About 5 or 6 years ago, we were approached by a television producer about making a Chartreuse & co TV show. The producer, who has become a true friend, was shopping in the barns during a sale, and just thought, “Oh my gosh – the world would love to see ...
Read MoreSpring on the Farm . . .
Spring is bursting out everywhere here on the farm. And that little blue pansy is just one example. The peach tree is loaded with heavy buds, the red bud trees are in bloom, and the lilacs look promising . . . The lilacs are all budded out – I think ...
Read MoreFresh, Local Flowers
Here comes Spring! And all the lush beautiful flowers with it. And I just can’t wait! M&M Plants, of Dickerson, Maryland, returns this month to Chartreuse & co to satisfy our need for flowers. M&M grows out their early Spring plants in greenhouses so that flower-starved people like me can ...
Read MoreLucketts’ Famous GroundHog Day Sale – Last Day!
Clear your calendar and head out now! It’s the last day of the famous Lucketts Groundhog Day Sale. (Put off by a month this year due to the huge snow last month.) While the sale itself is a great chance to score some bargains, it’s really the Design House that ...
Read MoreSend flowers from Farmgirl Flowers – Here’s Why:
I just discovered this emerging company via an online business site (OwnIt.com), and the story (obviously the product!) intrigued me. Christina Stembel, founder of Farmgirl Flowers, began her business with an idea and a lot of hard work. “Christina grew up as a farmgirl in Northern Indiana with BIG dreams. ...
Read MoreA Life Well Lived at Chatsworth
Here’s a bit of real-life Downton Abbey for you: The dowager Duchess of Devonshire’s personal estate and effects were auctioned off this week in London. (Think Maggie Smith’s inimitable Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham) Sotheby’s was surprised by the over $2,000,000 in proceeds from the sale. But I’m not. To ...
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