Growing up in Detroit my family attended weekly church services at a gorgeous gothic cathedral on Woodward Avenue one block from the Detroit Institute of Arts . Even then I sensed the respect, awe, and wonder that still surrounds the DIA . When an opportunity to create floral designs for the DIA presented itself naturally I jumped all over it!! This is a museum of epic proportions, among the top six collections in the United States with over 100 galleries, a 1,150 seat auditorium, an art reference library and state of the art conservation services laboratory
Author Archives: George Parker
The Enchanted Florist Welcome to the March edition of the blog spotlight.
Your name: Dawn Kelly Your Business name: Soiree Floral Your Location: Nantucket & Connecticut (serving the gold coast) How did you start your business?
Here’s what caught our eye on Pinterest recently. Big, bold and completely beautiful arrangements that feature some stunning blooms
Victor West, owner of Vanessa’s Flowers in Plymouth, MI, is known among friends and other Michigan florists as the “numbers guyâ€. He was the kid who attended computer camp in 1975, went to school for accounting and business and then chose to open a flower shop over 22 years ago because he “thought it would be easy.†He quickly learned differently on that last point
Let’s talk about Ferns! In the words of Alex Jusino , Ferns are Hot, Hot, Hot! Especially hot are Maiden Hair Ferns, Sword Ferns, Umbrella Ferns and Sea Star Ferns. Everywhere I look I am seeing more and more ferns – makes sense as they add a fantastic texture to floral designs.
For this month’s spotlight, in honor of the first official day of spring on March 20th, we are highlighting the Gerber Daisy or Gerbera.
St. Patrick’s Day is coming quickly, and it’s time to break out some green! What’s that? You don’t own much in the way of green
Hi Flower Friends, Today I’m sharing a letter from a floral designer located in British Columbia, Canada. Gillian of Eleni Floral started out with answering one of our Q&A Questions about the financial aspect of the floral business, but soon her response touched on all three questions we asked
Wayne Thiebaud, Three Machines, 1963. Oil on canvas