Ranunculus...

 

Love these flowers.  

They aren't cheap and they can be tricky to work with 

but they are oh so worth it!

Roses are Red...

Last month I had the pleasure of creating this bouquet for Summur Rayn.   

Summur wanted to do a "one year later" photo shoot to 

celebrate her first wedding anniversary. 

Here is one of my favorite photos from the shoot.

This is a photo from Summur's wedding day about a year before.  

Urban Flowers had the honor of designing the flowers for both occasions.

Valory Jean Photography did a fine job photographing both events.

Orchids and Tropicals

We've been doing a lot with Tropical flowers lately.

Here is an arrangement I was asked to create for a funeral. 

 I wasn't given any specifications, just a budget.  

So it was a pleasant surprise to learn that the deceased 

had spent a few years in Hawaii.  So quite serendipitously

the arrangement became

a lovely acknowledgment of that time in his life.  

I just love it when things work out that way.

Orchids are a wonderful, long-lasting blooming plant, 

great for helping to bring some warmth indoors during the winter.

Phalaenopsis orchids come in a variety of colors and 

are some of the easiest orchids to grow.

Oncidium orchids tend to be a bit more difficult--

But if you can find a place in your home that suits them, 

they can be very rewarding to grow.

White phalaenopsis orchids are fairly easy to find and they go with any decor.

I love to dress them up with twigs, moss, and a beautiful cache pot.

Sometimes I will mix cut flowers with orchid plants

 as I did in this case for a funeral arrangement that was intended

 for the family of the deceased to take home and enjoy.

When the cut flowers fade, they can simply be removed, 

the moss surrounding the cut flowers can be fluffed and rearranged,

 and the orchids will continue to look nice for weeks to come.

I've always loved the smooth, dark bark of manzanita branches.

The branches make such a nice, simple arrangement.  

Here they are shown with a base of protea, seeded eucalyptus, 

and bear grass.