up : date :: breathe!

i'm breathing. and feeling better. last week wasnt nearly as bad as i thought it would be...i was even able to get sick and recover! i didnt take photos to document the week since a truly crazy week is so much more fun to take photos of!

a bridal from a few weeks ago...white roses and white snapdragons. i like the papery feel of it all.

short : sweet :: broccoli bridal!

check out this bridal i did a few weeks ago...LOVE the broccoli! the bride was studying nutrition...how perfect!

le : sigh

fall colors are starting! HAPPY 100th post!

bridal by me @ peppertree floral

1:3 :: zinnias

One of the great thing about zinnias is their super interesting colors. There are bright ones, slightly muted ones, and variegated ones. 

These are my favorite colored ones...the limey green and salomon-rose zinnias (especially when combined with brighter hues!) are so lovely. This photo is from Life on the Balcony.

I like the combo of the cake flowers...it tones down the ultra-formal-ness of the cake/silver plate. This bridal feels so unexpected and i don't think many brides would go for it. but I LOVE dark scabiosa/chocolate cosmos and mustard yellow! the white queen annes lace brings back the femininity. Finally, a garden arrangement i made last summer...there's that limey zinnia with brighter ones and some coleus foliage! 

cake from Mirabelle Catering

bouquet by Fleurs via The Knot

arrangement by me

up : date ::

a pic from a bridesmaid bouquet that i did at Peppertree a few weeks ago. Loved the oranges form the globe, dahlia, zinnia, cone flower heads, and safflower paired with green trachillium and bear grass.

I had such a nice weekend with my mom in town...good food and lots of help in my garden. yay mom!

WTW : What The Wednesday?!

so, this week has gotten out of hand for me....lots of custom work, lots of flower work, I will conquer and return on friday! In the meantime enjoy this botaniche print made for Nick and Anna...two very awesome friends. Here's a pic of the actual bridal bouquet (made from flowers from Anna's mom's garden by yours truly) along with the illustration.

up : date :: road trip!

Welp, I am headed to Colorado for a friend's wedding this week! So from Wednesday to Wednesday I will have some simple posts of beautiful flowers, but not the typical Botaniche weekly posts. Hope you enjoy!

image by me...last summer i was obsessed with green envy zinnias!

up : date :: proud momma

This week I had my first "mini" wedding that I took care of all by my onesies from meeting with the bride to tearing down. Just the bridal, bouts, corsages, toss, and a few centerpieces. I was really excited by how the bridal turned out and was so happy that this bride wanted something unusual with lots of texture (and billy balls!). We decided on buttery roses, white lisiantus, green cymbidiums, hypericum berry, billy balls, lotus pods, and a few succulents. For being only the second bridal i've done at the shop and being the first that I designed...i'm a proud momma. 

up : date :: inspiration & research!

so, i touch a bit on why i wanted to start this blog last week...because i love art and flowers! even in just one week it has become clear that it is also all about personal and professional inspiration and research. as a florist and illustrator it's kinda my job to keep looking and learning. i am so excited about how the first week has gone and i hope you have enjoyed the content. i know it's only going to get better as i become more comfortable with the blog...hope you'll stick with me!