Lovely Local Flowers Delivered...

I recently delivered a beautiful and cheerful bouquet for an out of town customer , and sent her a phone pic of the bouquet, and she loved it so much...
June 03, 2010

Handmade Cake Toppers

  Top Your Cake with Art Etsy has so many great gifts and decor ideas for green weddings.  They have a ton of handmade items. Handmade can be sustainable because...
December 16, 2009

The Green Festival, San Francisco

Green Weddings and Green People in San Francisco www.greenfestivals.org And no, we're not all eating granola.  I like granola like everyone else, but I definitely don't see myself as "granola"...
November 09, 2009

Green sweets and treats

A Hot Chocolate Favor So it's getting chilly at night these days.  The time has changed, the days are shorter, and you've probably switched to flannel sheets like we have....
November 03, 2009

A Shout out to Blue Heron Farms

Organic Produce and Flowers from Watsonville We've decided to start going to our local farmer's markets to meet the growers and support them firsthand.  (We shop at Berkeley Bowl, a...
June 22, 2009

Sustainable Floral Design: a definition

The Definition of Sustainable Floral Design  or,  Just Sustainable Design for that matter.   If you haven't tuned in previously, you may not know that the reason I'm in this...
March 24, 2009

Silk or Artificial Flowers are not the option

"Silk" or artificial flowers are NOT a sustainable or eco-friendly option Now I remember when I used to help my aunt decorate for weddings, we used silk flowers (actually plastic,...
March 17, 2009

Green Wedding in Santa Cruz

Local, Sustainable and Organic  In November, we did a wedding for Heidi and Dave, who had chosen to do local and sustainable flower design for their wedding.  The wedding took...
March 08, 2009

Local and organic wedding flowers on a budget

A Green Wedding that saves you green (money)? What if I told you as a flower designer and event planner, my real skill is saving you money as well as...
February 17, 2009

Eco-Conscious Wedding in Baja Part 2

Details of a Green Wedding The small pieces of an event or wedding are always the most tedious and possibly some of the most important.  Flower colors, number of birthday...
February 08, 2009

Eco-Conscious Wedding in Mexico Part 1

The Breathtaking Wedding in Baja  I was a generally conscious person, aware of the benefits of organic produce, recycling and carpooling.  I even favor vintage designs, art and clothes and...
February 05, 2009