Posy Laboratory

providing environmentally friendly and locally grown floral design to conscious people
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07/22/2024

When we worked with this couple, they radiated happiness and they're clearly meant for each other. Their bond was evident in every glance and touch, and they were surrounded by the warmth and joy of those who cherish them. 💚

ID: A graphic of a client's review. There is an illustrated flower on a green background. The graphic reads: love note. "Working with Lisa and Posy Laboratory for our wedding florals was such a great experience!! They were intentional in understanding our vision and budget, communication was ideal, and everything was beautiful. They even shared how florals were sourced and utilized toward eco-friendly and sustainability efforts after our event. I highly recommend them!
Katie"

07/21/2024

A unique avant-garde flower crown can blend unexpected beauty with bold, artistic flair. It's not just a festival accessory, but a statement of creativity and individuality.

ID: A woman smiling at the camera wearing glasses. She wears a flower crown on her head. The flower crown has a variety of colorful flowers and greens in atypical configurations.

07/19/2024

Escape the summer heat and find joy in the cool comfort of your home or event space by creating your own stunning sustainable floral arrangements. Gather your friends and book a hands-on floral workshop with us. Stay entertained, stay cool, and unleash your creativity together this summer.

description: A small flower arrangement in a clear, round vase sits on top of a table.

07/18/2024

Under the vast blue sky, let this bouquet remind you that no matter where you are planted, you have the power to bloom beautifully.

Description: An arrangement with white, pink, peach, and yellow flowers against a blue sky with light white clouds.

07/17/2024

a fan favorite

description: Centerpiece arrangement with pink, yellow, peach, and orange colored flowers. The design sits in a white vessel that sits on a skinny wicker table next to a mustard-yellow chair.

07/12/2024

Simple beauty added from the garden.

ID: A boutonniere with purple, orange, and yellow flowers and greens.

07/10/2024

"Being subtle is overrated." – King Protea

ID: A close up of a white King Protea flower in an arrangement. It is the largest flower in the design.

07/09/2024

The smoketree is an intricately branched plant that changes from a gray-silver (smoky) color to a purple-filled plume in early summer. Two of ours are in bloom right now. The smoketree branches are sharp to touch so it does not work in personal flowers, but is beautiful added to arrangements and installations. For anyone thinking of a June or July wedding next year, this is a unique plant to include!

ID: A cut out photo of a cluster of smoketree branches with small purple flowers. Main text on the graphic reads: Our garden plants. Smoketree. Dalea spinosa or psorothamnus spinosus. This shrub and tree loves sandy soils and produces a legume fruit after its showy display of purple blooms in early summer. It attracts large numbers of native bees. Native plant to Southern California, Arizona, and Northern Mexico. Blooms June-July. Color palette grey, silver, purple, blue, gold, pale green. Design features intricate branches, deep purple and blue flowers Second photo is another photo of smoketree branches with small purple flowers.

07/03/2024

When the Native American Land Conservancy reached out to us asking if we could provide beautiful table arrangements for their new learning center's grand opening celebration, it was an immediate YES! Many of the designs' plants came from our own garden, including desert willow flowers, four wing saltbush, creosote, Cleveland sage, jojoba, chuparosa, and palo verde flowers. The rest were grown in California or a West Coast state.

The Native American Land Conservancy is dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and protecting off-reservation sacred lands. Hunat Paac Pihaaka' (Bear’s Water) is a private preserve in Morongo Valley and an exploration hub with guided adventures sharing indigenous narratives and sustainable practices. [Info gathered from nativeamericanland.org]

📷 by the Native American Land Conservancy team and posted with permission

Description: Photo of native floral arrangement on a tabletop with a purple tablecloth. Another arrangement can be seen in the background. Photo of a native floral arrangement on a tabletop. The background with lush green plants blends with the arrangement.

06/30/2024

Petals + Palettes ☀️ A past brunch affair was a garden-inspired delight and had guests sipping and savoring in spring color splendor. Picture-perfect tables were adorned with fresh, luxe centerpieces in soft pastels, echoing the gentle hues of the season.

description: Flower shaped graphics in the colors of peach, pink, yellow, white, and light green.

06/28/2024

Happy Anniversary Month to us! One year ago, I took an idea, a passion, and a mission and made Posy Laboratory an official business. You all bring me joy and I have loved meeting each and every one of you!

Special thanks to Coachella Valley Women's Business Center and their It's Your Time program. They provided me with the support, guidance, and encouragement to make Posy Laboratory a reality.

🌸 The mission of Posy Laboratory is to create joy and inspiration while respecting the desert flora and fauna. Sustainability drives the product and we will always be learning and questioning if there is a better way to produce. 🌸

Description: A woman holds a centerpiece arrangements with white, pink, peach, and yellow flowers while standing by a vehicle with an open trunk.

06/21/2024

Are you frond of this? Palmetto palm, hot pink roses, and floating petals make up this ikebana arrangement.

Should we make a thing?

description: An ikebana style arrangement made of a large palmetto palm frond, two pink roses, pompon buttons, and floating pink rose petals in a green rectangular vessel.

06/06/2024

An on-brand arrangement for a beautiful book party! Pick up your copy of Soul Dive: My Journey into the Deep by the amazing Alex Sabbag on Amazon: https://a.co/d/b5nlF8n

Description: A bright pink, green, white, cream, and light pink arrangement in a white vase. The design consists of palm leaves, roses, sweet peas, astilbe, riceflower, wax flower, and a large king protea.

06/05/2024

This wedding was all about desert joy and we helped with that by using bright colors. Can you spot one of the special desert garden additions to this bridal bouquet?

Description: A person holds out a wedding bouquet of bright flowers against a plain white wall.

05/23/2024

I enjoyed working with you too! 💚

ID: A graphic of a customer's review. There is an illustrated flower on a green background. The graphic reads: love note. "We very much enjoyed working with Lisa and Posy Laboratory. She was incredibly helpful-not only working us in amongst other commitments, but also within our budget to deliver stunning arrangements for our event. - Megan"

05/21/2024

Blooms in anticipation.

vendor 🩷
photography: Bridge Films
venue: The Overlook by Fieldtrip
floral design: Posy Laboratory

Description: a bridal bouquet rests on the floor in a vase waiting for the ceremony to begin

05/19/2024

Petals + Palettes ☀️ An early spring wedding celebration of vibrant personalities and boundless love had four main colors setting the stage. The couple invited complementary hues to join in – each as fun and glamorous as their spirit!

description: 2 slides with flower shaped graphics in the colors of sage, burnt orange, white, light blue, berry colors, bright pink, shades of green, mustard yellow, orange-red, peach, coral, deep blue, purple-blue, and periwinkle.

05/18/2024

Have you discovered the magic of aura photography yet? Thanks to SoulGlow Aura in Palm Springs, I got a stunning glimpse of my energetic colors the day this portrait was taken. It’s beyond fascinating!

Just like in your aura, colors hold special meanings in our floral arrangements too. Imagine the vibrant yellows symbolizing joy and optimism, or the rich oranges that promote fun-loving and creativity—every shade we use has a story, just like the colors in your aura.

Have you ever had your aura portrait taken?

description: A printed photograph of a woman with yellow and orange-red colors around her. A hand is holding the photo against the background with a flowering cactus.

05/15/2024

Designing for these stunning souls from Memphis amidst the breathtaking desert backdrop was a dream come true! Being immersed in beauty from every corner of the world fuels my passion.

vendor 🩷
photography: Bridge Films
venue: The Overlook by Fieldtrip
floral design: Posy Laboratory
catering: Chef V privatechefv.com

Description: Two brides stand together in front of a pool and desert landscape. One bride is holding a bouquet. To the side of them are two symmetrical groupings of flowers and greens. Votive candles are placed amongst the eucalyptus that spread outward from the arbor on the ground.

05/10/2024

Give mom (or anyone) a gift card for future flowers. Available on our site under deliveries / order flowers.

description: A graphic with flowers and related elements that reads Gift Card, plus the Posy Laboratory logo.

05/10/2024

We're breaking the rules and painting our own path with this colorful and funky mini elopement bouquet.

Description: A person holds out a small wedding bouquet of bright flowers and greens against a plain white wall.

05/01/2024

Maybe infographics aren't the sexiest thing to post, but this one explains something very important to us. When I explain the order in which we select flowers, this is what I picture in my head, usually accompanied with my hand gesturing in circles. We try to source local flowers first, then move out from there. My clients are excited about this business value so I do my very best to commit to that.

description: An infographic showing a small circle with the Posy Laboratory logo representing the most local source, our garden. From there, the circles get larger and more faded as the sourcing order goes to regional to state to west coast and beyond. The labels are in this order from top priority to low priority: our garden, hi desert and low desert, southern california, rest of california and west coast, rest of USA, and rest of world.

04/30/2024

The passion of pink, the warmth of peach, and the optimism of yellow make this a sweet arrangement.

Still smiling over these centerpieces designed for Susan Hyatt's brunch event last month!

description: A person holding up a centerpiece arrangement with white, pink, peach, and yellow flowers.

04/25/2024

Petals + Palettes ☀️ Two days, two tales of color for one of our past wedding couple's two-day event. The ceremony bloomed in soft desert-inspired colors, and the reception ushered in a whole new vibrant celebration. Two days, two palettes, one unforgettable love story.

description: 2 slides with flower shaped graphics in the colors of sage, terra cotta, white, sand, pale pink, deep purple, poppy, hot pink, bright yellow, and orange.

04/23/2024

We were honored to provide an artistic arrangement for a solar eclipse sound bath at Divine Sound. To celebrate Spring, growth, the power of flowers, and renewal (along with three guests' birthdays!), I designed an ikebana-inspired two part arrangement. The larger arrangement had a bright gradient of flowers bursting from the "earth" on a bed of creosote. Using a flower that's not normally the center of attention, light purple statice represented the odd, crater texture of the moon. The tall candlestick used a vintage floral ring and a taper candle (LED of course) to represent the sun with butterfly ranunculus and flowering feathery cassia from our garden radiating outwards.

description: Two artistic floral arrangements sit on a dark granite surface. A large display of crystal bowls of varying colors is in the background.

04/22/2024

Happy Earth Day! We're sharing some Earth-friendly flower tips, since sustainability and environmental consciousness is kind of our thing.

id: carousel of graphic images with the following information:
[1] eco-friendly flower tips
[2] potted plants. As an eco-friendly alternative to traditional floral arrangements, think of using potted succulents. They last longer, are easy to repot, and are pretty drought tolerant – although not critter-proof!
[3] ask your florist. When selecting a florist, ask about their sustainability practices. Look for florists who prioritize eco-friendly sourcing methods, such as foam-free arrangements and supporting sustainable farming practices that include local flower farms.
[4] offset carbon emissions. Consider offsetting the carbon emissions associated with your floral purchase by donating to carbon offset projects or investing in eco-friendly initiatives. This helps mitigate the environmental impact. We contribute 1% of our sales of local delivery or subscriptions to carbon removal.
[5] reuse your arrangements. If you are hosting an event or planning a wedding, reduce waste by repurposing event flowers throughout the day. Transition ceremony flowers to reception decor. Let local guests take arrangements home. Move floral installations to different spaces as your event shifts throughout the day. We offer repurposing services for your event so you don’t have to worry about it.

04/18/2024

Dressing up sitting spaces.

📸: Gypsee Photo and Film

vendor 💛
photography: Gypsee Photo and Film
planning: Carrie at Wedy
venue: Nowhere California
floral design: Posy Laboratory
welcome dinner: Citlali Tamales
catering: Quarantine pizza co.
bar services: Mint Bartending
rentals: Signature Party Rentals

04/16/2024

A little unkempt, wild, and desert-y but also keeping it classy for Emily + Evan.

Description: A person holding a flower bouquet in shades of white, light pink, lavender, and orange with sage green accents.

04/06/2024

It's California Poppy Day! The photos used in this post are from a few years ago of our California Poppies growing in our garden. We tried to transplant them, but they didn't survive. Last month, we spread some poppy seeds in two different sections of our garden to try to get 1-2 poppy patches growing again. So far, nothing that looks like poppy leaves have sprouted. If this attempt proves to be unsuccessful, I will try this fall when I was supposed to sow the seeds!

ID: A cut out photo of a California Poppy flower head. The cut out is on a pale yellow background. Main text on the graphic reads: Our garden plants. Eschscholzia californica. The official state flower of California, it can be both annual or perennial. If happy, they will reseed themselves. They are adaptive to drought. Native Plant to California & found Western United States, Great Basin, & partial Sonoran Desert. Blooms Spring-Summer, sometimes Fall & Winter. Color Palette Orange, yellow. Design Features One flower per stem

04/05/2024

Happy National Dandelion Day! Dandelions can have a bad reputation as being a nuisance to lawn perfectionists. But they don't deserve that bad rap. They are celebrated in the desert! They are one of the first flowers to pop up in the Spring. They're adapted to thrive in our harsh desert climate and are an essential part of the ecosystem. Dandelions provide nectar to pollinators and don't displace native plants. They also hold up well in arrangements!

What are your thoughts on dandelions?

ID: 1) Yellow desert dandelion flowers in a desert setting. 2) A close up of a part of a floral arrangement showing a desert dandelion, desert marigold, white sage branch, and bladderpod.

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Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day 😊 Describe: clips of Mojave Aster flower, a bird nest in cholla, cholla fruit, gall on creosote, and a praying mantis on a hand. #RandomActsOfKindessDay #JoshuaTreeGarden #JoshuaTreeFlorist #JoshuaTreeFloralDesign #DesertGarden #NativePlantGarden

Behind the scenes making of a winter tablescape. description: Timelapse of creating a long floral table centerpiece out of gypsophila. #JoshuaTreeFlorist #JoshuaTreeWedding #FloralDesigner #SustainableFlorist #WeddingFlorist

Behind the scenes of a wedding centerpiece setup. We did 20 minimalist ikebana-style floral centerpieces in low vases, plus one super special Sweetheart Table ikebana arrangement. Each arrangement focused on one of 5 main colors and a rainbow soon formed as the decor was placed. Sustainable, reusable flower frogs from woman-owned Floral Genius, the only US manufacturer of metal flower frogs. Video description: A video of finished wedding centerpieces in Ikibana style in a ballroom. #DesertDreams #SustainableWeddings #EcoFriendlyFlorist #LoveAndNature #GreenBridalDreams #JoshuaTreeFlorist #PalmSpringsFlorist #JoshuaTreeWedding #PalmSpringsWedding

Behind the scenes: Wedding mandap floral setup! Such a gorgeous desert location. We were honored to be a part of this beautiful wedding. Video description: A video of finished wedding floral arrangements mounted on Indian mandap at outdoor wedding in Joshua Tree, CA. #DesertDreams #SustainableWeddings #EcoFriendlyFlorist #LoveAndNature #GreenBridalDreams #JoshuaTreeFlorist #PalmSpringsFlorist #JoshuaTreeWedding #PalmSpringsWedding #DesertWeddingVibes #DesertWeddingInspo #DreamyWedding #FoamFree #DesertWedding #WeddingDetails #WeddingInspiration

Behind the scenes: A pretty field of ikebana centerpiece arrangements. Video description: A video of finished wedding centerpieces in ikebana style in a banquet hall. #DesertDreams #SustainableWeddings #EcoFriendlyFlorist #LoveAndNature #GreenBridalDreams #JoshuaTreeFlorist #PalmSpringsFlorist #JoshuaTreeWedding #PalmSpringsWedding

Behind the scenes: Wedding flower prep. Don’t you just love these colors! Video description: A video of floral selections for a wedding. #DesertDreams #SustainableWeddings #EcoFriendlyFlorist #LoveAndNature #GreenBridalDreams #JoshuaTreeFlorist #PalmSpringsFlorist #JoshuaTreeWedding #PalmSpringsWedding