Posted in Crafts, Favorite Plants, Greensboro Gardens, Wedding Ideas, Weddings, tagged Greensboro, NC, Helleborus, plants, affordable ideas, Diana Gardner-Williams, evergreens, North Carolina, Greensboro Gardens, centerpieces, holiday crafts, holiday ideas, Weddings, wedding flowers, Divine Weddings and Beyond, Diana Digs Dirt, piedmont triad on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cut your own holiday centerpieces for your dining room tables. They are free and unique adding colorful warmth to the festivities. Select a container and insert floral foam. You will want some foam exposed for a more grandiose flower display.
Once you have cut the foam to the desired size, gather evergreen foliage, twigs, berries, and [...]
Posted in Favorite Plants, Greensboro Gardens, Wedding Ideas, tagged annuals, autumn, autumn cherry tree, centerpieces, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Greensboro, Greensboro Gardens, knock out roses, landscape companies, piedmont triad, White Flowers on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are having guests over for the Thanksgiving holiday or wedding photographs taken at your home, make sure your landscape is bursting with color.
You will notice I have many favorite plants, but this tree really is one of them! The Autumn Cherry Tree. If a plant blooms more than one season, it is a [...]
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Greensboro, Greensboro Gardens, Helleborus, landscape, landscape companies, landscape design, memory gardens, pet cemetery, pet memory gardens, piedmont triad on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We walked on a golden floor of autumn leaves, under an arbor to a heart-shaped garden with silver stars twinkling overhead. In the center was a raised area edged in sea shells, adorned with an angel statue and plaque with a water fountain serving as a headstone. Faye Floyd, a local hair stylist, lost her [...]
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Memory Garden Design, tagged Diana Gardner-Williams, just a cloud away, landscape companies, Landscape Consultations, landscape design, memorials, miscarriage, NC, piedmont triad, pregnancy loss, Saint PiusX Church on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
-Press Release-For Immediate Release
New Triad Paper Embraces Death, Grief and Memorials
Just a Cloud Away, Inc. ™ Journal, reporting on “Hope”
Diana Gardner-Williams, a bereaved mother of Liberty, NC founded Just a Cloud Away, Inc. ™ after the stillbirth of her first baby, Tanner Lee in 2003. The support website and products have helped grieving families of [...]
Posted in Crafts, Events, Favorite Plants, tagged Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, dried flowers, Greensboro, landscaping companies, North Carolina, piedmont triad on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jennifer Nichols of Clapps Nursing Center in Pleasant Garden was looking for volunteers to head up a few activities for the residents. So we made a date and it was one of the best dates I’ve had in a long time.
The prior month I collected some of my favorite foliage from maple, sassafras, and fig trees, rose [...]
Posted in Divine Weddings and Beyond, Events, Landscape Design Ideas, Wedding Ideas, Weddings, tagged brides, bridesmaid dresses, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Divine Weddings and Beyond, Events, Greensboro, landscaping companies, landscaping ideas, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Photographs, piedmont triad, wedding flowers, Wedding Ideas, wedding photography, wedding reception, Weddings on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Divine Weddings and Beyond™ are looking for people in the Piedmont Triad Area interested in beautiful landscapes, magical photography, fine wine, wedding vendors, and brides. Families touched by breast cancer are also encouraged to attend and pink will be one of the dominant colors of the event.
October 8th from 3-8pm Divine Weddings and Beyond™ are hosting a free event recognizing [...]
Posted in Divine Weddings and Beyond, Events, Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, Wedding Ideas, Weddings, tagged bridesmaid dresses, bulbs, daffoldils, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, landscape design, landscaping companies, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, spring flowers, wedding bouquets, wedding ceremony, wedding flowers, wedding photography on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Where do most brides get ready before the wedding ceremony? Usually it is in the comfort of a home. If you plan ahead, the spring-blooming flowers within the landscape can compliment your wedding photographs.
If your bridesmaid gowns are a pale pink, try planting bulbs, shrubs, trees or perennials to compliment your bridesmaid dresses or wedding bouquets.
Pink [...]
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, tagged compost, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Greensboro, Helleborus, landscape design, landscape maintenance, landscaping companies, landscaping tips, North Carolina, september on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
September is here and so are the cooler temperatures. So there are no excuses why a few hours cannot be dedicated to your lovely landscape.
Your grass may be looking a little on the brown side. It is OK if you did not waste the Greensboro water supply to keep your lawn lush and green. Grass [...]
Posted in Garden Flags, Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, angelversary, awareness flags, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Garden Flags, just a cloud away, landscape, landscape companies, memory gardens, miscarriage, october 15, Parents of Angels, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness, pregnancy loss ribbons, remembrance gardens, Stillborn, support, sympathy gifts, tanner on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What is an Angelversary? The term sounds so sweet, yet it is a word no parent ever wants to use. The loss of a much wanted pregnancy or infant is an earth shattering tragedy where a permanent hole is pierced within hearts.
Even if you do not have a memory garden for your baby, pregnancy loss flags can [...]
Posted in Before and After, Biz Curb Appeal, Crafts, Landscape Design Ideas, tagged business curb appeal, curb appeal, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, first impression landscaping, Greensboro, Landscape Design Ideas, landscape designer, landscaping companies, NC, trellis, updating rooms, wedding cakes on August 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Business curb appeal should not be ignored. What is in the interior of your business should gently flow to the outdoors. Landscape design is an important factor in creating a positive first impression.
Because Maxie B’s offers wedding cakes and other sweet goodies year round, the curb appeal should also look good year round.
Curb appeal does [...]
