Fleur Friday – Floral Verde visits Washington
Interesting Links I’ve come across this week while surfing the good ‘ole World Wide Web .. How-to: Understand Facebook Insights by Wedding Wire I really appreciated Saipua’s latest blog post about life and how it goes up and down, and the story of the sweet little sheep named Vitamin B. In other news … […]
A Recap of the Floral Arches & Chuppahs Design Class
Hi Flower Friends! About a week and a half ago I taught a Chuppah and Arch decorating class here at my home & property in northern Washington State. The girls and I had a fabulous time together, we spent 8 hours out in the yard flowering up 2 Chuppahs and 2 Arches! Thought I’d share […]
NYBG Floral Design Summer Intensive Program
Summer Intensive Overview In just five weeks, students in the Summer Intensive complete all classroom credits toward a NYBG Floral Design Certificate, leaving only their internship and portfolio submission to complete for certification. Working closely with floral design professionals, participants create dozens of arrangements in diverse styles for all occasions. This concentrated program focuses on […]
How to Combat Jealousy by Alison Ellis
Jealous. Ouch. Just the sound of that word is so negative. “Oh, she’s just jealous…” is a thing we say when someone is being awful, rude or uncaring. Whether it’s a friend, family member, colleague or “competitor” the feeling can eat away at you (and your confidence). It’s easy to be jealousy of others, but […]
Fleur Friday – A Garden Rose Week Recap
Hello Flower Friends! Well, I sure hope you all enjoyed the David Austin Rose week on Flirty Fleurs! Here’s a recap of what was featured – Monday – A Rose Study of David Austins – including vase life & information on how they open up Tuesday – Photographs of the David Austin Workshop which I […]
Care & Handling of Garden Roses

Hello Flower Friends, Today I’m sharing a video from Leanne Kesler of the Floral Design Institute with all of you! This video is packed full of information on how to best care for garden roses, check it out –