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Enter to win a Thanksgiving floral centerpiece!

                    One of the many things that makes Thanksgiving so special is the extra care taken to decorate the dinner table. The people we love most are gathered together to celebrate family and friendship, and the mood is heightened by the amazing display before us. [...]

By |2017-04-25T16:46:55-04:00October 15th, 2013|Blog|Comments Off on Enter to win a Thanksgiving floral centerpiece!

Flower Style

Flower designs are used to decorate every possible surface: lampshades, blouses, dresses, buildings (yes!), notebooks, cell phone cases, tote bags, you name it. Go for a walk down the aisle of any store anywhere and you're going to see a floral print before you get to the end. Flowers have proven to be endlessly charming, [...]

By |2017-04-25T16:46:55-04:00October 8th, 2013|Blog|Comments Off on Flower Style

Premium Fall Flowers

Our shop rarely carries carnations or mums. Our year-round staples are roses (in scores of varieties), hydrangeas, lilies, tropicals and seasonal offerings that come from local growers.  While we’ve taken pride in avoiding “cheap” flowers like carnations and mums (except for special orders), I’ve always gotten confused come fall. The fact is, mums are traditional [...]

By |2017-04-25T16:46:56-04:00September 9th, 2013|Blog|Comments Off on Premium Fall Flowers

New Flower Stamps

The beauty of American garden flowers is captured on 10 colorful new stamps featuring intricate illustrations from vintage seed packets. Art director Antonio Alcalá used photographs of actual seed packets, cropping them to highlight the beautiful floral detail. Above each illustration is the name of the flower in bold capital letters. […]

By |2017-04-25T16:47:37-04:00April 2nd, 2013|Blog|Comments Off on New Flower Stamps

Organic Agapanthus? Check!

We recently began carrying agapanthus regularly–it’s tall, smooth stem and fireworks-style blooms at the top are showy in big, gardeny arrangements, and their periwinkle color is hard to find in other flowers. We love putting them in compact French arrangements, too. The way their flowers hover above the other mixed blossoms in a low geometric [...]

By |2017-04-25T16:47:38-04:00March 5th, 2013|Blog|Comments Off on Organic Agapanthus? Check!

European Design Trends

A recent issue of Flowers& features a design tutorial from a floral instruction website called Bloomtube. We love this new European trend of throwing in a bold pop of color to catch the eye! A neon orange-painted manzanita branch is in dramatic contrast to the composition of white amaryllis, pink tulips and pale pink roses. [...]

By |2017-04-25T16:47:39-04:00January 8th, 2013|Blog|Comments Off on European Design Trends

Florist’s Secret: Get Rid of Lily Dust

Look at the pale yellow stains on these amaryllis petals. That’s from dust released by the stamens. Here’s what lilies and amaryllis have in common: they both have stamens that sprinkle magical orange dust (a.k.a. pollen) everywhere. What makes it magical? It’s next to impossible to remove that stain once it’s smeared. Because [...]

By |2017-04-25T16:47:40-04:00December 18th, 2012|Blog|Comments Off on Florist’s Secret: Get Rid of Lily Dust

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