It feels like so much has changed in such a short amount of time in the field. Plants grow before my eyes (I’m serious!). I harvest the anemones and ranunculus in the morning and by the end of the day, there’s just as many new blooms begging to be clipped! Everywhere I turn, something new is in bud and about to burst. All the annuals I sowed last fall are going to be flooding the field with color in just a few days. That’s the crazy ride called “spring”! The wild columbine are So. Close. To. Popping. And the sweet peas are coloring up! The first two stems of the season for both of these stunners were featured in this week’s Seasonal Bouquet Project entry. Just in time for Mother’s Day bouquets going to the co-op stores later this week.

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I have to confess, this bouquet didn’t feel like my best work. I’m bone tired from all the spring work and not having a day off in. . . .well, forever. I’m also fighting a cruel one-two punch at the moment of a nasty spring cold and a serious bout of allergies (so much pollen in the air here right now!) It was really hard to get the energy to tap into any deep source of creativity. But you can’t hit a home run every time you step up to the plate, right? Besides, I think I hit a couple home runs over the weekend with the weddings so I’m cool with getting to third base.

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For pretty much my whole career as a floral designer, I’ve been obsessed and most concerned about texture in my creations. It didn’t matter so much about what color a bloom or leaf was, as long as it had a cool shape or size that would mix with everything else I had in mind. But I’ve noticed this spring, I’m getting really involved with my color selection. Instead of dreaming about the shape and texture of a bouquet, I’m dreaming about how that perfectly soft peach ranunculus will look next to reddish blush of the succulent. In this bouquet here, I was definitely influenced by the rich amethyst of the ranunculus coupled with the same richness of the cotinus and heuchera leaves juxtaposed with the peach ranunculus and the one violet succulent. Of course there was still texture! I do adore those little allium buds and the newly sprung green “bearded” wheat (that wiry green in the center).
Until next week . . . xo.

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