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Funky Tropical Greens

This summer we are carrying tropical greens, some of which you might not have known could be used as cut greens. Sansevierias (a.k.a. Mother-in-Law’s tongue), which were popular in the 70’s as houseplants have made a resurgence as landscape plants. They also function well as long-lasting cuts in a vase. […]

By |2012-07-24T13:42:34-04:00July 24th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Funky Tropical Greens

Name Those Flowers

It's been a few weeks since it hit newsstands, but I finally had a minute to look at the issue of People covering Camilla Alves and Matthew Mcconaughey's wedding. Important stuff. The cover shows the lovely couple up close on their wedding day, and Camilla is holding her bouquet. I turned to the story inside [...]

By |2012-07-13T21:09:44-04:00July 13th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Name Those Flowers

Growing Cut Flowers in Florida

My "growing " interest in sourcing local cut flowers led me to a report published on the University of Florida's EDIS website, where you can find a wealth of agriculture-related information. While sunflowers, snapdragons and leatherleaf fern all enjoy the attention of farmers in our part of the country, there is room for other cultivars [...]

By |2012-07-09T16:13:38-04:00July 9th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Growing Cut Flowers in Florida

Classic Wedding Beauty

When Heather, this lovely bride-to-be, first walked into our shop, I knew that very good things could come from our collaboration. Not only is she totally in love (romance radiates from her like moonbeams), but she has great taste for classic beauty. The spring season all but dictated that hydrangeas, peonies and roses would form [...]

By |2012-06-25T16:52:20-04:00June 25th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Classic Wedding Beauty

Fresh Take on Wedding Photos

The elements of a wedding--like the dress, the flowers, the location--come together to express what a couple is all about, and some photographers intuitively understand how to tell that story through images. We recently did flowers for a wedding photographed by Anna Powers, and she is exactly the kind of storyteller I'm talking about. To [...]

By |2012-06-24T15:22:47-04:00June 24th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Fresh Take on Wedding Photos

Guilty Flowers

I've been struggling with some guilty feelings about the source of some of our flowers. Straight up: most of them are not local. My friend Debra Prinzing wrote a fabulous book that was published this April called The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers, and it's about the importance of local seasonality in [...]

By |2012-06-13T14:39:32-04:00June 13th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Guilty Flowers

Seasonal Centerpieces

Spring is the season for parties! We've been making lots of centerpieces for area hotels, restaurants and individual clients, so I've photographed a few of them in our in-house studio. If you're planning a party and would like to see samples of our work, check out this gallery. We work in all styles, and are [...]

By |2014-06-23T18:48:07-04:00April 20th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Seasonal Centerpieces

Baby Shower Flowers

We're doing flowers for a baby shower at Park Plaza Gardens in a few days and the flowers for the event are starting to come in. I was absolutely bowled over by the quality of what we've gotten so far. The hydrangeaa are perky; the peonies are like a soft, puffy pillow; and the ranunculus [...]

By |2012-04-18T21:14:21-04:00April 18th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Baby Shower Flowers

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