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SEATTLE ARTIST & LOCAL FLOWER GROWERS TEAM UP ON FLORAL MURAL

A once-gray warehouse building in the Georgetown neighborhood is getting a colorful facelift. Seattle artist Josephine Rice is painting the finishing touches on a multi-hued floral mural on the South Orcas Street home of the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market Cooperative. Rice started painting the building’s 65 foot by 25 foot facade on April 15. She […]

United Floral – Spring Wedding Show – Vancouver, British Columbia

This coming weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a whole lot of flower fun! All of this is being organized by Hitomi Gilliam AIFD and United Floral Wholesale. MARCH 8 Fresh Look at Judging Workshop For Judges, Competitors, & Students of Design This 6 hour judging workshop with Hitomi is a great tune-up for […]

Alexandra Garden Roses

Miyabi Garden Roses by Alexandra Roses, Photographed by Flirty Fleurs

Sharing a beautiful variety of garden roses being grown by Alexandra Farms. A few tried & true favorites like Ashley and Yves Piaget, of course! Also, a few of their newer varieties like Miyabi and Tsumugi. We used these beautiful, plush garden roses at a recent design class I hosted in Seattle. Which ones grab […]

World Floral Expo – Las Vegas!

World Floral Expo – Las Vegas – March 22-24, 2017 HPP Exhibitions’ 2017 international flower trade show World Floral Expo (WFE) will be coming to Las Vegas, Nevada on March 22-24, 2017. Over 90 floral businesses will be exhibiting at the show! The Pavilions at World Market Center – Pavilion 2 205 West Symphony Park […]

Garden Roses By Alexandra Farms

For my recent floral design class in Colorado I received a beautiful variety of garden roses from the fabulous Alexandra Farms. The roses were received via Garden Roses Direct and I was very, very pleased with the packing they provided. The roses arrived in great condition and opened just right for my class. I did […]