Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Samantha (aka Sam) is our nine year old Beardie and the official mascot of Abode

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Favorite Bulbs

As Fall approaches we're giving serious thought to what kind of bulbs we want to plant for next spring. We've recently started work on renovating the landscape in our backyard. Over the past few years we've noticed a trend away from spawling lawns in garden design. We decided to go that direction as well and removed our St. Agustine lawn and haggard overgrown shrubs and replaced them with stone paths and large flower beds that we intend to fill with a profusion of flowering bulbs. We've opted for a simple color scheme of all white and shades of green. I think we've set our sights on Paperwhites for Holiday and late Winter bloom.




We love the fragrance and the cheery resistance to winter cold.





We'd hoped to follow up with our early spring favorites Snowdrops, but our supplier has sold out already. The delicate white flowers with their elegant green spots add a wispy harmony to any spring planting. Next year we'll be sure to order early.


Finally, in time to coincide with the blooming of our Oklahoma White Bud trees in April/May we're going to underplant them with 500 white tulips and white pansies.



It's not even October and already I'm anticipating Spring!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Our New Chicago Rep Group

Liz and I are pleased to be joining Casabella in the Chicago Merchandise Mart. www.casabellaonline.com

If you're in or near Chicago please come see us at 222 Merchandise Mart, showroom 1578. Also be sure to check out our latest additions to the line on our website http://www.jonesandjonesabode.com/ .

We're looking forward to seeing all of our customers at the upcoming winter shows.