Today, over half the orders we delivered included Gerbera. People just love them! Especially in the summer, they are bright and cheery flowers in wonderful colours. We carry Ontario-grown beauties, and they last very well. Here are some photos of Susan’s latest display featuring artificial gerbera. Here is a closer view: Look at these fun […]
Wedding and Party Flowers
“The focuses are relaxed ambience and individuality.” Grania Litwin of the Victoria Times has written an interesting article on current wedding trends. Quoting some notable designers, she touches on colours, themes, locations and decor. If you are planning a wedding or other party in the near future, it’s worth the read. One trend is to […]
Like Walking in a Field of Flowers
Continuing our country theme this Spring, let us introduce Field of Flowers! Isn’t that just as good as a walk in the country? The tin pitcher has a stylish vintage look. The flowers have been carefully chosen to create an informal, fresh-picked appearance. We have used some of our favourite Ontario-grown flowers – gerberas, viburnum, […]
Pure White Flowers for Mothers’ Day
Our Spring 2010 Collection overall has a comforting, country feel. Well, sophisticated country feel. We’d be more at home in the recently renovated country kitchen than the barn! The next set of baskets reminded us of rough wooden fences. The large arrangement is in a rectangular shaped box. We used a pave’ style with groupings […]
Dreaming of Mother’s Day
My Fair Lady – A Mothers’ Day Gift
Our Mothers’ Day collection had to have something pink and pretty. Our designers scoured the magazines, suppliers’ websites and gift shows to find just the right containers. Samples were ordered and tested. Flowers were tried in different combinations. Finally, the two finished products were chosen to be photographed. Here is My Fair Lady 1: The […]
Floral Demonstration at Strate’s
We had a pleasant time at the Christian Women’s Club this past Wednesday. It is a group that meets monthly at Strate’s Restaurant in Etobicoke. Susan and Lynn took our show on the road! Armed with our beautiful Spring 2010 flyers and samples of the bouquets, we presented a 20 minute demonstration of floral how-to’s […]
Design Contest Winner!
Congratulations to Cathy Hillen-Rulloda of Avante Gardens Florals in Anaheim, CA! She is the winner of the March Madness Floral Design competition featured on Real Florists Blog. What a fun contest it was! You can read Adam’s gracious post conceding defeat at the Belvedere Flowers blog. Congratulations to both finalists!
A Celebration of Cherry Blossoms
Walking through High Park Monday night, I found crowds of people enjoying the cherry blossoms. They are just beautiful! With the sun just setting, photographers were finding opportunities for some lovely images. One young lady had her arms wrapped around the tree trunk as the sun shone in her face and reflected through the cherry […]
Battle of the Flower Designers – Final Round
You have got to check this out! Who knew flower design could be so much fun? The gloves are off (or in Adam’s case, ON) and our two finalists have posted their most competitive work yet. It’s floral art – these designers have pushed themselves to be creative and competent. They have met the demands […]
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