An Early Peek At Something Special

I know you were probably expecting me to do a post about roses right about now. 
However, because I have been telling you about my visit to The Flower Fields, I
thought I would surprise you and share an early peek inside a very special greenhouse.

Let me be the first to say that we normally don't see poinsettias until close to Christmas
but they are already being specially prepared and grown inside a wonderful greenhouse.
The Ecke Family Farm is known worldwide for their beautiful poinsettias and most all
commercially grown poinsettias in this country originate from the Ecke Family Farm.

They are showing many of their varieties now in their greenhouse at The Flower Fields
in Carlsbad, California.

Take a look and enjoy...

I must admit that for some reason I have never really been a fan of the poinsettia...until now.
I especially like the new 1188 variety.  Do you have a favorite variety?

I will be linking to A Rosy Note for her Friday party.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

The Remnants Of The Past Sale - Part II

A couple of posts ago I showed you images from the Remnants of the Past sale in
Nipomo, California here.  Several of you have sent emails to remind me that I
promised to show a few more photos of that busy day.  It was bright and beautiful 
and the surrounding countryside was exquisite.  A perfect day for such an exciting
sale.  The vendors came from all over and even though the crowds were huge, the
vendors were all delightful and charming.

Here's a brief reminder of what I showed you last time...

Atelier De Campagne...

3 Fine Grains...

Blue Canoe Reloaded...

And here are a few photos you haven't seen yet.  Truly, something for everyone...

Euro Linens...

The Vintage Bricoleur...

The Vintage Bricoleur...

There will be another Remnants of the Past sale in the fall.  I'm looking forward to it.

Have a great weekend.

A Sweet Pea Maze

As you know, a few weeks ago I visited the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California.
One of the lovely features they have for spring is a Sweet Pea Maze.

Once you enter you follow the paths and try to find your way to the exit. 

Now I know what you're thinking, this would be a piece of cake to navigate...looks
easy.  Well, let me tell you...it is not as easy as you think to find your way out!  However,
it is so beautiful being inside the maze that it almost doesn't matter...unless you are in a
hurry. The flowers tower over you and they are glorious.  The colors are beautiful and
amazing.



Well, after several wrong turns I finally made it out.  It was really kind of fun being lost

in the beauty of these lovely flowers.

I hope you are having a wonderful week.

I am linking over to RoseVignettes for Fresh Cut Friday.

The Remnants of the Past Sale

As you can see from the picture above the fellows from Atelier De Campagne were at the
Remnants of the Past sale.  They are so delightful and have so many wonderful things for
the home and garden.  They were so popular that it was difficult to get into their area to
take pictures.  I fell in love with a garden statue but when I went back it was gone and I
couldn't even get close enough the first time to take a picture of it.  Their displays are
always so inviting...

Another favorite was 3 Fine Grains and A Beautiful Mess.  They were also so very popular.
It is always lovely to talk with Kymberley even if only for a couple of minutes. As you can
imagine she was quite busy. Here are some of their wonderful offerings...

Another favorite was Blue Canoe.  I know them from their days at Country Roads in
Southern California.  They have now moved up north and are doing wonderful shows
like this one.  Here is some of what they were offering...

The sale has grown by leaps and bounds and is now very large.  The crowds were
huge and came from all over the country just to attend this sale. I think this event has
become so successful that they will probably have to expand the selling areas in the
near future.

It was a beautiful sunny warm day and the drive up to Nipomo, California was
spectacular.  I am quite certain it was a very successful day for all the vendors and I
am also quite certain they must be exhausted.  I will be showing you more of the
booths from the sale in a future post but I wanted to show you my top three favorites
now.  I hope you enjoyed seeing some of what was offered.

Have a great week.