to : do :: mint and kelly

i LOVE cool minty green & kelly green! Green flowers are usually more lime-y, so a bouquet in these colors would have to be mostly foliage... for mint you could use dusty miller or succulents, and for kelly you could go with salal leaves.

to : do :: giant pussy willow!

got these pics from my amazing sister....not sure what NYC store they were from, but how much fun are they?! ping pong pussy willow!

to : do :: asclepia pods aka scrot pods

a week and a half ago (or so) i was sitting at Farm and thought that Dan Savage was sitting at a table right next to me. After hearing his voice it was confirmed that yes...it was indeed the host of the Savage Love podcast and sex-columnist for the Stranger. I knew he was in Bloomington and just that afternoon had been talking with andrea (who's the one who got me listening to his podcast) about if we would run into him. 7hrs later i was sitting next to him and after a quick text, 7mins later andrea is sitting next to me and getting ready to introduce herself.

It got me thinking that if anyone would appreciate an asclepia pod arrangement, it would be Mr. Savage.  Scrot pods don't work for just any event....although i did see a few in a fancy restaurant bathroom here in btown....i got so excited it stuck one in my purse....i think it was the first time i stole something since i was 6 or so and stole some rubber ants (i have no idea why).

Enjoy your scrot pods Dan Savage! 

...just remembered, i took a knife that had a fish tail from a restaurant once....i had to have the merknife!

to : do :: green and black

I love bright kelly green. I need that color in my life....but in flower arranging i tend to reach for eucalyptus or smokebush before something that is so green. However at some point i must make a bouquet with salal greens and chocolate cosmos and that's it!

This: 

plus this:

to : do :: leucodendron bouquet

Introducing a NEW category of posts! "to : do" will be all about things that i want to do someday in regards to flowers and art (of course!). Sometimes while i'm at the flower shop i think to myself, "man, i would love to do a bouquet with ________." However, the percentage of truly adventurous brides is fairly low in southern indiana, so for now this blog section will be my outlet for what i think would be absolutely stunning.

First on the list: a bouquet made completely from leucodendron!

I love this spikey evergreen plant. It comes in a variety of colors, but i think the dark maroon one en masse for a winter wedding or the limey one for a spring wedding would just be the bees knees!

Check it out as a full on wreath from Wild Ridge Organics.