Green Grow the Lilacs

April 5, 2021

It’s April which means lilac season is almost here! Another one of my fave flowers, lilacs hold a special place in my heart.

Fur Baby Foliage Friends & Foes

March 18, 2021

 If you’re like me, you love your fur babies and your plant babies, but sometimes the two just don’t mix. Especially if you have a cat like Hettie who treats her owner Michele’s maidenhair fern like her own private salad bar! Luckily for Hettie and Michele, the maidenhair is not toxic to cats. But there are many common houseplants that are. While some can be fatal, most are not and will just make Fido of Fluffy not feel so good. And nothing’s worse than a sick baby fur or otherwise.

Spring is in the Air!

March 5, 2021

I love spring! Of all the seasons it is my favorite. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was born in the spring or that green is my favorite color or any number of other reasons but it is the one season that resonates with me the strongest.

Cut Flower Care 101

February 17, 2021

Now hopefully many of you just received a bouquet or an arrangement of beautiful fresh cut flowers for Valentine’s Day, that’s if the snow and ice didn’t thwart your sweetheart’s plans as it did for many here in the Pacific Northwest. And I am sure you have wondered at one time or another as to what is the best way to make them last as long as possible?

Heavenly Hellebore

February 3, 2021

Carnation is not a 4 letter word.

January 17, 2021

Ok, I admit it, I love carnations! There I said it…whew! I finally got that off my chest. As someone in the floral industry, it is often hard to admit that you like the carnation. Once a super popular flower, somewhere over the years it got a bad rap and liking them gave you a reputation for being cheap and without taste. ‍

A New Year, A New Start and A New Plant!

January 3, 2021

While it really is just a date change and continuation of time, the new year always feels like a new beginning to me

Fa la la la la

December 6, 2020

Every year come December, people all over the world ‘deck the halls with boughs of holly’, pine, fir and other greenery. But did you ever wonder where this tradition came from?

Gratitude

December 2, 2020

Needless to say 2020 has not been the best year by a longshot. But despite all the crap that was thrown at us this year, I find that there is still so much to be grateful for.

Mums the Word!

November 1, 2020

Each year right after Labor Day, chrysanthemum plants seem to materialize out of the blue at grocery stores, home improvement stores and garden centers. Mums are the poster child of fall in the world of flowers and no other flower can match the chrysanthemum as the epitome of fall.

The World’s Scariest Flowers... or what nightmares are made of.

October 14, 2020

With Halloween just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to showcase some of the creepy and gruesome members of the floral and plant world....and no, I am not one of them!!!

Glorious Gourds...and pumpkins!

October 1, 2020

Welcome October! This is one of my favorite months out of the year and to me, the epitome of fall.

Somebody turned 17!

September 21, 2020

September 2020 will definitely be a month to remember...

Intimate Cathedral Wedding

August 23, 2020

I loved working with Eleanor & Max on their wedding and wanted to share a little of their day.

The 5 Most Popular Wedding Flowers

August 19, 2020

Now that wedding season is upon us I thought I would share with you the 5 most popular wedding flowers.

Enchanted Italy!

August 25, 2020

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to go to Italy. Every book I have read or movie that I have seen which takes place in Italy just pulls at my heartstrings and awakens in me this unexplainable deep connection to Italia. I feel it in my soul. (Or maybe it’s just the pizza talking!)