The Arranger's Market

25/06/2025

The book cover (a Mother’s Day gift from my kids) gave me permission for this wonky color combination 😜

20/06/2025

🌸NEW TRICK ALERT🌸

Simply attach the stem of your flower to an inch or two of florist wire with floral tape, then spiral the remainder of the wire—and p**f! It stands tall on its own. No frog, no foam, no fuss!

19/06/2025

Botanical Whimsy Workshop. Everyone did such a great job yesterday!!! I have to say that I just love the intimate setting in the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden lab! Looking for a flower arranging workshop opportunity? Join me at “Summer Harvest” on August 22nd where we’ll play with flowers and veggies… or just flowers. The choice is yours. https://www.lewisginter.org/event/summer-harvest-floral-design-with-fresh-blooms-vegetables/

14/06/2025

Everything but the kitchen sink arrangement. Contents: week-old leftover wedding flowers (including hydrangeas that have been resuscitated twice), wholesaler mistake yellow mums, and elderly monstera and ferns from "Arranging for the Joy of It" two weeks ago. Not really following my own advice given about not over complicating things. Whoops 😬

13/06/2025

Delphinium & Russian Sage. So simple and yet so dramatic.

08/06/2025

Despite yesterday's questionable weather forecast, it turned out to be a perfect day for a wedding! So happy to help Janet Minock with another one of her fabulous weddings.

04/06/2025

“Black Beauty” demonstration - working with black bamboo

03/06/2025

Asparagus foliage coming in very handy for my “Let It Breathe” demonstration

03/06/2025

03/06/2025

Even though we're still basking in the glow from last weekend's fabulous workshop, it's time to switch gears and start thinking about September. Join us, won't you?!!!! For more information and to register visit https://www.shrinemont.com/event/arranging-for-the-joy-of-it-sept-25/

25/05/2025

Run, don’t walk, to your nearest Dollar Tree for one, two, or three of these awesome little containers. Especially when accompanied by a plastic frog with suction cups, I find it to be a game changing simple and inexpensive way to display flowers. And the top comes off for easy cleaning.

23/05/2025

There were elegant bud vases (done by a Maryland florist) on every table at Chase & Claire’s wedding this past weekend. After the wedding, they became take-away favors. I was the honorary recipient of all of the bud vases that didn’t find homes. 32 bud vases didn’t really suit the vibe of my midweek kitchen, so ta-da!