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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...
Local Community Center Wedding
Lavender and Sage Wedding Community Centers are great places to have a local wedding. Not only are they in your neighborhood, they are generally a lot cheaper than other venues....
A few plants here and there
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...
Organic Indie Cakes in Oakland
An Interview with Indie Cakes A little while ago, I introduced myself to a local cake baker, Anastasia, with Indie Cakes here in Oakland. I've gotten to know her a...
Growing Flowers for Floral Design
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...
Earth Day Everyday
Why not make the earth a part of your day, everyday, while you jet around town? In the life of a green and eco-conscious business woman, I have become more...
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...
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,...
Eco-Friendly favors: not your average grocery bag
The Stylish and Eco-Friendly shopping bag I'm always on the lookout for stylish gifts that can be used as eco-friendly favors for weddings, birthdays or other events. The reusable grocery...
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...
Vintage and Natural Seating Cards
The ABC's of finding your seat When it comes to events with sit down breakfast, lunch or dinner, I love the idea of the seating card and finding a way...
Floral Foam: Not so green
Since people are having a hard time getting the msds sheets, I am copying and posting the msds sheet for smither's oasis foam and linking it here. You can also...