Shady Grove Happenings

Writings about the store and all things floral and lovely for your home & garden, wedding, and events.

More Summer Recipes

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Have you all found your favorite Farmers Market yet?  We are still in the middle of prime farmers market finds! Grab your basket and head out to meet your neighbors and support your local farmers!  If you are thinking that you never know where to begin, start with one of these delicious summer recipes below […]

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Asheville Farmers Markets and Summertime Recipes

One of the beautiful things about Asheville is the importance placed on shopping small, locally, and responsibly, which makes grocery shopping in the summer that much more exciting.  With the warmer weather, the flowers are blooming, the vegetables are ripe for picking, and farmers markets are overflowing with goodies!  On Tuesdays, there is the West […]

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Hummingbird Medicine

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There are moments of quiet awe in which I have heard your silent wonder.  How does one get so lucky to be graced with the enchanting magic of the hummingbird?  Look to me as your invitation to marvel in the beauty of life, for I am “always actively seeking the sweetest nectar… reminding you to […]

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Floriography: the language of flowers

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Can you feel the love floating through the air this time of year?  It is wonderful to see how the fertility festivals of yesteryear have turned into a celebratory day filled with flowers and romance.  My friends, fly away with me to a time before text messages and dating apps.  You see prior to sending messages […]

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