Geez purple and pink, why you gotta be so pretty?

I know it's super girly. I know you may gripe and say, really purple and pink??? Enough already with the purple and pink!! But hey, I run the show around here, and I like to do what makes me happy. And this week, the purples and pinks were calling my name...

This weeks subscriptions had so many Botanique-grown ingredients! Sweet Pea Vines, Cerinthe, Daucus carota 'Dark Knight,' and Black Cornflowers. The lovely, pink Dahlias are from Jello Mold Farm.

(Oh, and the first little shoots of amaranth may have found their way in there too, but you have to have a very keen eye to spot them.....)

Spring Subscription: Week Six

I won't hide it: I am on a mission to convince you that local, seasonal flowers are the best thing out there since sliced bread. I dare you to try to find flowers this beautiful in a Trader Joe's. Or a Safeway. Or anywhere else that sells flowers flown in from other parts of the world. They may be cheep, but those flowers can't hold a candle to the local ones.

This week's subscription arrangements include:

• Physocarpus, Candytuft and Polygonum from J. Foss Garden Flowers in Chehalis, WA
• Ranunculas from Everyday Flowers in Stanwood, WA
• Campanula from Charles Little & Co. in Eugene, OR
• Coral Peonies from Oregon Coastal Flowers in Tillamook, OR

The Summer Subscription starts on June 28th. Read about it here, and sign up here.

Hot Pink, Powder Pink and Lime

The final bouquet from my January Bouquet Study- thinking of spring, lots of movement, and sweetness...

Featuring a pink and green color palette, and some of my favorite flowers: parrot tulips, ranunculus, green, hanging amaranth, lisianthus, green berzillia, and the tiniest bit of stock...

And what would a bouquet be without some pretty pins and ribbon...

By the way, if you are planning a wedding this summer and would like amazing flowers for your celebration, let me know! I'm currently booking 2012 dates.... send an email to: emailbotanique@gmail.com

I would love to design flowers especially for you!!!

A burst of brightness

Count on anemones and garden roses to brighten up these first, stormy days of Seattle's rainy season!

 

This arrangement was made for a friend of a friend, with the intention of sending bright, inspiring and cheerful thoughts in her direction- although it is almost shocking to see such vibrant colors at this time of year, it makes me think of spring and new beginnings...
 

 

 

Here's to hoping that your day is bright!

Pinkity Pink

Cafe au Lait Dahlias, Pepperberry, Cornflowers, Agonis, Amaranthus, and Burpleurum...