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lilies and lavender
A little while back, I visited a very unique flower farm in Doylestown, PA called Lilies and Lavender. The head honcho, Kate Sparks, gave my friend Jane and I a tour of her four acre sustainable farm....
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take a walk
Wanna go for a walk? The trails at Kirkwood Preserve, in Newtown Square, PA, meander through 83 acres of mostly grassland; an open countryside that provides important habitat and resting areas for...
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spread the love
I’m referring to Jennie Love, of course! She’s the Eco-Queen of cut flowers, and the owner of Love ‘n Fresh Flowers – “a petite, sustainably managed, urban flower farm and full service event floral...
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magic at cairnwood
I spent the day helping Peicha Chang of falls flowers, and my what a lovely day it was. We set up for a wedding at Cairnwood, a magical place that beckons you to “experience the grandeur of the Gilded...
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fall table design
I’m back at Longwood, taking floral design electives until some of the meatier courses resume in October. Everything is happening in October. Well, and November too. Anyway, it was so nice to be back...
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notes from an autumn gone wild
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus packing up the car to the gills for a fall wedding w peicha I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be...
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be a good sport – creating floral awards
Have you ever imagined the Greek athletes, crowned victorious with laurel wreaths at the ancient Olympic games? Or wondered why the sprig of laurel has come to symbolize victory, and is imprinted on...
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eco-friendly
I try to employ eco-friendly practices when creating floral designs. But what does that mean? You might think that the very act of arranging flowers would be considered “green,” or eco-friendly. But...
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 33,000 views in 2012....
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how to create a hand-wired bouquet
During Longwood’s Comprehensive Wedding Design class we made boutonnieres, corsages, and flower girl pomanders…but it was the bouquets, oh the bouquets, that were the best and most rewarding to create....
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Summer Love in a Julep Cup
The tender white rose has milk soft skin, more petals within pushing out. Unfurling and waking, peach sweet peas are quaking next to neighbors of allium. The sea holly is sharp and strong, and...
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Getting Ready for Art in Bloom
Oh, this is exciting! I am one of 45 floral designers from around the country creating a work of floral art that will interpret a painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in the Historic...
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Art in Bloom
Imagine a work of art that’s come to life…in flowers. The colors, textures, lines, and emotional energy of the painting or sculpture are all interpreted in the floral design, displayed next to the...
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Awakening
When spring finally comes, especially after a long winter, I think to myself how very brave it is for plants to send out buds and leaves and flowers again. They have the courage to reach for the light...
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Help Give Elderly Residents a Great Mother’s Day
The Little Sisters of the Poor Holy Family Home in Philadelphia does something special for each of their 50 elderly residents each year: they purchase wrist corsages in celebration of Mother’s Day....
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Mother’s Day Flowers – Donations Update
Thank you to the 19 people who have donated to our Mother’s Day Flower Project so far. Your generosity is stunning, and will make a big statement to the 50 elderly residents of Holy Family Home, run by...
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Mother’s Day Will Rock This Year!
I am speechless. Stunned. What an outpouring of support for our little idea! This Mother’s Day, the 50 residents at Holy Family Home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Philadelphia are going to...
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Mother’s Day, Here We Come
Well I’m so excited…thanks to all of your kind donations, I was able to order some lovely materials, and Peicha of falls flowers helped me procure them. As you know, I’m creating 50 Mother’s Day...
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Mother’s Day Jars Of Love
This Mother’s Day was a real miracle, from the moment I was commissioned to create these “Jars of Love,” to the hour we spent delivering them. To all those who donated your money or time, you are part...
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It’s Almost Peony Time!
Wondering if the peonies are blooming at A Peony Garden yet? Almost. “I give it until next Thursday,” says garden maven and peony expert, Eleanor Tickner. (That’s May 29th, and I’m counting the...
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