A Year in Review | 2016
This is one long blog post, but I promise it is filled with lots of pretty flower photographs! 🙂
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 […]
What advice would you give to aspiring floral designers?
The Question: What advice would you give to aspiring floral designers? The Answers: Stay true to your vision and design. When I first started out that I want to create designs that looked just picked or garden like. At the time and especially in my location, it wasn’t common. I was worried I wouldn’t get […]
Wedding Wednesday :: Bash & Bloom gets Married!
Recently I shared a beautiful scene from Bash & Bloom’s wedding day when Kelly handed Eleanor her bridal bouquet. After the post Eleanor and I were talking and she shared more images from her wedding with me, I found myself oohing & ahhing over the gorgeous images of the fabulous floral designs. I asked Eleanor […]
Care & Handling of Cut Poinsettias
This past week I’ve been experimenting with cut Poinsettias. I’ve had really good luck with them, in fact they are outlasting the roses in the flower arrangements! Here’s one of the arrangements I designed – I cut the poinsettias stems from the plant and placed them in a glass vase with fresh water, no flower […]
Care & Handling of Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas .. the flower that instills fear into so many floral designers. Quite often in my design classes people will ask for tips on how to keep this flower alive in flower arrangements. Personally I love hydrangeas and have used tons of them over the years .. even in bridal bouquets, in July, in Colorado […]