower of the month is the marigold: a compact, cheerful flower that brings thoughts of sunshine even as the weather cools. ...
Flower of the Month: September: AsterSeptember's Flower of the Month, the aster, is a member of the Asteraceae family. So like its relative, the daisy, asters have a central...
Just a Little Pep Talk - We Can Do ThisLiving through this pandemic has been exhausting, but if nothing else, we have learned to give up a little control and go with the flow...
Flower of the Month: August: Meet the Gladiolus Much like birth stones, everyone has a birth flower based on the month in which they were born and many months even have two. The birth...