Ran across these images from a few years ago, taken while planting the garden in the Spring. I never shared them in a post. Now seems like a good time, since I am at the same stage of planting! Our property use to be a dairy farm, which shut down in the 50’s. My gardens sits on the land where the main barn was. We still find bits of china, colored glass, rusty hinges, etc. when digging in the soil! Kind of like a treasure hunt, especially to my daughters. You can see a few bits in one of the pictures. The gardens are composed of annual and perennial beds. The annuals last only one year, while the perennials come back each year. Some annuals shown are sweet peas, which you will see as bright green seedlings all in a row. Some perennials are heuchera or coral bells, the littleRead More
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Private Stanwood Residence Wedding | Emily + Matt
04/23/2020
The bride and her family have been friends of ours since she was young. She grew up across the street from my parents. I remember her when she was little, with braces and skinned knees. She visited us in the hospital when our first daughter was born. Then she grew up to be the most beautiful person, so smart and a loyal friend. Not sure I ever told her, but she reminds me of Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter books! When she asked me to help with her wedding flowers, I was thrilled! She wanted locally grown garden flowers in shades of blush, white and sage. They fit beautifully with their wedding location, at the grooms parents house in Stanwood, WA. My favorite part was the path they mowed through the grass field, to the ceremony location. Theirs is a wedding I will always remember! Photographer | Ryan FlynnRead More
Color Inspiration – Pears
11/16/2016
This morning, I was making breakfast for my girls. A common task, one that I can do without really thinking about it. My mind was wandering and my eyes settled on two pears sitting in a bowl. Their color struck me as being really beautiful, the blush that is developing as they ripen. The thought struck me: “What a great color palette for a wedding!” I am inspired by nature all the time. Some of my best ideas come from observing elements in my garden: a flower bobbing in the breeze, how a branch is bending, etc. I bring these observations to my floral designs, creating weddings that are garden-inspired and romantic in their look and feel. This time, inspiration came from two little pears. Pears have a lovely shade of yellow-green as their base color, a color found many times in new leaf growth. It also happens to be a shadeRead More