Recycled Silver Jewelry at Gorgeous and Green

At the Gorgeous and Green Boutique we are offering some recycled silver jewelry from Licky Drake.  Her pieces are vintage and rustic, and of course eco-friendly.  She uses 100% recycled...
March 14, 2011

Let's Change Floral Foam

I have had a lot of positive remarks from the community regarding the conversation I've started about Floral Foam on this blog.  Many folks don't even realize how wasteful it...
February 18, 2011

In the Gorgeous and Green Boutique #1

The boutique is taking up a good amount of my time these days.  But that's not a bad thing, mostly because I've been trying my hardest to create and find...
February 04, 2011

Eco-Friendly Memorial Spray

It's a challenging time when people are saying goodbye to a friend or family member at the end of life.  But, I meet the challenge proudly as I know I...
October 29, 2010

Gorgeous and Green Deliveries!

I have been doing a lot of gorgeous deliveries for Gorgeous and Green, my new sustainable floral boutique in Berkeley, CA.  It's been hard to remember to take pics, but...
September 04, 2010

Using Fruit

So, there are a lot of ways to go green and to get gorgeous results, but one method that I recently used for a Gorgeous and Green Wedding was using...
May 13, 2010

Going Vintage

I just did a quick blog on the Green.Weddings.com website for the Knot, and mentioned that it's super green to go vintage.  Not only are you keeping lovely items from...
March 06, 2010

My favorite recycled things

A Wintery and Warm Necklace I happened across this necklace from Becklaces on Etsy while I was looking around for recycled and reused things.  It has a cool recycled story...
November 02, 2009

Biodegradable Floral Foam?

Non-toxic and Biodegradable Floral Foam, Where are You? I wrote a post a few months ago about the toxins found in floral foam and that it's essentially made of plastic...
September 05, 2009

Vintage, Antique and Reused

Reusing Vintage Vases in Weddings and Events I've started collecting vases for Gorgeous and Green customers interested in renting vintage collections of vases for their wedding or event.  It takes...
August 29, 2009

A busy Summer of Sustainable Weddings

Weddings, Green Weddings! Like most florists and wedding coordinators out there, I've been busy.  So busy, I haven't been keeping up on my blogs.  So sorry. But, I hope to...
August 12, 2009

A Garden Party Fundraiser for... Gardens!

Green Gala a Garden Party at the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens Sunday, June 28th 2009 from 2-5pm   If you live in the Bay Area, and especially if you live...
June 09, 2009