Thoughtful musings of florists who adore florists and flowers.
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Your Name: Holly Rutt Your Business Name: Sweet Pea Floral Design Your Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan How did you start your business? My business was so unexpected I feel like I stumbled dumbly in the direction of my dreams. I was praying to St. Therese of Lisieux (AKA the little flower) asking for a new [...]
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Keukenhof Gardens does have one building designated just for floral designs, it’s amazing! Related posts:Happy Thanksgiving!The Orchids of Keukenhof Gardens, #1Online Reviews
Your name: Holly Heider Chapple Your Business name: Holly Heider Chapple Flowers ltd. Your Location:Leesburg VA. I service DC, MD, VA. Lucky Me. How did you start your business? I grew up in a family of farmers. My father had a large green house and was the landscaper for many businesses all over the DC [...]
Our first stop on Monday morning! (Actually, our first stop was the coffee shop on the corner 
) We went to the flower district on 28th street with David Beahm and his awesome assistant, Jeremy.
David showing us the flower district
Lisianthus
Brunia
Dusty Miller
ranunculus & tulips
ranunculus & tulips
succulents
Next up.. visits to Roses by Harvest, G Page, Ruth Fischl Design & Jamali Gardens..
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Thought you could use a little humor today so we bring some Valentine’s Day stories.. About 4 years ago we had all our staff in working for the holiday over the weekend when we realized we were going to have a big snow storm. The hubby and I told the staff that [...]
The other day, a colleague and I had a lengthy chat about the importance of a cohesive, collaborative floral design industry, and why undercutting our competitors is nothing but bad business. My colleague (who strictly speaking is also my competitor—shows you how I see things) had me take a look at a wedding bid from [...]
The other day I was perusing Amazon.com for the latest in design books and I came across this book: Bouquets with Personality by Lucinda Rooney. At first I was convinced there was a typo with the price – $1.58!! I bought that book in an instant, figuring that if I didn’t care for it I’m [...]
Hi there! I found you guys via Google and wanted to ask if you know of high-end artificial flowers in NYC? I have friends there but only in the garment industry so I’m at a loss with flowers…
I use vintage artificial flowers for wedding hair adornments, but I’m trying to find cheaper but high-quality modern options (NOT craft store flowers) and will be visiting NYC at the end of the month. Any suggestions are welcome!