Backyard Bouquets {7.17.14}

Backyard Bouquets {7.17.14}

Diana jokes in the dewy mornings while we’re harvesting at the farm that if she ever gets married, she just wants a bouquet of purple kale. Only purple kale. Today I tried to persuade her that it’d be nice to add some other elements too. Maybe pale...
Backyard Bouquets {7.10.14}

Backyard Bouquets {7.10.14}

Summer in a bowl, that’s what we have here. And a lovely product of a delightful one-on-one design tutorial with Denise (more on her shortly). And a perfect birthday arrangement for a dear, dear friend who has overcome so much this past year and really deserves...
Backyard Bouquets {7.3.14}

Backyard Bouquets {7.3.14}

Fireworks will be exploding over Philadelphia all this weekend to celebrate the birth of our nation. I love living in a city so very rich in history! The milkweed in this design reminds me a bit of fireworks (subtle, beautiful ones) and definitely inspired everything...
Backyard Bouquets {6.26.14}

Backyard Bouquets {6.26.14}

I made this little lovely during our Wednesday evening floral design workshop at the farm. I was struggling to find a focal flower I wanted to use so I decided to skip a focal and just go for lots of texture. The baby blue plums sealed the deal. I’m decidedly in...
Backyard Bouquets {6.19.14}

Backyard Bouquets {6.19.14}

It’s high berry season here and clearly I’ve got juicy jewel tones on my mind. This week’s design includes massive raspberry-colored peonies (juicy and fragrant), delicate delicious old-fashioned “pinks” (dianthus), ‘Double Click...
Backyard Bouquets {6.12.14}

Backyard Bouquets {6.12.14}

This beauty of a bridal bouquet was used in a lovely little photo shoot this week. I’m always inspired by the delicate beauty of agrostemma, that pretty little white bloom dancing above the flouncy white peonies. An added little bonus this week of a matching bud...