Kickoff To Summer

Greetings from the Farm that never sleeps.

Thursday, of course, was Summer Solstice and what better way to celebrate the longest day of the year than to party all night. It's exactly that kind of spirit that lead Bill and Mary Rammes to throw their Kickoff To Summer!

Maggie was pleased to help plan and coordinate this party on an absolutely perfect evening at the Rammes's beautiful home.

The Mckenzie Brothers entertained the guests with witty and danceable tunes.

The party was catered by the staff at The Country Club of North Carolina...

...and featured a pig picking served up by Darol Roberts.

In all, what better way to kickoff the summer than with a little food,...

...a little refreshment,...

...a little friendship,...

...a little dance,...

...And maybe even a little romance.

More images from Kickoff To Summer can be found in the "current events" section of our galleries page, http://maggiesfarm.zenfolio.com

Pro Photos from The Allen/Scott Wedding

This image from the Allen/Scott wedding comes courtesy of Elizabeth Russell of Ellys Photography. The Allen/Scott wedding was June second and Maggie was florist and coordinator for the event. Young and talented Elizabeth Russell from Winston Salem handled the photography. You can see more of her work on this wedding at https://www.collages.net/consumersite/ConsumerStore.aspx (Username Laura_Dan, Password 10515).
You can see more of Elizabeth's work and get contact information here http://www.ellysphotography.com/.

Going To Pot

Welcome back my friends
to the show that never ends.
We're so glad you could attend.
Come inside, come inside.

If you're old enough to remember that lyric, I sincerely hope we can help you with your daughter's upcoming wedding.

I mentioned Maggie doing pots for our clients. That's what she's doing right now.

I actually remembered to take my camera out with me last week so I was able to capture a few images of her work to share here.

I think the image above might show as well as anything what makes Maggie, Maggie. We had this spot on a front porch. It was going to be a major pain to get irrigation to it and the owners travel a bit so we couldn't be sure about the pots getting water. Maggie came up with this solution that adds interest and structure. It fits well with the landscape and the house. It's the kind of imagination that sets Maggie apart.

From the same property, Maggie used hibiscus and plumbago in this low iron pot at the end of the pool.

Maggie chose pink verbena, pink petunias and red geraniums to add color to this terrace.

Hosta, pink geraniums and white petunias work for this pot against a wall on the same terrace.

Miscanthus "morning light", lantana and fan flower add color and interest to this large pot on a balcony overlooking a sloping lawn and stream.

For those less in tune with the landscaper lexicon, this is Not an "ornamental pot". This comes from the same property as the last pot I showed. When the new owner took possession from the previous owner, he inherited this sandbox for the previous owner's young children. The new owner has no use for a sandbox so we had to figure out what to do with this space.

We immediately saw a zen garden - which kind of brings us back to the first pot in this post. It just goes to show that, as much as we love flowers and plants, sometimes the best plant isn't a plant.

Greetings from down on the farm. Not a lot going on this weekend. We get a chance to rest and catch up a little bit. I was going to post some pic's of some of Maggie's pots this week but the landscaping is still jumping so I never made it out the door with a camera.

Instead, I think I'll go back a couple of weeks and share some images of some of Maggie's work for the Allen - Scott wedding.

Laura Leigh Scott and Daniel Alan Scott were wed at five o'clock on Saturday, May 26, at The West End Presbyterian Church with the reception held at The Crawford Center behind the church. Maggie was proud to serve as both florist and coordinator for the event.

The image above is one of a kind of unusual request. Our bride, Laura, wanted a silk bouquet for her wedding portrait and Maggie was happy to oblige. I don't know that I saw the portrait but it photographed nicely in Maggie's sun room.

This is the bouquet Laura was carrying when she became Mrs. Daniel Alan Scott.

This is an Image of a bridesmaid's bouquet being carried by three cherubs in a fountain on Maggie's terrace.

Here's an image of the bridal bouquet, a bridesmaid's bouquet and a mother's nosegay together.

The West End Presbyterian Church is a truly beautiful place for a wedding. Rather than a single alter arrangement for this wedding there was an arrangement on a pedestal to the right and and left of the wedding party.

The reception was held at The Crawford Center behind the church. Below is an image of a centerpiece from the reception.

Here's a tall centerpiece in a table setting for the Allen - Scott wedding.

One of the benefits of working with Maggie is that sometimes the day after a reception you get to take home a centerpiece, drop it into a holly and get an image like this.

2nd Annual Sterling Transport Safety Day

Yesterday was a busy day down on The Farm. There was floral work for The Country Club of North Carolina's Member/Guest Tournament, floral work for a party for General Motors executives at The Holly Inn and Sterling Transport's Second Annual Safety Day.
Sterling Transport is a trucking company that transports propane and natural gas up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Under the leadership of President and co-owner, Hugh Hinton, Jr., Sterling has set up a system to reward safety in the workplace and, in particular, amongst it's drivers. On Safety Day drivers draw for prizes in drawings weighted to reward the safest drivers.
For the second time in as many years, Maggie was pleased to help the employees and families of Sterling Transport enjoy great food by White Rabbit Catering, live music by The McKenzie Brothers and lots and lots of prizes.

More pictures from Safety Day are here http://maggiesfarm.zenfolio.com/

Prize winner pictures have been posted.

Welcome to Maggie's Farm Current Events

Anybody who's reading this probably got here through the links page at our main site, www.maggiesfarm4flowers.com. We've been thinking about a doing a blog for some time but if you know Maggie, you know how precious her time is. Maggie's floral, planning and landscaping work preclude her spending a lot of time writing on a web log. What we hope to do with this space is to give people who are curious about Maggie's work another place to get an idea of the range of what she does and to give clients one place to share memories of Maggie's work and events.

So welcome again to Maggie's Farm Current Events. We hope you enjoy it.