Weddings come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes the most simple can be the most beautiful (and the most green and eco-friendly). I find nothing more romantic than a...
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...
It all soaks in... A year or two ago I came across Skin Deep, a cosmetic database that lists hundreds of different beauty and body products and how potentially harmful...
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"...
The work that goes into those lovely flowers... Over the summer, things got so busy with green weddings for Gorgeous and Green Events, that I asked my good friend and...
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...
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...
Growing Flowers for Sustainable Weddings part deux So, I love gardening. So much so, I've been gardening both at my house and at my good friend's house in Richmond, because...
Reinventing a Backyard Turning a friend's yard into a Floral Harvest I've been wanting to start growing larger quantities of flowers and greens so that I can use them in...
"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,...
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...