October 10, 2009 Ceremony: Old Church Reception: Tiffany Center Photography: Kellie Kane

Last week I went to visit  Honeyhill Farms Nursery in Raleigh Hills. Owners Jim and Audrey Metcalfe are hellebore hybridizers. What ‘eye candy’ to see hundreds of   flowering hellebores: they start blooming in January and still look gorgeous in April. What a treasure in the garden! Call them at 503-292-1817 if you’d like to […]

The post on Nu Bouquets  from last week Thursday mysteriously disappeared and I wanted to feature it again: A few weeks ago I did  a post on whimsical bridal bouquets inspired by ideas of european designers. I sparingly incorporated new textures – pearls, feathers, wire,…- juxtaposed fresh and traditional combinations and figured out new techniques […]

Fun and different! Flower purses  make  wonderful hostess gifts and are perfect centerpieces for smaller tables. Or would you like a unique bride’s bouquet or bridesmaid’s bouquet? As always, the possibilities are endless!

Last week I participated in the Art of Wedding Bridal Show at the Gerding Theater; it was  a perfect opportunity to introduce a few whimsical bridal bouquets. Inspired by ideas in european design books that I bought during my last trip back home, I sparingly incorporated new elements:  sisal, a natural fiber, along with a […]

There may not be an extensive variety of green flowers, but the ones that are available such as  hellebore, alchimella, cymbidium orchids, viburnum, bouvardia and buplurum are all favorites. However, there is so much green texture available that makes these arrangements fabulous: green berries, such as hypericum, unripe black berries and blue berries, berzillia, to […]

Even though the selection of flowers and texture is certainly limited at this time of the year, the choices of white blooms shine. Early bulb flowers, such as tulips, anemones, paperwhites, ranunculus, cyclamen and hyacinths are here!  Add to these the year-around availability of freesia, roses, sweetpeas, lilies, iris and phlox and voilà, the choices […]