Birch bark pots

I love these birch bark pots from http://www.save-on-crafts.com/

Free form arrangement

Free form arrangement using cut flowers from Trader Joe's including ranunculus, roses, and hyacinth. The freesia is from Merrifield Garden Center. I think I am not going to use regular hyacinth in my arrangements anymore unless the arrangement is going to be set outside. The fragrance is very heavy unlike the fresh scent of freesia. I might try muscari (grape hyacinth) next time.

Trader Joe's

I can always count on Traders Joe's for fresh, inexpensive flowers. I have even run into a few florists here who have said they buy some of their flowers from Trader Joe's because of the price! Can't go wrong with daffodils for $1.49!

Workshop at Mayflowers

I took one of the monthly workshops at Mayflowers and put together this arrangement. The owner, May, has been in the floral design business for 30 years. She has a lovely shop in Reston and carries beautiful flowers from Holland, Italy, and South America. It is a great place to find unique flowers for arrangements.

First signs of spring

I visited Merrifield Garden Center to check out the new spring blooms.

Hellebores



English daisies



Tiarella



Black leaf clover



English primrose

Housewarming arrangement

Housewarming flower arrangement for a friend. I included kale with this mix.

Union Market Flowers at Union Market

I decided to checkout a new marketplace downtown called Union Market. If hipsters had their own cafeteria, this would be the place! One of their vendors, Union Market Flowers had a great selection of locally sourced flowers.



I put together this fall arrangement which includes astilbe and asclepias pods.