It’s autumn time! Being a florist, you may think Spring would be my favorite season. But you’d be wrong. When asked, I will always choose Autumn over Spring. I love the coolness in the air, but with the warmth of the sun still shining down. ...Colors everywhere, of course. Here in the Pacific Northwest we also get a lovely morning mist that sits low on the streets. It’s just so fresh and cool and plays with your many senses! There also happen to be a lot of really awesome aut

Two lawyers walk into a room... a room with a perfect, Seattle-skyline view. April and Doug were both so kind and sweet to work and plan with. Their vision was to have a copper-pipe arbor and deck it out with vines and greenery. So that’s what we did. With a light and simple arbor frame, I used various greens, including some lovely hops vines. They draped across the top perfectly, almost creating a home-trellis feel. (Confession: I had never worked with hops before this weddi

On a gorgeous May weekend in Mt. Rainier National Forest, Bonnie walked down the aisle to marry Kevin. Their cozy, mountain setting needed only a few floral embellishments for their small ceremony with family and friends. In planning out her flowers, after our scattered communications whilst Bonnie was traipsing through the mountains of Argentina, we finally got to sit down and chat about her wedding flowers in person. It didn’t take long to learn that Bonnie had a special pl

I've found that whenever we speak directly to each other about dahlias, we tend to say it one way, then quickly add the other pronunciat

I have a little tip to share with you today, now that we're heading full steam into dahlia season. Just as all flowers need to rest and hydrate after we bring them home, dahlias come in from the water-less car in need of an extra-long soak. So before you cut their ends and dump your flowers in a bucket or vase to sit, go one simple step further and your flowers will last dramatically longer. This is where a tea kettle comes in handy. That's right. We're boiling their water fi

I know I say a lot of flowers are "one of my favorites". But if you held my arm behind my back and asked me to pick just one, I would choose the dahlia. It comes in a variety of shapes, plenty of colors and has a perfect yet natural look about it that makes me just want to stare at it until I drool. Photo Credit: Kelly Brown Photo I've collected a handful of images for you to enjoy. Perhaps by the end you'll be as in love with them as I am. Do you have a favorite dahlia? Bunc