Whether you picked up a bunch of flowers at the grocery store or you were delivered a hand-tied bouquet by a florist, following a few simple guidelines to care for your flowers will insure you get the longest life out of them. 1.  Strip the stems. Remove from the stems any foliage that will be […]

Creating a sustainable event can begin with one of the very first steps of planning a wedding: choosing the wedding date.  The process of selecting a date is a complicated one.  Season, holidays, availability of key people… these all factor into the wedding date selection.  Add one more factor–locally grown product availability–and you’re on your […]

For a greener wedding, skip the aisle runner! The use of an aisle runner, rolled down the aisle of the church before the bridal party processional, is a tradition that has outlived its necessity.   Historically, aisle runners were used before the days of asphalt and concrete to protect the bride’s gown from dirt tracked […]

Short profile of the allium plant, available locally in late spring and summer as a cut flower.

This time of year is exciting for me…  For these few warm months in Chicago, locally grown cut flowers are available!  In May, when the first peonies and lilacs add life to local farmers markets, it starts to really feel like spring. When I’m sourcing flowers for an event, my first choice is for organic, […]

I’ve spent the past two days figuring out WordPress to put up this web site, and it’s coming along!  A few more days, and I think I can let it rest for a while.  I’ll be adding a photo gallery shortly to showcase my past work.  And there’ll be plenty of tweaking of the copy!  […]