5/6/2020 – 5/9/2020. For a limited time and with limited stock. Pre-order available now for contact-free pick-up or delivery. With our spring weddings postponed, we’re itching to fill your lives with nature’s beauty! We’re offering a curated selection of green plants for Mothers’ Day weekend. If you already have a pretty pot to pop the […]

Sadly, my first introduction to one of our hens is also a memorial. We lost Myrtle yesterday to a hepatic fracture. She went quickly. Huge thanks to Dr. Kline and the very kind folks at Niles Animal Hospital. Myrtle was a bold girl. As you can see in the video above, even at two days […]

We have some catching up to do! Last spring, we welcomed the youngest-ever members of the Pollen team.  In May, our crew grew by four…baby chicks! Here they are at just a couple of days old. They quickly won our hearts, and have provided the most enjoyable breaks from work. (volume on, trust me!) We […]

At Pollen, we haven’t used floral foam in years.  You can see why here, and how (generally) here.  Briefly, floral foam is a petroleum-derived product that can’t be reused and contains formaldehyde.  Yuck.  In this post, I’ll break it down a bit more, and show how we prep our containers with chicken wire (instead of […]

One of my favorite parts of my work is being able to share my passion for flowers with others. In fact, I’m so passionate about flowers that I can’t stand to throw them out after our events! Most of our clients rent vases and candles from us, so we return at the end of the […]

We’re having fun in the studio with time lapse videos! Here, I take the mystery out of designing tall centerpieces without floral foam.  This is our first of a series of videos that will highlight eco-friendly floral design techniques!  Keep up by subscribing to our YouTube channel here.

The Details Photography: Genevieve Lauren Photography Catering and Venue: Big Delicious Planet Season: Summer Inspiration: Tomato harvest Color palette:  Red, orange, yellow, coral, navy Flower palette: 100% locally grown, with zinnias, dahlias, gomphrena, tomatoes, clematis, asclepias, purple basil

There are some obvious ways that we at Pollen are more eco-friendly than most.  The biggies are: Working with locally grown flowers as much as possible. Not using floral foam. Our in-house flower donation program, ReBloom. Composting our leaves, stems, and other organic materials with the help of Collective Resource. One of our eco-friendly efforts […]

In my previous post, I shared why I eliminated the use of floral foam from our studio.  Now, I’d like to share how we did it, a bit generally, and I’ll add with future posts with more technical details for each type of design, geared toward florists interested in transitioning away from floral foam.  I’ll […]

I’m often asked what it means to be an eco-friendly florist. To answer the question more specifically, this is the first of a series of posts about how we are an environmentally and socially conscious florist, as well as a lot of my own thoughts about the balance between running a profitable business and being […]