Meredith + Kyler
January 20, 2020Another favorite wedding of mine! I got to work with a lovely burgundy color palette and lots of farm-fresh flowers, and an amazing bride! Wedding photos — By Margaret and Mary Sarah Meredith wanted a beautiful cascading bouquet, so I filled it with flowers from the garden like zinnias, cosmos, queen anne’s lace, asters, and more. I didn’t have any dahlias blooming yet, but thankfully my dear friend Abra of Hawley Hill Gardens came through and provided me with some from her garden. I also designed 2 arrangements to decorate the church for the ceremony. The bridesmaid bouquets were similar…
Study in Purple
There were too many hues and variations of purple, magenta, pink, etc. in the garden in mid-August for me not to do something about it. It didn’t hurt that my dear friend Maison still had a tinge of purple dye…
Mariah + Dalton
This was one of my favorite weddings as it was so simple and allowed me to focus in on the details. I created the bridal bouquet, bridesmaid bouquets, and a flower girl “wand” for this lovely late-June wedding. The bridesmaid…
Tribute to Brainerd Bouquet
Toward the end of August 2019 I wanted to make a bouquet to pay symbolic tribute to my hometown of Brainerd, Minnesota. I was inspired by three gorgeous red rudbeckia flowers that were blooming at the time, one of the…
2019 Year in Review
2019 was, without doubt, the most amazing year my business has ever had. This year I pushed myself harder than ever before to attain excellence and success. My garden was bigger and more beautiful than ever, and I successfully grew…
Opened Tulips-2019’s Spring Floral Trend?
As I was browsing Instagram one day, as I do every day for far too much of the day, I noticed a similarity in many of the gorgeous floral arrangements that used seasonal spring blooms. While each design was unique…
Wild events
I was recently asked to flower for a church event, a celebration of the 5oth anniversary of an important Papal encyclical, the Humanae Vitae, which is a teaching on married love and parenthood.
Colors of the Field
FINALLY
Reflecting on June
My first market of the year was the 30th. A perfect way to say goodbye to June… saying hello to my Cuyuna Market family. I missed you all.
Purple Season
Things are finally spooling up around here. I accidentally planted the calla lilies too early, aren’t they sweet?
Here I Am
I’m here with a lot of joy, and with a lot of excuses and a lot of stress and troubles behind me.
