as promised, so begins the recap. this cheery celebration took place at mt. pisgah last spring. spring time is dodgy around here, but that day was glorious. as i was rounding the big bend in i-5 heading south, the sky just opened up into completely spectacular sunshine. the bride’s grandfather built the arbor for the [...]
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A cheerful arrangement for your enjoyment. Maria Theresa garden roses, craspedia (aka billy balls, aka alien antennae), sweet peas, ranunculus, green trick dianthus, mimosa, tuberose, and maidenhair fern. If you can get past the mimosa, this one smells ah-mazing. Here’s to sunshine! P.S. Scroll back up and use the fancy new subscribe box to get [...]
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What a week! Party in Vegas, launch a new website, featured on Wedding Chicks, then design design design for the Eugene Luxe Bridal Event on Thursday night. These gorgeous photos are by the very talented Erica of Erica Ann Photography. We met freshening up before the show and then she swung by the booth towards [...]
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clockwise from top right: sweetapolita, ann taylor, elements in bloom, sylviahelen, the knot, the disaster that is tumblr. inset: succulent favors/escort cards by kelly via the knotty bride it’s been a little while since i shared an inspiration board, hasn’t it? i actually put this board and another one together for an upcoming wedding. the [...]
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humble is not the word for the peony. nor are shy, homely, or understated particularly good ways to describe everybody’s favorite flower. the showy blooms might as well be as big as your head. they are so heavy that the plant can hardly support them, and gardeners must stake the stems or choose to appreciate [...]
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i came to floral design in a roundabout sort of way. before i snipped stems and made bouquets, i trekked through the forests and wetlands around oregon staring wide-eyed at wildflowers. my major in college was biology, but only because the university didn’t have a botany program. much of my focus was given over to [...]
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on sunday afternoon, we hiked to the top of mt. pisgah. the day was perfect for it, not raining, but not too hot. predictably, i wanted to do nothing but ogle the flowers. western buttercups oregon iris fawn lily shooting stars and camas houndstongue and some fantastic fungus for good measure all the usual [...]
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ok, “fields” is a bit of an exaggeration. but the daffodil beds at midway farms are lovely. i loved all the frilly stamens of the hellebores. this mother hen adopted a bunch of ducklings. is there anything more adorable than a smiling duckling? apollo loves daffodils too. rob and i borrowed my mother’s camera and enjoyed [...]
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ms. jane is kindly hosting another online flower party. today, i have a lot to bring to the potluck, even if it’s all leftovers from my photo shoot over the weekend. the mess saturday morning before it was camera time. i don’t know why, but i can never seem to use just one pair of clippers. perhaps [...]
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so with the torrential downpours in eugene over the weekend, and um, right now, there’s no denying that we are in the thick of fall. better yet, i carved a pumpkin and made spiced cider to celebrate with wonderful friends on saturday. we even went to the pumpkin patch in the rain. i can’t remember [...]
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