People from a world without flowers must think we would be mad with joy all the time to have such things around us....



Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Floral Ambassador




What do you do with a whole lot of left over flowers after a bridal faire. Well here at the Enchanted florist, we re- purposed them into about 40 spring nosegays and then sent 4 year old grandson Roo (not his real name) out with his dad to Life Care Center of Mount Vernon.
You could call it our own little "Make Someone Smile Day". Flowers are always a welcome gift. When they are presented by a cheery, smiling 4 year old...well that just makes every one's day a little bit brighter.

On the right is Roo, getting ready to go with a box of flowers behind him.
On the left is one of the many residents who were able to enjoy both a fresh bouquet and cheery smile from the miniature delivery boy.

Life Care Center is a wonderful facility both as a nursing home and a rehabilitation center. They have an excellent staff and take care to treat the residents and patients with kindness and care. My Dad and my grandparents have been patients there at one time or another so we know first hand how very good they are to their clients. It is always a pleasure to be able to give back to the community in a small way.

Late Summer Wedding




Some pictures of a wedding that I did last summer. Cara and Jeff were married in a field behind their home surrounded by corn fields and horse pastures. It was a perfectly lovely setting on a typically lovely Northwest Washington day. She had chosen of green for her bridal flowers so we used vibrant lime cymbidium orchid, chartreuse button mums, spring green hydrangeas, and a few Jade roses mixed in with the ever popular Super Green roses. I also mixed in a few stems of white stock for it's sublime fragrance, white lisianthus with it's papery thin petals and several heads of varigated kale for both texture and color.

The Super Green Roses are one of my favorites, not just because of their delicate color or because they have such a long vase life, but mostly because of the shape of the rose. From the ruffly edges of the petals to the wide, open cup shaped bloom. This rose is a stand out for any occasion