The chameleonic “session man” of the floral scene The rose is a flower that has more cross-over potential than most with the ability to switch from classic to contemporary and just about every genre in between. The flower can really be compared to a good font; so effectual that you hardly even ... Read more »
Inspiration
Flower Crush: Hellebores
Haute horticulture for your hand bouquets and table centerpieces Evocative of the blossoms on a fruit tree in spring, hellebores are not your average “garden variety” sophistication, but rather afford a degree of “just picked” stylishness that only a handful of other flowers can buy. One of the ... Read more »
2016 Pantone Color of the Year: Marsala
Ringing in the New Year with a rich, robust red! Limited to a Sicilian seaport and a popular culinary wine no longer, marsala now bears the honorary title of pantone color of 2015! This ruddy, vintage red knocks on neutral’s door and stands on the threshold between ravishing and reserved. ... Read more »
Flower Crush: Amaryllis
Lush, star-shaped blooms are idolized atop the pedestal of a tall, stately green stem for a presentation that can only be described as royal. With bright, red-focused bloom hues to boot, it truly is a sovereign flower. The name "amaryllis" is derived from the word amarysso, which means “to sparkle”. ... Read more »
Downton Abbey Inspiration
The PBS series Downton Abbey began its fifth season (5th!), and we were eager with anticipation! We are big fans of the series and have loved following the activities of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. Of course, as florists, we can't help but turn a keen eye to the flowers in ... Read more »
Flower Crush: Stock
If your floral arrangement was freshly-made bed, stock would be the warm, fluffy down comforter. Because if we didn’t have corny analogies, we wouldn’t appreciate the good ones quite as much, right? Right, but seriously. Stock really is the fluffy insulation that keeps the rest of your floral ... Read more »
Apple Wedding Inspiration
Every year, as autumn arrives, our affection for this enchanting season deepens. Fall's unique warmth is not just about the weather, but it's reflected in every aspect of its aesthetic - from a palette of warm, earthy colors to the comforting sip of hot apple cider. The season beckons us to indulge ... Read more »
Flower Crush: Dahlias
A crisp classic and a long-time VIP on the floral scene. Although dahlias have always been a major player in the world of cut flower favorites, they have long played a second fiddle to certain spring darlings like peonies. For the past few seasons, however, they’ve experienced a ... Read more »
Flower Crush: Protea
Exotic exuberance that effortlessly bridges the gap between tropical and traditional. If you have even a little familiarity with cut flowers, you may have a few that come to mind when you hear the term “tropical”: ginger, birds of paradise, heliconia, anthurium... Once you've seen them, they're ... Read more »
Flower Crush: Herbs
Feast your eyes year round with lush, fragrant, straight-from-the-garden greens. From basil, sage, thyme or rosemary to cilantro, parsley, lavender or mint... just as in the culinary arena, these additions can add major flavor to your celebration! Figuratively speaking, edible herbs can add to ... Read more »
FLOWER CRUSH: SCABIOSA
The ideal garden flower with a descriptively less-than-ideal name. Well, it's true! For a flower that looks like a fairy's pincushion fashioned from (humanely harvested) butterfly wings balanced on a thin stem of green spider silk, the name scabiosa is, at best, unfortunate. The name just seems ... Read more »
Flower Crush: Peonies
The fattest and most scrumptious of all flowers, a rare fusion of fluff and majesty, the peony is now coming into bloom. –Henry Mitchell, American writer (1923-93) Scrumptious is definitely a key word in describing peonies, Henry Mitchell. When we get blush or white peonies in for a ... Read more »