Boston Flower & Garden Show!

The FBS team took a day out of the shop to attend the Flower Show up in Boston this week and what an amazing time we had! This year's show theme, "A Feast for the Senses" was chosen to inspire gardeners and designers to experiment not only with traditional gardening but also to explore new ways of adding color, texture, sound and scent. I would say they definitely achieved that goal! We had a blast perusing the booths and exhibits...check out some of our photos:

  

 

 

  

MORE Everyday Arrangements!!

Oh yeah readers, we've been VERY busy at the flower shop! We have been designing away and (thankfully) clicking away, so without further adieu, here are some more of our everyday arrangements!

 

Remember that amazing black pussy willow we blogged about? well here it is in all of it's glory!

 

 

Here's one of our weekly arrangements we bring to the Promenade Lofts for their lobby!

 

Spring tulips!

 

 

 

We LOVE when our clients bring in their own containers, like this awesome "flower pot" below, to have us fill it. This one was made specifically for St.Patrick's day!

 

Nothing says classy sophistication like a gorgeous blooming Orchid plant. You can never go wrong!

 

Here's another Orchid plant we took to the extreme! Nothing like a flowering garden growing along with an Orchid!

 

Below was a special request by a client to have no more and no less than 38 tropical blooms in his wife's 38th birthday arrangement! What an interesting idea!

 

We love doing creative things with our ribbon and raffia to add a whole other element.

Here's another example of filling our client's own pots. This one is of course for Easter coming up in just over a week! How adorable is that polka dotted ribbon?!

 

Another client's planter...this one with the theme of "Spring"! Loving those Scabiosas!

Did you see anything you like? Have any ideas? Let us know, we love hearing everyone's feedback!

Erin and Andrew's Castle Hill Wedding - Newport, RI

One of my fondest memories about Erin's wedding was.....? The initial consultation!!!! Her name definitely sounded familiar when I booked the appointment, and maybe my name was a bit familiar to her too, but as soon as she entered the studio we both had to laugh! We had been classmates at Holy Cross some 10 years ago and recognized each other instantly! 

After swapping stories and catching up for a while, it was time to talk flowers. Erin mentioned that her favorite color was yellow so after a bit of brainstorming we decided that her bouquet should be an AWESOME compilation of all yellow flowers. The end result was amazing...yellow bouquets are really incredible and Erin's was definitely my favorite. It looked great against her gown and definitely stood out in all her pictures, which were shot by Kristin Spencer Photography. We used 3 kinds of yellow roses, yellow freesia, dahlias, calla lilies and yellow cymbidium orchids.    

 

 

Erin's maids' bouquets also had hints of yellow but the dominant colors were green and berry. I loved this color combo as well...it was really clean and bright and coordinated beautifully with the ladies' sashes.

Erin chose both high and low centerpieces for her reception that were a great mix of bright, late summer/early fall colors. While the bridal party and church decor focused on chartreuse greens, berry and yellow we later introduced orange florals into the reception decor as well. 

 

 

 

Using great flowers like hydrangea, roses, hypericum berries, stock, snapdragons, green amaranthus and bold dahlias, Erin's centerpieces were full of texture and interest. Warm natural candlelight added the perfect touch...the tent at Castle Hill glowed throughout the evening.

 

I loved being a part of Erin's wedding and having the chance to reconnect as fellow Crusaders! This summer we will also have the pleasure of working with Erin's sister Kait on her wedding florals. Stay tuned for more O'Hara pictures later in 2010!!!