Willow Spring Blooms

NC Friends -

Gardeners of Wake County is hosting their annual azalea sale today & next week! The proceeds support NCSU horticulture scholarships. This is where I got all my azaleas last year. They even have native varieties!!

Go check them out!!

Customers needed. We need customers today Saturday at the GWC charity azalea sale. Proceeds help fund NCSU Horticulture Dept scholarships. 9 to 6 daily except closed Sunday at NC State Fair grounds. Enter at gate 5 on Youth Center Road.

Spring has sprung in NC, or so this lovely lilac hyacinth believes. 🪻

I don’t have the heart to tell it that it’ll be back in the 40s tomorrow 🫣🥶

Enjoy the gorgeous weather while we can, friends!

I swung by Hobby Lobby to check out all their sales going on this week. My store was already putting out spring items! I found the most adorable spring green floral pitcher and I KNEW it would be the perfect container for the snapdragons and carnations I bought yesterday. 👀 Look how stunning this turned out! 🥰

It’s never too early to think about Christmas gifts for others…and yourself 😊

Located in Western North Carolina, Laurel Leaf Creative Studio creates these fabulous quilted floral NC sweatshirts. I really love this forest green color and these floral patterns. And did you spot the 💙 over WNC? So adorable!!

NC, please bring on the so I can start wearing this soon 🙏🏻

You can find all her creations on Etsy shop: LaurelLeafCreative. 🍂

THIS IS THE MOST GORGEOUS GLADIOLUS I HAVE EVER SEEN 😍😍😍

I don’t know her name so I’m declaring her Splash of Sherbet.

I think I’ll be tagging this stem so I can be sure to propagate any new bulbs that grow this year. She is so pretty!!!!

🥰 What gladiolus dreams are made of 🥰

Aren’t these so fun and pretty?!

I bought myself a hanging basket of Calibrachoa from my local Walmart. I’ve never had these before and wanted to see how they’ll handle our hot NC weather. I don’t think I’ll keep it in the hanging pot, but plant it somewhere this week.

Honestly, the colors and petal designs are so pretty that I might go back and buy some more 😘

Y’all, look at this gorgeous floral cupcake bouquet!!! 💐🧁

STUNNING!! 😍😍

My birthday falls on Mother’s Day this year, so today we celebrated with these delicious cupcakes from Sugars in Bloom by Ashley . I got a 3-cupcake bouquet & 12 minis in a mix of vanilla and chocolate. They were so moist, fluffy, and absolutely delicious. My whole family was surprised and delighted when I unboxed them. 😊 If you’re looking for a gorgeous sweet treat, I recommend these cupcakes.

*Not solicited for this post. I bought these and loved them so much I wanted to share about this local baker in the area*

Once again I couldn’t resist the flowers at and came home with a bag full of beauties 😍😍

The early morning Sunday crowd

It’s a happy day when you have a bag full of tulips and carnations!! 💐💐 Thank you for having fresh cut flowers in your stores. I was craving some beauty and found these lovely bundles just waiting to come home with me 😍😍

On a whim, I splurged on a $40 box packed with seeds. It was part of a wholesaler’s stocking stuffer clear out. I wasn’t sure what I was going to get but woah am I super happy with my decision!!

They sent me 85 seed packets, most with a min of 50 seeds! I had figured I’d get the usual items like sunflowers and zinnias (which I did), but they also packed in a bunch of speciality seeds like sweet peas and lisianthus!! 😄 I can’t believe all the varieties this little box holds!