Enmasseflowers

FLOWER SCHOOL SCHEDULE 2011

2011-02-20T12:07:00.003-05:00

We have just posted the new 2011 Flower School schedule.

Please come join us for a session...or SEVERAL sessions!

STEVEN'S FLOWERS

2011-01-29T22:29:00.002-05:00

Toulouse Lautrec roses, green trick dianthus, Calypso mokara orchids, white lilacs and craspedia (back side), Ornithogalum, mini cymbidium orchids, pittosporum, flexigrass,variegated ginger leaves.

LESLIE'S FLOWERS

2010-12-15T14:15:00.003-05:00

Click on photo to view full-size image.

Banksia, Circus roses, Craspedia, yellow Yokohama tulips, orange tulips, Gerbera, Pincushion Protea, Bai Preaw Fern, Flexi grass, Xanadu leaves, lily grass. Amber tone sand-etched vase.

OUR (OPERATION SPARKLE WINNER) CHRISTMAS WINDOW FOR 2010

2010-11-24T16:25:00.003-05:00

Which is it...Thanksgiving or Christmas?

2010-11-24T15:42:00.000-05:00

THANKSGIVING HOURS FOR 2010

2010-11-22T13:21:00.004-05:00

Be sure to come to En Masse for

good variety and

specialty selection in flowers

EN MASSE THANKSGIVING HOURS:

Tuesday 1-5

Wednesday 10-6

Friday 10-6

Saturday 10-6

Happy Turkey Day - gobble gobble!

HAGERSTOWN GARDEN CLUB DOES POMANDERS

2010-11-22T13:19:00.000-05:00

What a great group! We had shoulder to shoulder fun making citrus pomanders for the holidays. Thanks girls for being such a treat. Please come again.

FLOWER SCHOOL

2010-10-22T17:01:00.000-04:00

Due to the space requirements of the classroom our flower school has been on hiatus for almost a year. But we now have lots of space! New class schedule has been posted on the Enmasseflowers website. We hope you will join us!

RENOVATION AND EXPANSION FOR EN MASSE

2010-10-22T16:55:00.001-04:00

We're finally to the tweaking point. Most of the big work is behind us and the expansion is almost complete. Here are a few shots from around the store. A huge THANK YOU to the crew. You guys rock.

THAT AUGUST KIND OF "BUSY" - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

2010-08-24T14:37:00.001-04:00

One would think, with August being such a slow month in the retail business that we would be quiet at En Masse too. Maybe we would catch up on some paperwork and cleaning(?).

But noooooo. We MUST always be throwing ourselves at some new thing. In September or October there will be major expansion coming for us.

In the meantime, here are a couple of summer bouquets. In nice cool colors for August.

They aren't flower people...

2010-07-30T17:14:00.001-04:00

So, they are having an anniversary and would like to celebrate with flowers, but they aren't really "flower" people. We gave them little handmade ceramic vases on a tray with a few blossoms of summer dahlias. They said we were "spot on"! Dahlias, serruria, millet, astrantia.

Table for Two at Volt Restaurant

2010-07-29T17:25:00.001-04:00

Marigolds, roses, freesia, mokara orchids, milet, bai preaw, dusty miller. Charcoal tone sand-etched vase.

CONGRATULATIONS HEATHER - today's beautiful bride

2010-07-24T23:04:00.000-04:00

Local lisianthus, local hydrangea, curcuma, delphinium, Dutch vendela roses

at the Delaplaine Visual Art Center (one of our FAVE venues).

FRESH LOTUS AT LAST NIGHT'S ART SHOW

2010-07-11T10:41:00.001-04:00

It was so scrumptious I just wanted to take it with me!

Picked at Lilypons in Adamstown, MD

My son Gavin Gardner along with his college roomate

Michael Davis are being featured in a gallery show at The Bridge Gallery.

GREEN FLOWERS WITH LIMES

2010-07-10T16:06:00.001-04:00

Can a lime ever be really comfortable with flowers????
Alocasia leaf, limes, yoko ono daisies, fuji mums
hydrangea, celosia, flexi grass

DAISIES AND ELEPHANT EARS

2010-07-10T14:53:00.000-04:00

5 inch glass cylinder wrapped in alocasia leaf and filled with daisies, hydrangea, celosia, Sea Star fern

HER FAVORITE FLOWERS - COTTAGE GARDEN

2010-07-09T10:59:00.000-04:00

Stocks, sweet peas, queen anne's lace, delphinium, roses, hydrangea

BILLY BALLS AND LILY GRASS

2010-07-08T16:53:00.000-04:00

Judy's first restaurant design

FOR A WOODSY LADY

2010-07-08T16:17:00.002-04:00

Miss Mary loves the woods.

This birch bark "fold" container is filled with:

Pandanus leaf

Sea Star fern

Orange celosia

Orange gloriosa lily

Globe allium

Novelty daisies

RED ROSES FOR 20 YEARS OF HAPPINESS

2010-07-07T18:17:00.002-04:00

We had to keep the flowers low to the table

so they could look into each other's eyes...

JULY IS "SEASIDE" MONTH AT EN MASSE

2010-07-01T16:25:00.002-04:00

TODAY'S CENTER TABLE DISPLAY

BLAST FROM THE PAST

2010-06-27T21:22:00.001-04:00

Photoshoot with Seth

An old Ad

Horsetail garland with square candles

Bouquet with a nest of vines under

Garden roses, hellebore, hydrangea, ranunculus, tuberose, galex leaves

Party time...

STILL HERE...

2010-06-26T10:54:00.000-04:00

SILENCE IN BLUE

2010-06-19T17:19:00.001-04:00

What a happy smile. Congratulations Silence! We loved making your flowers.

SUMMER YELLOWS FOR KELLY

2010-05-18T12:50:00.000-04:00

This weekend at the Baltimore Hilton overlooking Camden Yards during the game! It was fab. And the hotel staff were courteous and impeccable. Thanks everyone for making our experience a great one.

DRESSING YOUR WHEATGRASS

2010-04-20T13:56:00.000-04:00

It's so versatile and looks good in almost every container!

MARIA'S FLOWERS

2010-04-20T13:26:00.000-04:00

Pictures courtesy of James Roy Photography. Flowers by En Masse.

KENDALL: SATURDAY'S PARTY BRIDE

2010-04-20T12:39:00.000-04:00

Every bouquet was beautiful and so were the girls!

CLAIRE DE LUNE PEONIES....YUMMMMM

2010-04-15T19:02:00.000-04:00

FOR SARAH: (TODAY'S PINK MARKET BRIDE)

2010-04-10T15:52:00.000-04:00

OUR NEWEST DESIGNER

2010-04-03T16:36:00.000-04:00

Megan recently began working at En Masse - we became acquainted last year when we designed her wedding flowers!

HYDRANGEA FOR MARGO'S URN

2010-04-03T14:16:00.000-04:00

One of our favorite customers, Margo, with her Easter centerpiece of jumbo antique hydrangea, baby green hydrangea and tropical leaves in her fabulous urn.

AROUND THE STORE TODAY

2010-04-02T16:58:00.000-04:00

HAPPY EASTER!!! RANUNCULUS AMUNCULUS...

2010-04-01T16:51:00.001-04:00

These make me wanna dance!

LIBRARY TEA - CELEBRATION OF BOOKS

2010-03-21T09:47:00.003-04:00

The last two weeks have been fun, creative time at En Masse as we have tried to combine children's book themes with flowers. These were real-life centerpieces at a tea held on March 20 to benefit the library. It's an interesting and exhilarating experience trying to mesh stories and flowers, let me tell you. I approached it from story first and adornment later. We worked with 6 different stories: Magic Treehouse, Children's Joke Books, Where the Wild Things Are, Strega Nona, Lightning Thief & Go Dog Go.

AND GREEN FOR MEGAN

2010-03-09T17:27:00.002-05:00

Coming up this July, Megan in a field of sunflowers. Green bouquets. This is a prototype. Green fuji mums, green hydrangea, yoko ono poms, jade trachellium, ginger leaf vase line.

SEDA FRANCE @ EN MASSE

2010-03-09T17:22:00.001-05:00

I LOVE this line. Have never before found a scent which actually deepens over time and this one does. The longer you have it the better it smells. And the packaging...ooh aah... Our customers pilgrimage here to buy it.

IT WAS A VERY GREEN WEEK...

2010-03-09T17:09:00.001-05:00

Right -- everything just seemed to shout green, so we went with it. The big center table was hard to photograph with any success -- I made a couple of collages trying to capture it. Green dogwood branches, chive blossoms, greentrick dianthus, snowblossom cymbidium, silver wire, hanging vases. This ctrpc stands seven feet tall on the floor and on the table added height causes it to brush the ceiling.

SPRING BOUQUETS

2010-03-01T08:40:00.003-05:00

"Pastel" anemones, "Super Green" roses, fritillaria meleagris (snakehead) and a touch of tree fern make us really BELIEVE spring is coming! For Megan.

"Delft" blue hyacinth, "Faith" roses, Fritillaria, "Mambo" spray roses, red curly willow, hydrangea. For Joan.

Fritillaria, "Gelosia" roses, anemones, ranunculus, white lilacs, tropical foliage. Joan wanted two this week...

GROWTH IS GOOD

2010-03-01T06:13:00.002-05:00

En Masse is expanding... new studio space across the street from the store. What could be more convenient? Now we can have classes again and accommodate those big events we keep booking! Wish me well while I paint and get things set up (come on over and help if you want). GROWTH IS GOOD.

TASTING ROOM BOUQUET

2010-02-19T17:30:00.000-05:00

Pastel ranunculus, cerise anemones, jade trachellium, garnet glow callas, waxflower, israeli ruscus in a trapezoid vase. For Susan.

OTHER (BRILLIANT) DESIGNERS

2010-01-29T07:36:00.000-05:00

Pacific Weddings has posted the most beautiful bouquets. Here are a few:

VERTICAL GARDENS

2010-01-26T18:27:00.002-05:00

I stumbled on these vertical gardens and couldn't resist sharing. What a marvelous way to showcase your plants. American designer Flora Grubb used succulents for these wall hangings.

And then there's Patrick Blanc... Much of his work is on display in France.

MEAGAN'S FLOWERS

2010-01-19T14:19:00.000-05:00

Meagan just sent us these yummy pictures from her wedding. Thank you, Meagan! Great atmosphere, nice flowers and good photography...

HANGAR PARTIES

2010-01-19T09:53:00.003-05:00

This has got to be the most FUN thing to do - hangar parties are physically challenging for any designer. Bringing the space to a "warm" feeling takes quite a bit of savvy. See what these magicians accomplished - often with an actual plane in the building!

TAKASHIMAYA

2010-01-10T17:14:00.001-05:00

Just a few shots of supplies, products, tools and the fab work done at Takashimaya in New York. This is a full experience store which makes a person want to immerse and embrace ones self in a less cluttered lifestyle. I keep trying, but it hasn't happened yet!
Hmmm.....Do I feel a resolution coming on?

WHAT WE THINK YOU MEAN...

2010-01-09T10:34:00.006-05:00

I've been thinking of this for a while now. What does a bride mean when she starts explaining what she wants for her wedding flowers? Most of the time I can figure out who she really is after a bit of discussion. Remembering that in a perfect world the bride will only get married once and has no technical knowledge of terminology is something I always keep in mind. And of course there are only so many terms and words to throw around.
Please keep your sense of humor intact here. Because today, JUST FOR FUN, I wanted to make a tongue-in-cheek list of what we sometimes think is being said:

"SIMPLE" means "I have no budget"

"ELEGANT" means "can you make it LOOK like I have a budget"

"MODERN" means "I like gerber daisies"

"CHIC" means "I love callas"

"ROMANTIC" means "I like roses and Martha Stewart"

"UNIQUE" means "I've never done this before, and anything you do will be new to me"

"GREEN" means "I will bring 150 people to your area no matter what the footprint and then buy local flowers to fix it"

"FUN" means "maybe you can REALLY try out your new ideas on me and I'll love it - but I'm a little bit of a control freak"

"I WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT" means "It'll be like everyone else's idea of different"    

"THIS IS THE LAST THING (FLOWERS) I HAVE TO DO" means "you're the last cookie in the jar and I have no money left. Help me"

"I TRUST YOU" means "I've seen your work and don't want to second guess your abilities" - my favorite bride!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM EN MASSE!

2010-01-08T17:08:00.002-05:00

It's the slow time of year. Time to catch up on a little paperwork, clean a few corners, time to try and capture a touch of spring even though we know it's two months away. This week we brought in fewer flowers but made sure they were lovely ones. We also created a special center table display to cheer everyone up. The hyacinths and paperwhites are like little aroma machines...mmmmmmm!

I TRUST YOU

2009-12-06T13:51:00.005-05:00

Now I know I've said a million times that it would be so nice if we were just allowed to do what we do and it would be great if we could just take the budget and make the decisions about the flowers since we truly do know so much about what works and doesn't work.

Then came Lauren ... she told us to do something special and said she trusted us.

And that's precisely how to make me come up with something totally new and creative. We designed these centerpieces with Lauren in mind since she's so chic looking. She requested lots of candlelight, so where else to put that except inside the vase? And then the flowers go on the outside.

Thanks Lauren for letting us play. All photos by En Masse staff. Wedding venue The Inn at Antrim.

LAURIE'S ROMANTIC MOMENT

2009-12-06T13:40:00.000-05:00

Laurie was a most romantic girl and preferred "old-fashioned" flowers. As you can see it suited her so well. Congratulations Laurie - we wish you the very best. You were such a beautiful bride. Pictures by Roman Photography.

FREDERICK HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR 2009

2009-12-06T13:25:00.002-05:00

The Johansen house is lovely inside as well as outside and hardly needs any decoration at all, but IT'S CHRISTMAS...so we played around with a Della Robbia style garland on each of the two mantles and also for the window sills. I've included some photos of the process of making/designing the garland for the sitting room. But there was MUCH more going on than pictured here. I hope you took the tour! Thanks Kirsten for letting us get involved.

HOLIDAY WINDOW

2009-11-24T08:24:00.005-05:00

Now here's a good conundrum we face every year at the holidays... how do you present an enticing window which will cover the entire season beginning at Thanksgiving and ending at New Year? Generally I have a theory that everyone should be able to see INTO the store and have a good view of the flowers while they see our holiday decor. So we have to do a visible/invisible trick-of-the-eye window. Also, I like to keep it as deceptively simply as possible.

Most times this involves the ceiling and lots of ladder time. Our poor ceiling is riddled with years gone by holes and tiny bits of (now forgotten) decor. I think hanging designs give us the most bang for our buck by leaving the floor open for change. Snowy floors make a nice clean palette for weekly changeovers.

FOR JUDY

2009-11-24T08:07:00.001-05:00

Judy's dress was a deep pewter and she wore fab heels to match. Both the ceremony and reception took place in the incredible ballroom at the George Washington Hotel, Winchester, VA.
She asked us for deep, warm-tone flowers with no pastels. We decided on a wonderful palette of florals including black magic roses, black beauty roses, el toro roses, red mikado spray roses, junglestar amaryllis, burgundy cymbidium, seeded eucalyptus, artemesia, agonis foliage, barker bush and cryptomeria japonica cristata. All centerpieces were presented in footed Reed & Barton crystal compotes set on mirrors with candles underneath.

MELISSA'S BOUQUET

2009-11-24T07:58:00.001-05:00

Her dress was unbelievable and we really worked together to make the bouquet worthy! Photography by Joelle Watt.

WEDDING OPEN HOUSE AT BREWERS

2009-11-15T18:59:00.006-05:00

Nice way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon - meeting brides and helping them plan the big event. We joined Mare Flanagan as she brought local vendors together to showcase talent, skills and merchandise. Thanks to Candy Kitchen for the scrummy chocolate treats!
En Masse brought along flowers, candles and jewelry.

NEW WHITE HOUSE FLORIST - IT'S OFFICIAL

2009-11-11T14:48:00.002-05:00

LAURA DOWLING is now officially the new White House Florist and has been serving in that capacity for about two weeks. http://tinyurl.com/yk2v2m6

Congratulations Ms. Dowling. Looking to see some beautiful work hit the press soon!

STUDIO C PHOTOGRAPHY

2009-11-04T16:46:00.008-05:00

Susan Centineo from Studio C Photography rushed into En Masse one day a couple of weeks ago and asked, "Do you have a bouquet I could borrow for a shoot?"

Of course we did. ( We always have a little something on hand.) She's good...really good. Brought it back in half an hour and immortalized it for us. Thanks Susan..

Also, I LOVE the dress in the second shot. TLC Bridal is the place to go in Frederick for a wedding gown.

ALL HALLOWS EVE WEDDING

2009-11-03T20:18:00.001-05:00

Stoney Creek Farm in Boonsboro, Maryland is a perfect bucolic setting for a fall wedding but take it up a notch and do it on Halloween day with costumes and faeries and you've got an unforgettable event. Flowers, wands, etc. by En Masse. Photography by Scott Church. I know it took many hands to put this together - more than we can credit here. It was beautiful and extraordinary. Congratulations Jason and Heather - Happy Ever After!

BOOKWORM EATS FLOWER

2009-10-25T13:22:00.000-04:00

Lauren loves paper. And that is the big reason she made paper flowers for her bridal bouquet earlier this year. Now she's pursuing her talent for paper designs with a new business "Bookworm Eats Flower". Her blog says it all: http://tinyurl.com/yhgqvlk. We loved working with her wedding! Good luck Lauren.

PARTY BRIDE

2009-10-25T07:49:00.000-04:00

Andrea, another "Party Bride" at En Masse, brought her friends and family on Friday morning for a design session to make their own wedding flowers. Great job everyone and congratulations to the bride and groom!

Rive Gauche 2009 at the Delaplaine

2009-10-24T18:07:00.000-04:00

THEME: "Paris A La Mod". Rive Gauche is the yearly Gala held to benefit Delaplaine Center for the Arts. We love to work on this party. Check out the posters on the walls! All the gerbers were inserted thru drilled holes into water picks in back of posters. Go Angela - great results! I feel myself slipping into the sixties...

NEW WHITE HOUSE FLORIST

2009-10-20T13:08:00.000-04:00

We've been waiting to hear who will be the new head florist for the Obama Administration in the White House. The search has not been highly publicised but there is news today that the end is near.

If it's Laura Dowling, our best and highest congratulations and regards to you!

News article from Washington Post October 19, 2009: http://tinyurl.com/ylcujw5 Laura's Website: http://www.lauradowling.com/

Fiery Autumn Urn

2009-10-16T22:50:00.000-04:00

This fiery, exotic fall bouquet brightened up our Gift Shop booth at the State Arboretum of Virginia Arborfest last week. Rosespoon protea, cockscomb celosia, anthurium, baby green hydrangea, pencil eucalyptus, callas, explosion grass, seeded eucalyptus.

The rest of the booth was colorful too. Sales were good. Happy fall!

MEGAN & DAN @ THE INNER HARBOR

2009-09-12T23:03:00.000-04:00

Under the tent overlooking the Inner Harbor at Baltimore. Tonight we're thinking of Megan & Dan - Congratulations - we just know it's a spectacular evening! You guys lucked out. Next stop Australia...
The bridal and attendant bouquets.
Centerpieces with red undertones in their slinky little vases in red sleeves. Had to get out the trusty sewing machine for the sleeves. Wow - I can still sew but keep it simple please.

GREEN APPLES AND WHEAT

2009-09-05T00:03:00.001-04:00

Making the typical fall theme look a little fresher.

PUCKER UP WE GOT LEMONS

2009-09-04T23:27:00.000-04:00

We made two gallons of lemonade afterward. Couldn't get enough.

YES FALL IS COMING...

2009-09-04T23:14:00.000-04:00

The air felt a little crisper this week and reminded me that fall is just around the corner. This wedding was meant to have a Tuscan feel, but the venue was rustic Americana. We mixed it up.

PAPER TISSUE POM POMS - We're NOT Martha

2009-09-01T12:31:00.000-04:00

I don't consider myself a craftsperson and this proved it. Looks easy, right? I was happy to help our bride with it and said so. But there was a lesson to be learned and that is that I didn't truly know what I was doing and had to resort to directions. Found them online and with the help of two other people got the task down to 30 minutes per pom (BTW these are the size of small beach balls). Beware the sublimely EASY look of these little buggers. But I gotta admit, they're fabulous once finished. (Note to self: charge a little more next time.)

FRIDAY CREATIF

2009-08-28T16:02:00.001-04:00

Waiting for the hurricane, feeling the creative moment of a Friday afternoon. Hydrangea, roses, anthurium, scabiosa pods, dianthus, cymbidium, barker bush, dusty miller.
Amaryllis, fujis, dianthus, mountain mint, protea, roses, dutch collar.

Flocked coral collars to give some texture to life.

SUNFLOWER SUMMER!

2009-08-24T16:36:00.000-04:00

I can't help it. Everyone asks for sunflowers!

FREDERICK'S SECRET GARDENS

2009-08-21T11:11:00.000-04:00

It is truly a secret, tucked away just off the street, a quiet and relaxing haven.

COLOR CODED BOUQUETS

2009-08-19T17:48:00.000-04:00

Fun on a summer afternoon. We needed bouquets in the shop.

SUNFLOWER CENTERS

2009-08-19T14:38:00.000-04:00

Can't bear to toss them...so they get used again! Beautiful beautiful sunflower centers.

LEON'S GARDEN

2009-08-14T17:03:00.001-04:00

Yes, we GARDEN in the Metro DC area...it's not all city and politics.

SUSIE'S BOUQUET

2009-08-14T15:48:00.001-04:00

Susie (a former employee) stopped in today to visit and while she was here she made a bouquet for us. Amaranthus, gerbers, sweet william greentrick, queen anne's lace. Tied off in cello packaging for easy travelling.
Thanks Susie. Great to see you.

LONG-LASTING AND DURABLE

2009-08-13T16:53:00.000-04:00

Low to the table, architectural centerpiece of galax leaves, carns, celosia, sweet william greentrick, safflower & lily grass.

HEAVY ON THE COLOR

2009-08-12T12:16:00.000-04:00

This little bouquet is just so colorful and happy! Gloriosa lilies, baby green hydrangeas, veronica, pincushion protea, anthurium, garden roses in a leaf-lined cube vase.

IF YOU MEAN IT GO TRULY GREEN

2009-08-04T10:33:00.000-04:00

QUESTION: "Green weddings" supposedly have a much smaller carbon footprint than regular weddings. But wouldn't these guests create roughly the same carbon dioxide wherever they are, doing something else? - (Melva Greene, Redding, Calif.)

ANSWER: All weddings have a larger footprint than other events their size, because many guests fly long distances to attend. Mostly, it's the air travel--meaning the big-time use of fuel--that generates so much heat. To really go green, couples could invite only local guests and beam the event to everyone else via webcam. Imagine: You could stay at home and watch the whole affair in your pajamas. (Marilyn, Parade Magazine) http://tinyurl.com/m4awre

PERKY GRASS CENTERPIECE

2009-08-01T14:10:00.000-04:00

This just feels nice and cool. And yeah, it's kinda "green". Assorted mini gerbers "planted" in water tubes in wheatgrass and wrapped in aspidistra leaves, tied off with sage Midori organdy ribbon. Congratulations Julee and Philip!

WIRED FLOWER CLASS

2009-07-31T14:41:00.000-04:00

Girls, you were so good at this! And I played around and came up with these two designs, one for the bride and one for the groom. All the flowers are wired - mango calla, orange cymbidium.

ILY LAVENDER ROSES

2009-07-29T13:31:00.000-04:00

Just because it's Wednesday doesn't mean you can't get flowers... For David's dinner in the Chef's Dining Room.

BIRTHDAY FLOWERS

2009-07-29T13:07:00.001-04:00

"A florist getting flowers is the most amazing thing in the universe. " -- birthday talk from Sarah at Saipua, who turned 29 today. Happy birthday Sarah. Flowers by Nicolette Camille. I couldn't resist sharing them. Didn't know the anemones were already out!

BEADED BOUQUETS

2009-07-28T12:02:00.000-04:00

Basia Zarzycka of London created and designed this delightful bouquet. It's not inexpensive, but speaking of lasting forever...

CLEVER CLEVER RECESSION BRIDE

2009-07-28T09:52:00.000-04:00

Mason jars never really went out of style even though they get relegated to the top shelf in the grocery store. When it's time to get married, more people than you would imagine remember these containers with fondness. Also, they're REALLY INEXPENSIVE. http://tinyurl.com/mlj5nb

NO PETALS BOUQUET

2009-07-25T16:26:00.001-04:00

The (rose) petals are at Jessica's wedding. The (rose) stems are at En Masse. Sometimes we get punchy. (Maybe an eco-bride would like this one?)

LOUNGE FLOWERS

2009-07-25T15:22:00.000-04:00

We designed the centerpiece below so that it can be adapted over and over with the base recycled each time. Today's flowers include: Cymbidium blossoms, Croton Leaves, Beehive Ginger (whole and cut apart), lily grass, river cane center column.

VOLTAGGIO ON TOP CHEF

2009-07-25T14:10:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to our very own "top chef", Bryan Voltaggio, from Volt Restaurant who will be competing on Season Six of Top Chef on Bravo TV premiering August 19, 2009. Of course we'll be watching every show!

SUMMERTIME ON THE VERANDAH

2009-07-24T14:02:00.000-04:00

Last night's class was just fab with lots of summer choices for our students. This bouquet was built by our instructor, Sharon, with visual "coolness" in mind. Greenery is always refreshing on a hot summer night. Millet Setaria, Mountain Mint, Baby Green Hydrangea, Ageratum, Israeli Ruscus, Lily Grass knots. Classic design never goes out of style...Where's my mint julep?

SURREYBROOKE FARM

2009-07-22T15:11:00.001-04:00

This afternoon while out and about I couldn't resist a quick stop at our best-kept local secret garden, Surreybrooke in Middletown. The lotus is in full bloom and makes for a stunning sight. For directions: http://bit.ly/4eivA. My little camera was on overload, just clicking away!
Why is it so many people in Frederick don't know about this place?????

COMING UP AUGUST 6

2009-07-21T12:08:00.001-04:00

Summer don't gotta be boring...
Upcoming class (Summer Vase Arrangement)
http://tinyurl.com/l87qha
Thursday August 6. Come join us!

SATURDAY'S BRIDE & SUNDAY'S BOUQUET

2009-07-19T11:42:00.000-04:00

Please make it rust, peach and brown but don't make it fallish...
Buffalo mokara, James Storeii orchids, Leonidas roses, Chocolate cymbidium, copper aluminum wire grid. Entire piece cold-glued. No water. Laid atop a Reed & Barton crystal compote. Affair held on a mountaintop where the air was pure and clear - fabulous July day for a wedding!

Under the wisteria, brunch on the deck -
Milva roses, James Storeii orchids, sunflower centers, Setaria grass, black callas.

TOILET PAPER WEDDING DRESS

2009-07-13T11:32:00.000-04:00

Hard to believe but not so bad...Toilet paper wedding dresses???? http://tinyurl.com/dlcgl8 - the recession inspires brides

DAISIES FOR VOLT

2009-07-04T12:34:00.001-04:00

Daisies, oncidium orchids, Serrada callas, steel grass. She loves daisies and it must be exquisite. Happy anniversary - 30 years of successful marriage!

FOR BRITTNEY

2009-07-03T18:31:00.000-04:00

Done a million times and still just as effective. The calla does it again.

And then of course, we always need a lot of bouts!

MONICA

2009-07-03T17:30:00.001-04:00

For the feminine bride. Pinks and whites. Sweet peas, Akito roses, Majolica spray roses, freesia, cymbidium, gardenias, Israeli ruscus.

MONICA'S MAID OF HONOR

2009-07-03T16:50:00.001-04:00

Sweet peas, veronica, scabiosa, nigella, lisianthus, Cool Water roses, Israeli ruscus. For carrying with a periwinkle dress.

FOR KRISTEN

2009-07-03T16:43:00.000-04:00

Sweet Peas, White Goddess Callas, Blue Bom Dendrobiums. Congratulations Kristen! Here's your cascade.

SUMMER STOREFRONT AT EN MASSE

2009-07-02T19:05:00.001-04:00

We're on a paper flower kick - it's too too much fun!

GET PATRIOTIC

2009-07-02T12:58:00.000-04:00

Happy 4th!
Black Magic roses,
blue scabiosa,
white oriental lilies,
blue veronica,
white delphinium,
white astilbe,
bells of ireland
in this bespoke offering.

CYMBIDIUM MAGIC

2009-06-29T13:25:00.001-04:00

Use seltzer instead of water. It bubbles for hours.