Better Homes And Gardens Hort And Pott Article

| DOORS OPEN | Dewey summer is on our door steps..a botanical wonderland awaits your visit to our new shop in Freehold NY. The horticultural theatre is live and steady and we welcome you to come by the knoll to see what's growing on. Visit & discover something unique for your home + garden. Bring the outdoors in...water vessels, hand cast containers, candle culture. Earth Wind Air & Fire, embrace the Elemental. = " A new office and wrapping room, a recent renovation project: completed " | MUSINGS | With a year of renovation behind us, we have made strides towards our goal of creating an immersive experience for you all, yet still have much to do. It's this time of year when the air is thick with warmth, the birds have nested and flown the coup and the earth humming with vegetation that we give some pause, sit back and reflect on the moments and hard work that delivered us into the humid folds of the high summer embrace. Our new studio, showroom and shop space has only just begun it's journey into creating a theatrical presentation of uncommon goods; of course you, our visitors and guests are the audience. We thank you all for your support along the way and with great enthusiasm invite you to visit and take a piece of Hort & Pott with you. [ July 30-Aug1 - Aug 6-8 - Aug 27-29 ] We strive to create and bring you unique pieces for your home and garden and want nothing less than to encourage the thrill of discovery, enchantment and connection to nature. In between the gardening and crafting we would love to welcome you to come experience the new incarnation of H&P. Warmest Regards, Todd + Carter "Lovely Lillies Lapping in Candlelight"

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* " The dried vestiges of growing season lying in quiet winters stead " ☬ Greetings to you all! How has the new year been so far? We miss all of you and thought we would come out of the wood work, (literally, lots of renovations going on) so to speak - to share some mid winters greetings, upcoming spring beauty and some shop updates with you . ☬ Every year offers the promise of change, but I think many could agree that 2020 was tremendous. Amongst the big changes, we decided to embrace the growth of our small botanical business and re-locate Hort & Pott to a neighboring hamlet in Upstate New York so that we may expand. We have spent the last three years getting to meet all of you, commune with the landscape of the Catskills and build a new natural vision within the historic walls of a charming 19th century carriage barn. It has been our home, studio, classroom and window into a world of uncommon goods and this fall we closed the doors to our shop in Oak Hill, NY. " A glimpse of the shop through the seasons " ☬ So whats next for Hort & Pott? Mid to Late Spring is our goal to open the new space. We have been fastidiously re-working a historic boarding house into our idealistic workshop and showroom space. In an effort to provide our guests with the best possible experience, it is with the utmost consideration that we have decided to start in the new space by welcoming visitors through appointments. It's important to us that you have a immersive visit and that we all maintain a respect for the grounds we have become caretakers of. Working around a casual schedule will also provide you with a better experience and us more dedicated time in the studio and gardens so that we can grow, create and offer you a greater selection of new natural uncommon goods. More Details to come in Spring. 'A peak at some of the changes happening on the Knoll ' ☬ How do you enjoy the long winter? We are already dreaming of Spring here. We want to share with you botanical images that were created in 2020, hopefully you will find them uplifting and an enjoyable journey through the seasons. A Soothing and colorful play of dried flowers from last winters Valentines Collection. The Raucus warm tones of yellows golds and amber illuminates the path for Spring Pinks and Greens Pave the Way Early Summer color giving us life Late Summer bounty, the smell of Autumn is nascent The spell binding tones of Fall gust swept into the shop The glow of the holidays leaves us with a warm feeling. ☬ As always, thank you so much, it's been a pleasure growing with you all through the seasons. We are more than excited to share our new adventures with you. This new chapter is full of promise and we are thrilled to be able to develop and expand our offerings of newly natural, uncommon botanical goods. Stay tuned as our next newsletter will pertain to an upcoming Spring collection and more details. Warmest Regards, Todd + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* The Breeze is gently carrying the soft hints of Fall, the smells of the harvest and the cooling reminder of shorter days. It's one of our favorite times of year when the gardens are lush, ripe and ready for picking, drying and creating new botanical works with.  We will be kicking off the season by re-opening the shop this Friday, September 4th. We're working hard to bring you new botanical treasures to invite into your home. Embellish your home & embrace the season with a wreath from our new autumn collection! Join us for our Fall Re-opening Friday September 4th 10-4 PM As many of you might know, we dedicated the month of August to work on a special new property that we look forward to sharing with. We are back in Oak Hill for now and look forward to seeing new and familiar faces for this new season. Thank you so much! Todd + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* W e would like to wish everyone a happy spring. While we know that times are strange and the changes are big, we are thinking of each and everyone during these challenging times. It certainly took Todd and I some adjusting to the new reality but we decided to stay committed to creating beautiful craft for all of you. We have been creating works in honor of the vernal season: New woven nests, hand painted eggs and more await in our newly updated website and 2020 Spring Collection. NOT OPENING Due to the unfortunate circumstances with current events, we will not be opening the shop in April as planned to respect the wellbeing of all people. We know we are not the only small business owners to feel the sad side effects of the situation; it's always been our joy to welcome all of you to the shop and have face to face conversations, but we will be working hard to improve our online shop so that we can still share a little bit more of the magic through the mail. Thank you so much from us at Hort & Pott, We really can't wait till the time when we get to see all of you again in this new year. Todd  + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* H ow do you handle the long embrace of winters kiss? We yearn for plants, color and warmth and have created a new collection of dyed botanical wreaths and bouquets inspired by winter sunset hues. Looking for a perfect, thoughtful and loving gift? A limited run of of winter Bouquets, small wreaths, note cards and more is now available through our online shop. The Art of Nature: Learning from Still Life with Christin Geall Wednesday : April 22 12-1:30 PM We are so excited to be hosting a floral demonstration with Christin Geal of 'Cultivated By Christin.' Christin is a superbly talented floral artist and is releasing a gorgeous book out this Spring. She will be demonstrating the art of still and hosting a Q+A and book signing at the shop on Wed April 22nd. Limited to 10 people, click on images to find out more! 'Arrangements by Christin Geall' Thank you so much from us at Hort & Pott, Todd  + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* "May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility." — Mary Anne Radmacher A re you excited...?  We're getting closer to our favorite time of the year when we hang the lights, close the gardens, bring out the evergreens and light the first fires. The holidays are a time when we have the chance to reflect on a beautiful year coming to fruition and sharing with others. We are gearing up in the studio to bring you new adornments for the home, gifts for friends and family and to embody the botanical spirit of the festive days to come. We invite you to see what's growing on at Hort & Pott this Holiday Season  2019. Todd + Carter A scene from last years holiday scape. We will be crafting a new holiday display this year. We're excited for another great holiday season and will be offering unique foraged hand crafted wreaths, garlands and swags. Because we work in small batches, stay tuned to our online shop for new releases. Pine Cone Swag and Yule Horn Greeting pieces. Each of our wreaths are different from one another and incorporate foraged botanical elements such as pine cones, winterberry and the grapevine forms as pictured above. View our 2020 Adornment Collection Look Book By Clicking Above - we've put together some of the best looks from last season - only time spent in the studio will tell what gets created this year! New Concrete Gifts Coming Soon Thinking in the spirit of giving? We ship and and can add that special touch with our wrapping and optional notecards on our hand made stationary. It's that time of year again and we're happy to announce our wreath making workshop series. In this Workshop Todd will teach step by step the construction of your very own wreath crafted from foraged and fabricated materials into a unique botanical piece of art or decoration for your home. Click the icon to learn more! HOLIDAY WREATH MAKING November 24th | 2-4 PM December 1st | 2-4 PM December 8th | 2-4 PM Join us for a festive experience learning how to craft your own beautiful wreathes. In This Workshop Todd will teach step by step the construction of your very own wreath crafted from raw and fabricated materials into a unique botanical piece of art. We are thrilled to be part of the September/October issue of Better Homes & Gardens. It was beautifully shot and such a beautiful portrayal of the work we set out to do every single day. from October 2nd -November 15th We will re-open on Saturday November 16th So we hope this has shed some light on just a little of what's in store for the holidays. We look forward to seeing all of you  in the shop and corresponding with those of your outside of travel distance. Awakening old traditions and creating new ones, thanks for following us through the seasons! ~ A wreath embellished with the flair of dried orange accoutrements.. Thank you so much for growing with Hort & Pott! Todd + Carter "The tints of autumn... a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost." ― John Greenleaf Whittie C an you feel it...? The gentle cooling winds starting to lap at the understory of the lush canopy, tossling the buoyant leaves of plants at the height of their kingdom... While we're not ones to rush summer, we can certainly sense the harvest season nearing. And what's not to love about this special time of year when the light is golden and the amber tones carry through the foliage. We invite you all to take a peek at the upcoming collection and to see what's growing on at Hort & Pott this Fall  2019. Todd + Carter We've been busy harvesting / foraging all that nature has to offer in this time of abundant growth and will have new pieces debuting in our Fall 2019 collection including new wreaths, vintage table lamps with hand woven grapevine shades as well as unique outdoor elements of illumination. Adorn an entrance with our unique hanging 'swag' pieces or harvest wreaths... L imited edition vintage lamps with woven grapevine shades...each is unique... Below: bonsai trough gardens, little planted worlds... I luminating  concrete garden torches cast a magical light in the garden... ~ A dried wreath embellished with the flair of late summer DRIED, DYED & TIED : HARVEST WREATH September 28th 1-3 PM | Oak Hill, NY Spend an afternoon at the shop creating an autumnal harvest wreath with botanical accoutrements that you will learn to create and craft with. The workshop is geared to stimulate your creativity and to celebrate some of the best that Autumn has to offer. Harvest Wreath Pop Up + Workshop @ Vischer Ferry General Store October 6th - All Day - Workshop @ 3 PM We're delighted to be joining our friends at Vischer Ferry General story for a pop up experience. This well appointed shop and noteworthy cafe is a beautiful restored classic general store and is a true gem; we'd encourage you to make a visit and grab something delicious off of their menu. We will feature some pieces from our Fall collection in our pop up. That same afternoon we will be hosting a fun and seasonal workshop on Harvest Wreath making! Registration will open in September. www.vischerferrygeneralstore.com W e have two fall shows lined up for the season... We're beyond happy to announce that this Labor Day Weekend we will be @thefarmhouseproject Makers Market - Saturday, August 31st and Sunday, September 1st. For our debut at this festive makers event, we have been creating a special collection that we will release that weekend. We hope you all can join us and all the other amazing and talented makers for this special holiday weekend In the Delaware River Valley. . Working on a small series of foraged door knocker wreaths for the Harvest Festival this weekend at the @berkshirebotanicalgarden in Stockbridge, Mass. We will be bringing a little slice of autumn life from the shop with us for the Harvest Festival@berkshirebotanicalgarden in Stockbridge, Mass. We're really looking forward to seeing our Berkshire friends again and having the chance to make new ones! With the abundance of flora and fauna to choose from, our fall arrangements are even more stunning, notable bold and of course wild as ever! Stay tuned for our upcoming article in Better Homes & Gardens, hitting shelves this September. The article was shot during last Fall and so should be a great primer for the exciting season to come! from August 31st - September 20th. We will re-open on SaturdaySeptember 21st The turning of this season is our time to shift gears in preparation for autumn and the holidays. What an amazing summer this has been and while were always a little sad to see it go we've got an exciting Fall ahead and we're looking forward to sharing it all with you soon! So please, come and get inspired with a visit to the shop this fall and soak in the spirit of the Harvest! Thank you so much for growing with Hort & Pott! Todd + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Summer afternoon — to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~ Henry James Summer is just about to begin - as we look forward to the coming solstice we're getting excited for long warm days, lush vibrant gardens and colorful botanical palettes. We invite you all to take a peek into what's growing on at Hort & Pott this summer 2019. Todd + Carter W e've created a new collection of cast concrete containers in our signature 'mossen' style. These unique hand crafted pieces make excellent table top statements or lovely additions to the porch or gardens. Add a piece of Hort & Pott to your style, available in the shop! Pictured here 'Mossen Hex' + 'Mossen Round' ~Woven hanging gardens over Faux Bois, Kokedama paired with a buffet of flowering botanicals T he Lush spirit of summer is seeping through the shop over here in Oak Hill, make a visit to see what's growing on!  Our historic carriage barn embodies that rich warm feeling of this seasons embrace and envelops our curation of uncommon goods for your home and garden We have a choice selection of our favorite plants and material ranging from dazzling geraniums to unusual tropicals and ferns. Come by to pick up a perfect host( ess) gift before your next summer soiree! Oak Hill, NY - June 29 + July 13th Spend an afternoon creating a concrete planter or sculpture for your home or garden. Todd will begin with a demonstration explaining techniques he has learned over the years from hours of trial and error experimentation. Join us for a fun experience learning and creating together in Upstate NY. Creating arrangements from foraged and cut flowers from our gardens is what we're all about at H&P. For the summer we are offering in season wildcrafted arrangements of the week- expect a wild lush arrangement in Todd's signature, in season style. For weekend pickups, please contact us! Come visit us during our town's annual celebration of history. Catch a truly local spectacle that happens once a year. Check out the other well appointed businesses and some local pop up vendors and see what else is happening in our quaint little hamlet! [Event Info] Thank you so much for growing with Hort & Pott! Todd + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* ' Spring—an experience in immortality.'~Henry D. Thoreau S pring is officially here! The vernal equinox has passed and we couldn't be more excited. We hope all of you have had a great winter and that you're equally as eager to enter the season of rebirth and vitality. We are happy to share with you the Spring '19 Collection, workshop dates, upcoming plans and some exciting news for the season. WORKSHOP : SPRING BASKET GARDEN Oak Hill, NY - April 20th, May 11th + 12th Learn to weave a container garden straight out of a sylvan dream. These signature H&P creations are an exuberant approach to planting botanical delights and can function year round as unique sculptural pieces. (Click on images to learn more) We have three dates available including Mother's Day Weekend so grab the beloved maternal figure in your life and come create together! THE GREENHOUSES WORKSHOP Wallkill, NY - April 6th W e are so thrilled to announce that we will also be hosting the woven container garden workshop at Audrey's Farmhouse + The Greenhouses on April 6th. We're grateful that we get to collaborate with this great destination get away in Wallkill NY and what more perfect a setting to hone your botanical crafting skills than in their lush greenhouse! Welcome Spring in with our new sylvan spring home collection. Invite the vernal spirit of the natural world with one of these unique and lively botanical treasures. Our New dyed textiles to accompany the spring themes of verdant revival are perfect for this seasons tablescaping ideas. Go green! Things are starting to get green at the shop, we're getting really excited for opening day! © Ben Asbhy Photography & Where Women Create T he the lovely team over at 'Where Women Create' published a nice little editorial on the shop and the creative process behind some of the work we do. If you haven't done so take a minute to check out this wonderful publication and the world of creative and interesting people and places they feature. UPCOMING SHOW FIELD + SUPPLY We're excited to be showing at the first F+S spring market this May. Come visit us in Kingston as we set up a spot for the Memorial Day weekend in a modern makers fair. There will be lot's of activity and a feast for the eyes! We look forward to seeing you all this year. Come visit us in Oak Hill and get ready for an an awesome season! Deepest thanks, Todd + Carter Finding comfort in the warm hues of our a new dyed botanical works. The glow of a candle and the nostalgia for warmer seasons past inspiring the winter 2019 collection. H opefully you all are having a warm and enjoyable winter thus far. It's been almost a month since the solstice which means more day light in the coming weeks. This is the time when we focus back in on what we really surround ourselves with and creating our own forms of warmth. Colors abound in our new collection. Looking for a perfect, thoughtful and loving gift? Missing the color of warmer days as much as we are? We are crafting a new body of dyed botanical work for the 2019 Winter Season... A limited run of of winter Bouquets andsmall wreaths will be available through our online shop. Keep up to date through our Instagram to see the more of these colorful pieces to brighten up your winter days. WORKSHOP : SPRING BASKET GARDEN Learn to weave a hanging basket garden straight out of a sylvan dream. These signature H&P creations are an exuberant approach to suspending botanical delights and can function year round as unique sculptural pieces to decorate with. We have three dates available including Mother's Day Weekend so grab the beloved maternal figure in your life and come create something together! For any of you further downstate we will be hosting an exciting workshop at 'The Greenhouses' in Wallkill, NY. It will be a festive few hours in a beautiful greenhouse situation. More details to come. We are lining up our schedule for the coming Spring and it couldn't come any sooner. We're already forcing blooms and working on new projects to expand the vision. New dyed vintage linens are ready and we're evoking the feeling of spring and the greenery to come to help offset the oft grey winter days! Thank you so much from us at Hort & Pott, Todd + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* W e hope this letter finds you well and are excited to share updates, workshop announcements and new uncommon goods! It's Fall - Falling Away One of the last arrangements from the garden this season.. The Last stand in the garden before the frost… As the leaves have been dropping, so have the temperatures.. As we say goodbye our beloved annuals, blooms and tropicals we start welcoming our stalwart evergreens and really honing in on what the new season has to offer. Looking for unique seasonal decor? ::: Adorn your home with bespoke woven botanical pieces such as our fall wreathes or a unique one of a kind Cornucopia. Looking to attain creative new skills !? It's that time of year again and we're happy to announce our wreath making workshop series. In This Workshop Todd will teach step by step the construction of your very own wreath crafted from foraged and fabricated materials into a unique botanical piece of art or decoration for your home. Click the icon to learn more! We will be closing the shop this weekend to refurbish for the Holidays and officially open doors back on NOVEMBER 17th - but please let us know if you would like to make an appointment as we would be happy to meet you. Join us on December 1st from 3-6PM for our 2nd annual holiday open house! We will have the fire lit, holiday music playing and showcasing new work for the holiday gift season including wreaths, linens, papercraft & more. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS PHOTOGRAPHED THE SHOP We are excited that we had the chance to work with such a great team and will look forward to the article release for Fall 2019! Stay tuned! Thank you so much from us at Hort And Pott Todd + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY HERE And things are warming up in the Great Northern Catskills Spring has been a wonderful awakening so far and it's been a thrill watching the greenery come full circle again. We're excited to share with you new work, summer workshops and other updates! WANT TO ATTAIN CREATIVE NEW SKILLS?? Join us at Hort And Pott for the summer workshop series. These intimate classes are designed for a creative learning experience that reflects and incorporates our beautiful surroundings. You'll be sure to return home with a new skill set! Make it a weekend and stay at some great local inns! More info on the bottom of the workshops page. It's Getting Lush in here... Visit us and see what's growing on! { Woven Grapevine } New foraged grapevine pieces are being woven into baskets, pendant lights and more. Stay tuned to see what else is in the works. { Concrete } Todd has been working on new concrete vessels, troughs and bowls hand sculpted in concrete with a variety of finishes. These guys are perfect for your little succulents or herbs (or anything else you'd want!) Come grab a planted one or or grab an empty and plant it up yourself! { Botanical Plaques } We're nearly all out of our staghorn fern mounted botanical plaques but after a hearty Spring Garden and House Renovation push we're about to get back into the wood shop to fire up the saws and make another body of work. These guys are perfect for a covered porch! We have been working hard on new gardens and container designs this spring with some new designs in the works and the reveal of our own home's front yard makeover and grass free gravel style seating area. Hort And Pott offers unique garden and container design as well as staging and plant scaping and are open to new projects ! Our New Container Designs at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. They are compliments to an ongoing summer show titled 'contained exuberance' which features 10 garden designers containers alongside 10 contemporary art sculptures, a great show running through the summer, go check it out! { REVEALING OUR FRONT YARD } What a spring it has been thus far in the field with some amazing projects now completed and new ones on the horizon. One on the list was to finish the first phase of the red house gardens. As fellow gardeners know a garden is never finished but the bones are set with a sweeping pea stoned garden set in front of our home. It's planted with perennial grasses, salix cornus and wild perennials that will all fill in nicely through the season. I'll be adding beloved tropicals and annuals over the next few weeks. I opted out of a traditional foundation garden around the porch for more stone gravel expanding our entertaining area for sunsets on the porch with friends and family. JULY 28th Come visit Oak Hill on it's most bustling day; there will be tons of life as the town lights up for it's annual day. Yard sales, activities and a dance party for those interested in some good ole house and disco. We hope to see you all soon. We're open on weekends and always available for appointments. Thank you so much from us at Hort And Pott Todd + Carter *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* ✦ THE VERNAL SEASON IS HERE ✦ We Hope You Are As Excited As We Are! With a fresh shop renovation attending to all the little details we obsess over but didn't get the chance to adress last year and the budding opportunity to get our hands back in the earth, we're cherishing this season of growth! We Officially Opened Our Doors For 2018 This Past Easter Weekend After a short winter hiatus and many hours catering to the shop's vibe, we look forward to sharing our work and vision with you all. Busy Potting.... Violas, Pansies, Snowdrops are our current live botanica available; perfect little takeaways to bring some spring spirit into your home. Freshly Built... We've outfitted the shop with a new 16' long workbench for upcoming floral and botanical workshops. Stay tuned for the next email announcing our summer workshops! ✧ We're happy to announce that Hort And Pott offers residential and commercial garden design. Todd has been designing gardens for over 10 years and has the passion for plants and design that lend to some pretty spectacular gardens. Check our new webpage to find out more! As always we like to keep it interesting at Hort And Pott and have been working on some new pieces to get the season warmed up. New Swings, Botanical Creations and some small home goods are to be found leading the way for an upcoming collection and new body of work. We hope to see you all soon and the shop will be open Saturdays + Sundays 11 Am-4 Pm, whenever the flag is out and by chance on weedays as we're usually working away on new projects! *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Thank you so much from us at Hort And Pott Todd + Carter We Have Changed Our Shop Into A Sublime & Seasonal Space With A Focus On The Upcoming Holiday Spirit ! [take a 'tour' with the video below] THE BARN IS ILLUMINATED! We've outfitted the shop with a new collection of wreathes, holiday arrangements and select vintage pieces tailored for the season! We will also be hosting a series of simple, easy to learn, 2 hour wreath making workshops! Click here for more! Join Us On December 9th from 4-7 PM for a seasonal celebration and winter 'opening' featuring our winter selection of handcrafted, botanical and select vintage pieces. We will have 'Pickins' and Drinks. "Catskill Wreath Series" Todd has been foraging and forging hand wrought one of a kind wreathes and any one of the numbered limited 'editions' of this series would be a perfect ornament for your home or business! We are hosting Wreath Making Workshops In This Workshop Todd will teach step by step the construction of your very own wreath crafted from raw and fabricated materials into a unique botanical piece of art or decoration for your home. Nov 25th, Dec 2nd, 9th & 16th Looking for Holiday Help? We can help you outfit your home and garden with the seasonal holiday sprit and can create custom wreaths, outdoor containers, garlands, fresh cut trees, lighting or any other trimmings that you imagine. ✧ We've curated a new, minimal selection of quality vintage and handcrafted pieces that may just be that perfect gift you're looking for that friend or relative (or you!) with an eclectic taste. Winter garb, terrariums, ceramic and of course our beloved one of a kind sculpted leaves. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Todd + Carter

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