BBrooks member Dragonfly Farms in Healdsburg, CA is the place to be on Oct 25!  The farm will host a pop-up dinner with Chef Matteo from Chalk Hill Cookery. 

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Thyme-scented Cashew Cheese Ravioli

Tierra Vegetables Flageolet Bean Pistou

Escarole Salad w/Persimmon, Pomegranate, Toasted Walnuts & Vinaigrette

Crepinette of Roasted Pumpkin

Pear and Hazelnut Torte

The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) is putting on an amazing program October 19-22, in Newark, DE, for designers interested in using locally grown materials to elevate their creations.

“Growing Growers”
Growers’ School – Oct 19, 2014
National Conference – Oct 20-22

ASCFG Vice President Mike Hutchison of Robin Hollow Farm, Saunderstown, RI and feature speaker Sullivan Owen of Sullivan Owen Floral & Event Design, Philadelphia, PA are both BBrooks member florists!  They will be joined by dozens of other talented designers and farmer florists from around the country for an intensive of design demonstrations and frank round-table discussions on the art and science of working in the floral and wedding worlds with a focus on seasonal, local flowers.

Registration is nearly full!  www.ascfg.org

As seen on Botanical Brouhaha.

Leslie Bennett and Stefani Bittner share their combined knowledge of landscape design at Star Apple Edible & Fine Gardening in the San Francisco Bay area.  Together they utilize ecologically sound landscape design principles and small-scale urban agriculture by working with both ornamental and edible plants to create integrated ornamental and edible landscapes.

For more information, look for their book “The Beautiful Edible Garden” with noted input from BBrooks member florist Studio Choo partners Jill Rizzo and Aletha Harampolis.

A long-time friend and supporter of Barbera Brooks and Fine Flowers by Phone, David Jones shaped the world’s taste for nearly 5o years; he did flowers for both the Reagan and Ford White Houses and lectured at the Smithsonian.

During high school in South Bend, Ind., Jones worked for a flower store doing odd jobs. He went on to attend the American Floral Art School in Chicago. Moving to New York to study at Parsons School of Design, he wandered into a chic-looking flower salon on Lexington Avenue. Because he was living with relatives and his expenses were low, Jones told the owner he would work for free for six months. If the owner was satisfied, he would hire him. In three months, Jones had a paid position.

Dear Friend, you will be missed.

Sourced from fine flowers by phone and the Los Angeles Times.

Rosh Hashanah begins September 24 this year. Yom Kippur begins October 3.  The holidays are commonly known as the Days of Repentance or the Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim), a time for serious introspection and repentance.

Floral arrangement seen above is  by long time BBrooks member florist, Robin Wood Flowers in Cincinnati, OH.

Long time BBrooks member The Hidden Garden Floral Studio, Los Angeles, shows off a stunning display of Phalaenopsis stems and Lush Green Hydrangea in Flirty Fleurs’ Wedding Wednesday feature from September 3.

Easy to care for Elegant Design by L’Olivier Floral Atelier in NYC, a long-time BBrooks member!

Coral Cactus – an unusual arrangement in a birch wrapped glass vase accented with money tree leaves.

Ariella Chezar hosted a workshop at Chalk Hill Clematis Farm, where attendees soaked up the designer’s signature floral style and a little California sun.

Relying on local and seasonal blooms, Ariella’s floral arrangements are best described as wild, romantic masterpieces, and she’s able to make something as simple as fruit-bearing branches look like a Dutch still-life painting. The eight attendees travelled from near and far in hopes of capturing a bit of Ariella’s artistic magic during the master class.

As seen in June 2014 issue of Flower Magazine.

Father’s Day is THIS SUNDAY!!

Lilies, Roses, Cymbidium, Craspedia, Yarrow and Lemon by Cebolla Fine Flowers, our B|Brooks  member in Dallas, TX.

Our beautiful Barbera Brooks and Nelson Hiltner of member Floral Rush, LA during a recent SoCal visit.  Love the tilandsia wall!