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 […]
Friends, I am pleased to share a guest blog post today from Lena Karelova, a photographer based in Barcelona, Spain. Lena shares how during this difficult season of dealing with the pandemic a group of creatives came together and designed a beautiful, floral filled photoshoot for the pure sake of being creative and to spend […]
With the holidays upon us, I thought I would share a few ideas of gifts to give to flower lovers – gifts for friends or gifts to yourself! A petite list with seven gifts listed, and all seven are from small business owners. Supporting small businesses, fellow florists, and fellow creatives is extremely important to […]
When I think of flowers for the Thanksgiving holiday one of the first ones that comes to mind are the Chrysanthemums, commonly referred to as mums, in all it’s various hues of autumn colors. From the tiny button mum to the huge football mum, so many sizes and shapes available for gardeners to grow and […]
Bringing you a guest post today from Mandy Hess of MJM Designs in Denver, Colorado. Mandy interviewed Stefanie Hofmeister, owner and founder of the Colorado Flower Collective in Denver, Colorado. The Collective brings together many flower farms throughout Colorado to one location for local floral designers to be able to source from without driving to […]
I first met Katie Noonan at a Florabundance Inspiration Design Days event, in fact it was at the 2013 inaugural Design Days! Upon meeting I promptly caught on that Katie has a quick wit and an incredible eye for floral design. Her work is consistently detailed, gorgeous, feminine and ethereal. I’m thrilled to have her […]
I would like to introduce all of you to my friend Tammy Myers, creator of the online ordering service LORA Bloom. Tammy entered the world of floristry back in 2015 with her floral business – First & Bloom. As she entered our beautiful, intense, crazy and exciting flower filled world she came to realize the […]
When you hear the name David Austin Garden Roses which variety of his roses are the first to come your mind? For me it is Juliet. Always Juliet. I had never heard of David Austin Roses until one fateful day when I was perusing the aisles of flowers at Amato’s Wholesale in Denver, Colorado. I […]
FLOWERSTOCK 2020 — OCTOBER 16, 2020 Flowerstock originated out of Holly Heider Chapple’s desire to connect with flower friends in a less formal setting and inspire creativity through a relaxed approach to floral design. For the past 4 years Holly has hosted Flowerstock at Hope Flower Farm in her hometown of Leesburg, Virginia. However, with […]
Leanne and I met for the first time a few years back when we were both attending Florabundance Inspiration Design Days. She and her husband, David, run the well-known and esteemed floral design school, Floral Design Institute, in Portland, Oregon. I’ve asked Leanne to be our guest on the blog today and to share more […]
