This month it was the 9th time that I taught a 6 day workshop at Cohim in Beijing. Once again, the students displayed incredible talent and creativity. As always, pictures speak louder than words….

  photo: Susan McLeary It was such an honor to be invited to participate at the yearly event Fleuramour. For the 24th year this spectacular flower show took place at the  spectacular castle Alden Biesen in Belgium. Super talented designers from over 20 different countries created brilliant installations in the many rooms of this castle […]

“The Herbal Recipe Keeper is a beautiful, keepsake item that allows users to record the ways in which they have used healing plants—whether as medicinal formulations or as essential oil blends. It includes space to record botanical and common names, plant descriptions, harvesting notes, preparations uses, and details on dosage and safety. Additional features include an index that will help the user easily find recipes by plant name and undated monthly calendars. With 240 color photographs and a removable belly band, The Herbal Recipe Keeper is indispensable for fans of herbal medicine and essential oils and a thoughtful gift for anyone seeking a new path to health and wellness.”

Last year I taught a 3 day workshop in  Sweden. In the fall  Minna Mercke organized a wonderful workshop ( and was also the photographer) at the sublime flower/plant shop Gullvivans  in Lidingo near Stockholm. One of the students, Thordis  was from Iceland and she told me that she wanted to host a workshop this […]

To make this purse I used a ‘pillow’. This new design mechanic was brought to light by Holly Chapple and is manufactured by Syndicate Sales. The pillow comes in several sizes and has so many applications: it will make it a lot easier to make arrangements in shallow vases, it is a great base for […]

When Holly Chapple announced that she would host Gregor Lersch at Hope Flower Farm for the 4th time in May and that this time she also would invite guest teachers Hitomi Gilliam, Susan McCleary, Alison Ellis and me, I was beyond thrilled to be part of this event and to have the opportunity to study […]

Last month I went to Beijing for the 5th time to teach a 6 day woodland/botanical couture workshop, hosted by Cohim. As always the students were eager to learn new mechanics and techniques and they splendidly interpreted them in their designs. They experienced how curiosity is a driving force to look at flowers through different […]

Photographer Elisa Cicinelli documented so beautifully  the 2 day botanical couture workshop, hosted by Barbara Colvin! Here are some images of the demos that I made ahead of time as well as some of the teaching in action. Thank you Elisa!

Last spring, when Barbara Colvin attended a wedding workshop hosted by Brannan Street in San Francisco, she invited me to teach a 2 day botanical couture workshop at her gorgeous property in the wine country. After buying an incredible selection of seasonal flowers and textures at the Flower Mart we arrived at her beautiful home […]

It was such an honor to be invited by Koehler&Dramm  in Minneapolis to present 3 programs at their annual Fall&Winter Design Show a few weeks ago. Much gratitude to all of you who helped preparing all the detailed designs: Carra Otten, Jamie Spellerberg (@wilderlandfloral),  Lynne Tischler, Gary Lenneman, Rhoda Paurus and Jessica Leopold. A huge […]