Françoise Weeks European Floral Design

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Last month  No Ordinary Affair organized and sponsored ( with Powers Oregon) a great networking event at Vista Hills Winery.

Jessica Hill Photography took  fabulous pictures – thank you Jessica!

Delicious food was provided by Premier Catering, beautiful menu cards were created by Water Lily Invitations and the bright colored linens were from Barclay Event Rentals.

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Romantic, showy, stunning, sensational, soft,…lots of reasons why peonies are so popular. They are named after Paeon, who was physician to the gods in Greek mythology.

Peonies originated in China and were introduced in Europe  several hundreds years ago. Some of the hybridizing dates back to the eighteenth century in France, hence the variety of romantic French names, like “Souvenir de Maxime Cornu”, “A la Mode” and “Duchesse de Nemours”.

These gorgeous flowers are available for 4-6 weeks  in May and June; the time frame varies from year to year and depends on the weather – once again, Mother Nature wins! In November, they can be imported from New Zealand.

‘red charm’ peonies are simply stunning!

white and cream peonies, sweetpeas and alchimella made for  a soft, romantic bridal bouquet

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Fruit adds a great textural dimension to the flowers; they can be used to add interest to containers and/or they can be added in the arrangement.

Jamie Bosworth

Jamie Bosworth

A wreath covered with flowers sits on the rim of a compote, filled with scrumptious summer fruits. (more…)

Brian Schumaker

Fritzphoto

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