This little green gem has been popping up more and more in floral arrangements over the last year. It’s a unique puffy green ball reminiscent of trachelium to some—completely alien in nature to others. You either love it or hate it. Let us know what you think !
It has a distinctive texture, trendy coloring and has a sizable head which can plump up your floral arrangement for a fuller look. Some florists have found that grouping several stems together can create the same look as a lush stem of green hydrangea and can be utilized in the same way.
Member Fieldwork in Portland, OR www.dearfieldwork.com has incorporated the Barbatus Green Ball Dianthus beautifully into this bridal bouquet of Trumpet and Green Goddess Callas, roses, berries, geranium foliage and lily grass.
In short, we have found that “ a carnation by any other name is ” …a Dianthus!
Our own Barbera Brooks is interviewed by Petal Pusher in the Winter 2011 issue of Flower Magazine. Barbera shares how B. Brooks Fine Flowers works to ensure that arrangements sent through our network meet her rigorous standards of integrity, trust, and uncommon beauty.
Also featured in the article are works of floral art created by Avant Garden of Dallas www.avantgarden.com, and Helen Olivia Flowers of VA www.helenolivia.com.
Olivier Guigni’s recently released, inspiring book, Living Art (Scribners) is refreshing…. He shows how flowers can and should just fit in our every day lives and not just reserved for extravagant occasions. One of my all time favorites (see below) has been the way Olivier uses huge tropical (and pliable) philodendron leaves to wrap flowers. Makes me imagine this is what a ‘flower-burrito’ would look like.
It is fitting that the forward is by Cathernine Deneuve because like her, Olivier’s soul and artistry exude a relevant, quiet elegance. Congratulations Olivier! Your tasteful and talent-filled book will surely find its rightful place, nestled in the shelves right next to other floral innovators – icons like Madderlake, Ronaldo Maia, Tage Anderson and Daniel Ost.
Member Compositions shared some lovely pictures of downtown Portland. Seems the locals have definitely gotten into the Holiday mood with beautiful trees and hanging lights. Scroll down a little further in their blog for festive Holiday beverage recipes. Yum!!
Hanukkah- the festival of lights, starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The secular dates this year are December 1 – 9.
Hanukkah is celebrated by the Jewish community for eight days in late November or early December. It is celebrated in remembrance of Maccabeus’s victory against Antiochus of Syria. Hanukkah flowers symbolize the honor and pride of that victory. It is a celebration of thanks giving and devotion to God. Traditionally, Hanukkah flower arrangements are made up of blue and white flowers. Blue represents tranquility and peace, while white symbolizes purity and truth.
These days flowers in other colors are included. So, if you’re not very particular about the traditional flowers, then you can opt for floral arrangements of one dozen long stem white roses. To symbolize the festival of lights, you can also set up a couple of candles in these floral bouquets.
To make this beautiful festival even more memorable, you can present your guests with beautiful Hanukkah flowers when they leave.
New member Design By Nature in Baltimore, MD www.designbynaturemd.com has a lovely feature in the Oct/Nov 2010 issue of Chesapeake Home!
Owner Robert Honaker launched the store, which features full-service floral design, a well-edited selection of containers and green accessories in a pet-friendly atmosphere, this past August.
With a 25 year career in floral design, his idea was to meet the needs of the community for a local green florist- using local materials, recycling as much as possible and offering customers an example of how they can incorporate this approach into what they do on their own. Some techniques he employs are carrying exclusive items such as refillable, organic candles in recycled glass containers and having a charitable component built into the sale of select products.
Inspired by advise from an 80-year-old woman: “When you’re green you grow and when you’re ripe you rot.”, Honaker intends to maintain a reputation for being a new kind of store for a new era of retail!
The Giants made franchise history with a 3-1 triumph over the Rangers in Game 5 of the World Series, ignoring their underdog status to capture the 106th Fall Classic, four games to one.
A proven yet unlikely hero combined with the team’s most recognizable star to elevate San Francisco to unprecedented heights. Read more.
When Torryne Choate of Birch in San Francisco opened a second store last summer, people thought she was crazy!! But, Torryne is defying all odds with her chic outpost in Hayes Valley. The new shop offers the city’s finest collection of fashion, music and design magazines, as well as out of the world high style floral design! Visit www.birchsf.com to see more.
Three bbrooks members are “bringin’ it” to LogoTV’s reality show The Arrangement airing Oct 4th.
Featured are Southern California floral designers Jenny Barker of Magical Blooms, magicalblooms.com, Tara Cottrell of Hidden Garden (WestlakeVillage),hiddengardenflowers.com and Eddie Zaratsian of Tic-Tock, tictock.com. Should be catty good fun!!
Member Geranium Lakes own Kim Foren, www.geraniumlake.com, was featured in a casual, informative editorial clip.
Kim coordinates with host David Musial from Fusion NW – “Backyard Bouquets” Channel 6 to demonstrate the use of flowers from your own garden to create one-of-a kind arrangements for your dinner table!
