New Dahlias Collections from Flirty Fleurs and Longfield Gardens
Hello friends! I’m thrilled to share our latest Dahlia Collections with you! This 2022 season there are THIRTEEN collections available. Two of the collections are new this year – Marigot and Cuenca. Cuenca is a color saturated, bold and fun design with all ball dahlias – these will look fabulous growing in your flower garden! […]
Join us for a Compote Styled Floral Centerpiece Class at the Dahlia Barn!
Compote styled arrangements beckon a loose, garden inspired design – and is definitely one of my favorite arrangements to create! If you’ve thought about joining me for a class, but have been held back as many of them are advanced designs well then THIS is the workshop you’ll want to jump in on – a […]
Considering Perceived Value
In recent wedding seasons I have noticed an evolution to the creation of floral arrangements, especially of table centerpieces, to be flowers only and no foliage. It is a clean, modern, and fabulous look, no doubt about that! But it does beg the question– are florists charging enough for “flower only” arrangements? For this important […]
How I Made It :: Bamboo Hive Vases
A Floral Design Tutorial by Joseph Massie Photography by Stella Photography The extraordinary sky blue spires of Delphinium demand to be included amongst my absolute favourite blooms – I find few things to be more glorious than an armful of these spectacular stems. Like all flowers they thrive best when arranged directly into water, as […]
Get to know Anahit Hakobyan of Viva La Flora Designs
Awhile back I received a note from Anahit inviting me to be a guest on her podcast. We had a very nice chat and you can hear the podcast here. So kind of Anahit to ask me about my floral journey and Flirty Fleurs, and after our chat I wanted to learn more about her […]
New Dahlias Collections from Flirty Fleurs and Longfield Gardens
Hello friends! I’m thrilled to share our latest Dahlia Collections with you! This 2021 season there are ELEVEN collections available. A bit of background behind these collections. Five or so years ago I met with Longfield Gardens to discuss the florist / home gardener. What would it be like to grow dahlias for my own […]