Bouquets, Boutonnieres and Corsages, Oh My!

I am just getting back from the whirlwind tour de California and flower girl duty. The flowers turned out beautifully and much fun was had building the arrangements. We headed to the LA Flower Terminal on Saturday morning and bought two car loads of flowers to play with. That place is like a candy store and definitely is worth the uncivilized hour at which one needs to arrive to get the good flowers. The accent color was a pale yellow so we picked out some beautiful Ranunculus and Peony then used white Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, Stock, Baby's Breath and Queen Anne's Lace to build the body of arrangements.  We brought all the flowers back to the hotel and in the afternoon the bride and bridesmaids got together for some bouquet making. Fun, girly time was had and the work was done before we knew it. Thank you Mrs. K for providing that idea.

From Left: Bride's Bouquet, the Mothers' Corsages and the Groomsmen's Boutonnieres.

Chuppah Flowers

....and then there were more. In addition to doing the flowers for the wedding party, I also did the flowers for the ceremony. Sadly, I do not know what the woody yellow flowers are (Forsythia?) but the white, airy flowers were Queen Anne's Lace and Baby's Breath and the bright yellow flowers at the bottom were Yellow Chrysanthemums. 

To complete my task as Flower Girl, I lined the aisle with White Chrysanthemums and dispersed flower petals along the path. Job Done. Bride satisfied and a great time had. Yay for weddings!

Curious Things

I am off to LA again this weekend so I am posting another picture from a previous trip. I will return with pictures of the wedding flowers and cool landscapes. Happy extended weekend!

I like when...

at work I get to help someone who is really enthusiastic about plants and lets me nerd out a bit. How can that not automatically brighten your day? I also like when I get to do a custom planter with someone, walking through, picking out plants and putting them together and having them enjoy the product. That is a good day.

This is a super easy, sun-loving pot that doesn't need much water, maybe a deep drink every few days. It can also take wind, though you will need to be careful with the taller of the two succulents.

Plants, from left

a. succulent 

b. ornamental grass (Carex 'Amazon Mist')

c. trailing flower (Erodium x variabile 'Bishop's Form')

d. succulent 

Contours!

For the past week or so, and continuing, I have been working on building a contour map for a former professor. I forgot how fun it is to watch as you literally connect the dots and have the land form reveal itself. I know, super nerdy but I am totally into this. I loved making topography models and last year I saw this window display, a topography model of the world, at Bergdorf Goodman and really wanted one for my own. It hasn't happened yet, but someday. Can we say fun with the laser cutter?

...perhaps I could settle for a continent, but which one to choose?

Candle Pot Improved

So I did another candle pot for a friends birthday and it turned out a bit better. Still needs a little tweaking but it's a work in progress.

"Working"

It's been a long week but work yesterday paid me to build my Succulent Center Piece...so cool! I definitely think it could have used a few more plants but it was already getting a little up there in price so alas, the lucky adopter will have to wait a bit for it to mature and fill out.  Just imagine this little guy with some candles in it, I may be forced to make another one all for myself.

Have a great weekend!