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People often ask me “Where do you get your ideas?” and my reply is “Which myriad of ideas should I use!” So come with me with me on what I call “my floral adventures” which are an ever changing parade of new design experiments. The best part of floral adventures is friends who share the same passion for flowers.
Each season brings a renewed look at what’s growing and available for floral designs. New inspiration comes from study, travel and working with other designers. In My Adventures I’ll share with you my take on the latest in floral design.
Daffodils in Sand—Celebrating Spring
On April 15 I will teach a class at Longwood gardens “Dazzling Daffodils---Structured in Sand.” The class begins at 9:30 a.m. and includes a quick walk to look at some spring bulbs as they grow, then back to the classroom where students will be given a container...
Holiday Reminiscence
January 2023 is here, and I am thinking back on a very fun project from the past holiday season. Longwood Gardens invited its Continuing Education Floral Design instructors to stage floral designs in the conservatory’s Music Room display. My photographer friend, Kate...
FRIENDS AND FLOWERS WELCOME THE WINTER HOLIDAYS
Photographs by Kate FaheyMy December began the holiday season with a visit from the Dallas Garden Club to the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, for a tour of the historic building and a floral design celebration to usher in the 2022 Christmas season. The...
Thankful for Color
Thanksgiving begins the winter holiday season and celebrates the harvest. Ain November, I get great pleasure from the rust, orange, and scarlet colors of the foliage and flowers that create the Thanksgiving holiday mood. Deep rust chrysanthemum combine with lighter...
Bouquets with Straw
Straw is the waste product of wheat and most often used to for animal bedding and to add fiber, but not nutrition to animal food. It makes an excellent mulch for the garden and has many uses for decoration, especially in the fall. Straw sickles make an interesting...
Working with Sustainable Mechanics
Moving into Autumn This month I am teaching two classes at Longwood Gardens. They are the first “in-person” classes for me since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. Both classes focus on locally grown fall flowers from The Farm at Oxford and mechanics to...
Art Nouveau at OFAD
On August 4 the Organization of Floral Art Designers opened their 2022 annual symposium in San Francisco CA. Five designers presented demonstrations and workshops and OFAD members staged cutting edge designs throughout the hotel. You can find more about Art Nouveau...
ART NOUVEAU – INSPIRATION FROM THE NATURAL WORLD
August brings the OFAD Organization of Floral Art Designers symposium and I am honored to be part of a team of talented floral design presenters. Each of us prepares and presents a two-hour demonstration and a series of workshops are also available. My part in the...
Visiting NYC—A Flower Happening!
This past month I have had several opportunities to visit New York City and have found lots of floral excitement. The Museum of Arts and Design madmuseum.com curated a Floral Craft event featuring floral designers from across the country, several who have stared in...
Wabi Sabi — A Garden Club of America flower show
Presented by Huntingdon Valley Garden Club and Wissahickon Garden Club On May 5, two local garden clubs hosted a Garden Club of American flower show. The purpose of a flower show is threefold: to set standards of artistic and horticultural excellence; to broaden...
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