interested in floral & event design

We often get questions about our business, how we started, how can someone learn design, what's the path to success.  It feels almost impossible to describe.  There are so many paths, so much to learn, so many routes to take.  And as thorough as we can be, describing the last twelve years can be overwhelming. 

This is the first article that I have found that does a wonderful job with skimming the surface of what we do...

My thoughts; Be passionate. Learn every little thing there is to learn, and then every day do it better than the last. Be nice, and more kind than you every really want to be. Build a reputation and skill that is irresistible.  Don't worry about being the business owner, it's not everyone's calling.  Find the company that you have obsessed over, and join their team, and then make it that much better by adding yourself.  Find co-workers that make the team worthy of working weekends with, laugh with and more importantly, grow with.

we are as good as our product

We are obsessed with flowers, literally everything about flowers makes us happy.  And without fail, one of the best parts is when different seasons bring it's respective blooms. It feels like Christmas.  

 And as excited as all of us are, there is a weird apprehension in discussing varieties as we do not promise flowers under any circumstances.  Mother Nature can be pretty tricky to work with, through the 12 years I have been in the business, I have learned the hard way, that you sell a design concept not a flower.  A very small percentage of flowers grow in a weather controlled green houses. Only these can be predicted, but as you can image these are the pricy ones. So all the other rock star flowers are much more unpredictable and create a situation that is not inviting to promising our client that variety. 

Nonetheless, we love new arrivals, and I will try my hardest to share more of them as much as I can.  Today's little rockstar is Hydrangea TarDiva, they come from Wisconsin.  They have a short growing season, but the little time they are around they truly make their presence known. At about $10 dollars a stem, they get pricey, but we believe they are the perfect touch to a romantic bouquet or even the perfect centerpiece.

dear creative, you will be copied

This is a regular conversation in all artist communities and something that happens to EVERYONE. Original ideas are like our children, we work on them for months, have sleepless nights before we finally have to put them out to the world, and anxiously watch it as it grows.

This last couple months, this has happened to us more than once, and you know what.. it feels exactly like everyone said it would.  But I will live with the idea that I would rather produce work that is good enough to be copied than not. I will take a deep breath and release that negative energy that so desperately wants to come in. And I will live in the moment to rejoice that people are watching, observing and want to copy.

So bring it world, copy away.  You have raised the bar, you have demanded more creativity and we will meet your expectations. My defense, more creativity... 

creating just to create

There are very few moments we can create for fun.  But when we do, it's hands down becomes my favorite day of the week.  Yesterday was one of those days. I got a chance to hang out with Lauren (our JR. Designer) and Erin (our Summer Intern), play music, share stories, laugh and create. I am determined to do this more often, I've noticed that we get to experiment, we get to explore designs and then I get a chance to take pics.  Which has slowly become my mistress.

If flowers only knew that they are becoming a very close tie to my joy of photography, they would get really jealous :-) Here are some goodies that we created...

Compote arrangement in cement container with tons of greenery.

creating experiences

We not only make things gorgeous with flowers but also create experiences that can be enhanced with flowers.  I think this video captures just that...

Thank you to 31 Films for the gorgeous image, and Natalie of Two Be Wed for inviting us in to create the flowers for their vision.  Thank you!!