Local Man Grows Award Winning Pumpkin!

Steve Connolly has been in the pumpkin business for 26 years, with a focus on growing the largest pumpkins in the area. Well Mr. Connolly has gotten his wish and has the biggest pumpkin this year.  

This years record setting pumpkin is 2,075.5 pounds, Connolly’s giant pumpkin is the largest in North America for 2016 and the second largest in the world, reports The Patriot Ledger. 

“I’m still on cloud nine right now,” Connolly told the Ledger. “It still hasn’t settled in yet.”

The massive pumpkin will be on display at the Topsfield Fair through Sunday.

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Fall Foliage Has Arrived!

Fall is has finally arrived here in Boston - which means a whole new slew of fall flowers, plants, and accessories are here. Autumn is all about texture, abundance, and a nice warm palette, and our custom arrangements definitely have that fall feeling.

Our outdoor display is full of things that will make your home feel perfectly autumnal - including pumpkins, gourds, and plants galore. It's definitely not too late for a nice window-box refresh, so be sure to stop by if you need some inspiration! 

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Tequlia sunset for our fall arrangement!

Sunset-toned groupings of vibrant mango calla lilies, mokara orchids, orange roses and fragrant purple stock are gathered into a sleek envelope vase.

Rosh Hashanah 2016

Today starts the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest holidays in on the Hebrew calendar. This celebration lasts two days and begins at sundown. 

What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah  means  “head of the year” also “first of the year."This also marks the anniversary of the birth of the universe  and God’s creation of Adam and Eve. In Judaism, it is a day to reflect on a person’s deeds of the past year and set the tone for the year to come. 

Top 10 most popular pumpkin patches in Greater Boston.

Well,  autumn is here and for most it's the favorite season, their are various reasons why autumn is considered the best season. Pumpkins seems to be every ones favorite, from flavoring drinks and food to decorating our homes with activities to keep the kids busy. Who doesn't love pumpkins?

Boston.com consulted data accumulated from the check-in app Swarm to see which pumpkin farms were visited the most by autumn lovers in Massachusetts during the seaon of 2015. Below is a list from 1 to 10 of the top visited pumpkin farms in Massachusetts. 

1. Honey Pot Hill Orchards
138 Sudbury Rd., Stow

2. Russell Orchards
143 Argilla Rd., Ipswich

3. Brooksby Farm
54 Felton St., Peabody

4. Verrill Farm
11 Wheeler Rd., Concord

5. Connors Farm
30 Valley Rd., Danvers

6. Tougas Family Farm
234 Ball St., Northborough

7. Smolak Farms
315 S Bradford St., North Andover

8. Belkin Family Lookout Farm
89 Pleasant St. South, South Natick

9. Parlee Farms
95 Farwell Rd., Tyngsboro

10. Cider Hill Farms
45 Fern Ave., Amesbury

Grandparents Day this Sunday Oct 2nd!

This weekend, Sunday October 2 is Grandparents Day. This annual holiday, which originated in Italy, is gaining a popularity in the Netherlands. Interesting for the trade? Yes, according to the initiator and sponsors. They want to increase the popularity of this holiday in the Netherlands. 
 

Follow the sun at the Fleur Amour 2016

The theme for the 2016  Fleur Amour Passion for Flowers flower design event was centered around the four elements of earth, water, air and fire. This event is now on its 21st year and is a tradition held at the Commandery of Alden Biesen and featured an impressive display of beautiful and memorizing decorations.

Inline with the event's captivating theme, Peter Boeijkens, Frank Timmerman and Jan Aartsen created a project they named "Follow the SUN"!

Corpse Flower ready to bloom at Darmouth College

This flower smells like a cross between a decaying animal and urine is set to bloom later this week at Dartmouth College.

Named Morphy, the titan arum — or corpse flower — hasn’t bloomed since 2011. Officials at Dartmouth’s Life Sciences Greenhouse, where the 6 ½-foot flower is housed, estimate it should bloom as early as Thursday. Crowds have already been filing through the greenhouse, including nearly 175 on Sunday for a special viewing of the flower that is growing about 4 inches a day in anticipation of its big moment.

Pomegranate Fall Arrangement

Rich red Dutch hydrangeas set among Sahara roses are accented by textural grasses, vibrant leaves and soft astilbe flowers - stepping into fall gracefully!

Another fall arangement is here!

Playful color excites in this gorgeous gathering. Dutch hydrangea, Sahara roses, mokara orchids and astilbe pop with textural seed pods and velvety dusty miller, arranged into a leaf lined glass vessel.