Françoise Weeks European Floral Design

photo: Joni Shimabukuro

photo: Nicole Wickens

photo: Nicole Wickens

(more…)

June 20, 2009

Wedding site: the Oregon Garden in Silverton

Photographer: David Barss

Wedding Coordinator: Susan Adkins at Class Act Events

Cake: Bittersweet Cakes

A garland, embellished with citrus fruits and bright colored yellow and orange seasonal flowers decorated the archway behind the cake table

The garland that covered the  archway for the ceremony was enhanced with dozens of lemons and mandarins along with amaranthus, jasmine, seedpods and a variety of green texture

(more…)

Photography by Joni Shimabukuro

(more…)

Here are some examples of beautiful arrangements that students have created in class in the last few weeks. Keep in mind that these ladies had little or no experience with flower arranging. It is so much fun to stand back and watch it all happen…

Mindy & Amber

Amber’s arrangement

(more…)

Texture is the visual or tactile surface and appearance of something….. I revel in it and love to juxtapose unexpected combinations of colors and shapes – Mother Nature is *the* ideal source for inspiration!

These arrangements were made in long, very narrow vases; it was a blast to decorate them with foliage, berries, mushrooms, bark and lichens to incorporate the vessels in the design.

(more…)

Tom Hassler

Woven flax leaves inside a vase is a very time consuming project, but the result is worth it!

Shannon Spence

The yellow, red and orange veins in croton foliage make these leaves a great choice to cover containers with.

(more…)

I love topiaries! Versatile they are: short or tall, they make fabulous centerpieces. Caterers appreciate tall and narrow arrangements for the buffet tables, which make topiaries a perfect choice.  They can frame an outdoor ceremony site beautifully; and what a great welcoming decoration near the entry.

Lea Wheeler

Joni Shimabukuro

(more…)

Jamie Bosworth

The large square tables were decorated with 4 medium square vases. The bride liked an organic look: each vase was filled with a club moss plant – the dirt showed – and a phaelonopsis orchid stem was secured with a small piece of raffia to a thin branch. Some brown hypericum berries were added on top of the moss.

Robert McNary

A late summer arrangement in a flaring vase.

(more…)