Growing Up Crescent

Growing Up Crescent - While at ‪#‎garden2grow‬ ‪#‎mossmountainfarm‬ with P. Allen Smith 25 social media influencers took a few minutes to learn about Crescent Garden planters and the history behind them from Crescent's owner Paula Douer. They then were able to go back in time and pretend to be 7 year olds to compete in creating miniature gardens in a Crescent Garden Juno planter. The result was lots of laughter and a little bit magical.
Growing Up Crescent Video

Growing Up Crescent from barbara wise on Vimeo.

Miniature garden furniture came from Fairy Homes and Gardenshttp://www.fairyhomesandgardens.com, potting soil was provided by Good Dirthttps://www.facebook.com/GoodDirt/, plants are Proven Winners plants https://www.provenwinners.com, those fabulous planters are from Crescent Garden http://www.crescentgarden.com, and the vibrant personalities of the folks pictured are all their own.

Social influencers pictured:

Michelle Slatalla

Jason Ambrosino

Brittany May

Penny Ausley

Rachael Brugger

Jennifer Burke

Melissa Caughey

David Ellis

Sara Gasbara

Daniel Bear Hunley

Amy Renea Kauffman

Luke & Sindy Marion

Nick & Allison McCullough

Russell McLendon

Tara Nolan

Gary Pilarchik

Jennifer Prock 

Stephanie Rose 

Nancy Wallace 

Max Wastler

Kristy Wicks 

Monica Willis

Brett Youmans

October 2015 Garden Bloggers Bloom Days

Just before midnight I'll get this posted for October 15 Garden Bloggers' Bloom Days. Here in middle Tennessee, we are expecting our first frost this weekend. So I got out and enjoyed the last of my summer annuals. 

Zinnias - great pollinator attractor

Cosmos

Cosmos

Did you know that celosia attracts pollinators? This is Dragon's Breath celosia .

Dragon's Breath celosia, zinnia, trailing coleus. 

Cuphea Flamenco Samba

Cuphea

 Deja bloom Azalea - this azalea has been reblooming for over a month

Digitalis

Dragon's Breath celosia

Encore Azalea

My pitiful little fig harvest. Figs just starting to ripen and a we are expecting a frost this morning...

Thankyou, Carol Michael, for reminding us to get out each month and record what is blooming each month in our garden.

Digitalis (foxglove)

Red Stem Colocasia

The last of the red okra

Seven son tree (Heptacodium miconioides)

P. Allen Smith and the Garden2Blog Reunion 2015

This past week I spent a delightful few days with a very talented group of garden bloggers who were hosted by P. Allen Smith and some of his sponsors. This short video clip is a preview of pictures and stories to come once my planting season is over and I have more time to write! Thank-you, Allen and your warm and friendly staff, and to American Grown Flowers, Aromatique, Bonnie Plants, Crescent Gardens, Jobes Organics (Easy Gardener), First Nature, Flexzilla, Little Rock Visitor's Bureau, Sakata Home Grown, Stargazer Barn,  and Trios Restaurant.