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Strawberry Rhubarb Rose Petal Jam

June 24, 2018 by Sheila

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam with Rose Petals

Strawberry Rhubarb Rose Petal Jam   Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 50 mins Total time 1 hour   Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Serves: 8 half-pints Ingredients 4 cups fresh rose petals (homegrown organic, please!) 1 cup well or bottled water 4 cups rhubarb chunks about ½-inch square 4 cups sliced strawberries, about 2 […]

Filed Under: Cut Flowers, Fruits, Preserving, Sauces Tagged With: cut flowers, flower arrangements, jam, peonies, peony, rhubarb, rose petal, strawberries, strawberry

Peony Bouquets

June 7, 2018 by Sheila

White Peony Bridal Bouquet

Kendra and Eduardo are home for a visit. The last few peonies were still in bloom and Kendra’s wedding dress still hung in the bedroom upstairs, so we did a bridal photo shoot. I love photographing peonies. They’re no shrinking violets. The pink peonies are sweet perfection for the bridesmaids. These peonies were planted for […]

Filed Under: Cut Flowers, Gardening Tagged With: bouquet, bridal, bridesmaid bouquet, cut flwers, peonies, peony

Peony Flowers

May 31, 2016 by Sheila

White Peony

Almost Georgia O’Keefe. When I was studying life drawing back in the 1970’s at The Art Student’s League in NYC, they had an exhibition of past students’ paintings in the large hall. When I walked in, across the room on the adjacent wall, I immediately spotted a very small still-life. Rabbit, copper pot, probably some […]

Filed Under: Cut Flowers, Gardening Tagged With: bridesmaid bouquet, cut flower, flower photography, garden, Kathleen Clemons, peony, Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt'

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