GRAY Magazine

We are very honored to be featured in the current issue of GRAY Magazine! We created the arrangement for this article a year ago last April, so that the flowers shown would actually be in season when the article was published. Many thinks to the fabulous Debra Prinzing for writing such a nice piece, and for all the farmers at the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market for growing such incredible flowers! You can read the article online here.

This is the arrangement we created, photographed by Alex Hayden. Narcissus, Iceland poppies, anthriscus foliage, hellebores, peony-flower tulips, ranunculas, white dicentra..... gotta love spring!

A little hellebore love....

It is hard not to get REALLY EXCITED during hellebore season. Hellebores are undoubtedly one of my all time favorite flowers, and a special jewel during these early months of the year when things are just starting to get going.

Lovely and magical. This arrangement features WA grown Hellebores, Spirea and Salal,  Oregon grown Viburnum, and California grown Ranunculas. Hello spring!

INTERN OPPORTUNITY!!!

Botanique is looking for an intern to assist with our summer/fall wedding and event season! We are looking for someone reliable, creative, hard working, able to think on their feet, and with a great eye for detail. You will learn the ins and outs of our organic, lush floral design style, and assist with all measure of tasks related to creating, delivering and setting up wedding and event florals.

Regular tasks will include:

• Processing and sorting flowers
• Learning/assisting with floral design
• Washing buckets and vases
• Assisting with event set up and tear down
• Helping to clean the studio
• Organizing supplies and non-floral materials
• Event preparation activities

We are looking for someone:

• Reliable
• Creative
• Hard working
• With an eye for detail and artistry
• Able to problem solve, think creatively, see what needs doing and make it happen
• With a positive, go-getter attitude 
• Who can commit to the position through September 2014

Hours/schedule are variable, but normally fall between Wednesday- Saturday, with Friday/Saturday availability a must during certain key weekends. We work HARD, but also have a lot of fun! This is a satisfying, creative job, and you will learn all about flowers, design and the business of weddings and events. You will do some of the dirty work, but will also get LOTS of hands-on experience with the fun parts! Position is unpaid, but we will provide you with gorgeous flowers and wonderful experiences.

If you are interested and think you might be a good fit, please send an email with the word INTERN in the subject line to Kelly at emailbotanique(at)gmail(dot)com. Please include the following in your email:

• Your name
• Why you are interested in this internship
• Any relevant work experience and/or images/link to a portfolio of any design style (NOT just floral design! If you are an amazing seamstress, painter, singer, etc. we would love to know about that!)
• Why you think you are a good fit for this position 
• Your favorite flower

We would like to start training someone in late April/May, to be ready for our busy wedding and event season starting June 1st. We look forward to hearing from you!