Chive
I came across Chive recently and I’m in love with the vases they sell. “Over the course of this year, we’ll be releasing 108 new pieces.” They already have an amazing display of vases available and they have even more pieces coming out??, holy moley – music to a floral designer’s ears. Look at these […]
Paul Ecke Poinsettias
What better way to kick off December than the profile the beautiful Poinsettia plant which is synonymous with the holidays?? The Paul Ecke Ranch is the world’s largest and most successful poinsettia breeder. They started growing and breeding the poinsettia almost 100 years ago. I wonder how many people realize the poinsettia is actually native […]
Aztec Dahlias
Yesterday Chad & I were visiting a farmers market in Napa, California and I couldn’t believe my eyes when we saw this booth of dahlias – omg. GORGEOUS! I bought a bouquet for my mother, here’s an upclose of some of the dahlias in her bunch.
Visit to the Wholesaler :: Mayesh
Last January I attended The Special Event in New Orleans. While there I had the pleasure of visiting with Mayesh Wholesale Company. They had an amazing supply, especially considering it was January! So many lovely blooms. I hope to visit Mayesh next time I’m in Los Angeles to see their full warehouse setup.
Aalsmeer Flower Auction
Aalsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands and the home to the largest flower auction in the world. Aalsmeer Flower Auction, with its 990,000 m2 of floor space is the world’s third largest building. Approximately 20 million flowers are sold in this building every auction day. The countries where the majority of […]
Visit to the Wholesaler :: San Francisco Flower Mart
One of my favorite parts of being a floral designer is visiting the wholesalers. I love seeing piles & piles of flowers and rows & rows of buckets filled with fresh blooms. I love the mass quantities of flowers, the colors, the scents, the textures. I feel like a kid in the candy store. One […]