Floristry

Flowery Art Installation

I am in one of those moods today. You know the mood we all sometimes get into where you feel like you should pre-warn every single person you come in contact with that you might at some point feel compelled to bite their heads off? That is me today — and I hate it. But [...]

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Red Hot Pokers

In case you have not noticed a trend, I am being drawn to red hot colors and tropical foliage as the Maine winter comes in upon us. I am looking out the window now from my office with about 8″ of snow on the ground. I get the feeling that the snow might be here [...]

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Wreath Inspiration: Mandalas Explained

Mandalas have been used since ancient times to represent spirit and life’s journey.    A symbol of wholeness and unity, the word ‘mandala’ is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘circle’ or ‘container of sacred essence.’  Inherent in the mandala are all the layers of existence:  the macrocosm, the microcosm, infinity, impermanence, and the interconnectedness of all things. [...]

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Simple Wreaths

In the months leading up to agreeing to write a book, I have had this weird sense of needing to nest.  I feel sort of like I did when I was pregnant; I want to clear out lots of stuff from the house and make everything super simple and clean in preparation for a time when I [...]

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Winter Mandala Wreath Making Workshop

The Thanksgiving event was all I could have hoped for (and more) and I am so grateful that so many of you could come (we sold out both sessions!).  Next time we will have to chat more…that was my only regret from the day; I felt I spent much of the time in awe of [...]

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An Outer Banks Wedding

After the arranging class last Wednesday, I had precisely 36 hours to cleanup, pack-up and hit the road.  (Hence my absence here).   I’m in North Carolina on the Outer Banks for a wedding that took place yesterday.   At the last minute my friend (the bride) called on me to whip up some flowers and I was [...]

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Bartzella Peony: A Must Add Plant in 2013

Over the past couple of weeks, the garden staff of Coastal Maine Botanical Garden has been getting together to walk around and critique each other’s garden spaces. This has been a great exercise for the gardeners and horticulturalists to look back over the year and see what worked and what needs to be improved. It [...]

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