Atelier Ashley Flowers

13/09/2024

Flowers got me talking nonsense!

04/09/2024

Dynamic

I have been called by many names, but Dynamic Woman is among my favorites.

Thank you , you’re the most fun and luxe in town!

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09/05/2023

The sweet spot.

Getting to do what I love (floral design) and being a part of a global movement for female empowerment.

Last week I had the privilege of designing for the Global Festival.

Thank you so much for connecting me with this important organization.

I can only imagine what an inspiring day it must have been to be in the company of so many strong and powerful woman.

If you don’t already follow please go ahead and do so now.

“Serving as a “venture catalyst,” Vital Voices identifies leaders with a daring vision for change and partners with them to make that vision a reality. It provides connections, increased capacity, a peer network, financial support, skills training, and increased visibility for their work, which ranges from gender-based violence and climate justice to economic inequities and political disempowerment, and more. “ -Vital Voices

The above photos are a repost from and .

This is what it looks like to be a DC Florist!

06/05/2023

When did the weekend become all about work?!

I guess that’s !

06/05/2023

I currently have 93,340 photos on my phone.

My favorite tool is the search feature where I can put in a subject and the year and my results get narrowed in less than a second.

It is so fun to take small snapshots of what I was interested in and designing at different times.

The amazing thing about the flowers themselves is that they are timeless.

Enjoy a few from a season past.

06/05/2023

Preview Night for the Smithsonian Craft Show was a success!

Thank you to everyone who came out (or quietly supported) the show and the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.

Proceeds from preview night go directly to funding various grants throughout the institutions.

This year the show was “Celebrating the American Spirit” and partnered with the National Museum of American Indian with Honorary Chair, Cynthia Chavez Lamar, the new director of .

There were so many fabulous objects from Jewelry, to ceramics, to cashmere, to paintings and more!

While I was looking for a piece of jewelry I ended up with a fabulous hat that I may have an opportunity to wear as soon as this weekend!

If you missed tonight, don’t worry it is open to the public until Sunday May 7th.

Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this year’s host committee and introducing me to all of your friends!

06/05/2023

Such pretty flowers this week! We are ready for the weekend!

Next week it is all about Mother’s Day prep!

16/04/2023

Congratulations National Museum of Women in the Arts on the celebration of your Spring 2023 Gala!

A warm and festive evening full of DC’s glitterati and philanthropist.

It is rare that I have an opportunity to be a guest and I am extremely grateful to my friend and mentor Anne Edwards and her family for inviting me along.

Everyone raved about the cusine and menu cards provided by Susan Gage! So clever, my favorite was the antipasto.

The energy brought to the evening by honoree Cecilia Alemani was infectious.

is the first Italian woman to serve as artistic director of La Biennale di Venezia (Milk of Dreams, 2022) and is chief curator of High Line Art in NY.

In keeping with a vision for sustainability Design Foundry created wonderful cloche centerpieces filled with faux blooms.

Tony Powell was looking dapper and energetic as he and his team seamlessly captured all the key moments and power players.

Brooke and the Linder Global team
Demonstrated their skills with a flawless run of show and guest list check in.

I was honored to provide petite and flirty cocktail bouquets in shades of purple and ivory.

A highlight of my evening was seeing Winton Holladay up on stage, earrings sparkling looking exactly the same as she did 25 years ago when she was a parent at . Major assembly flashback moment!

It is so funny the unexpected full circle moments life brings.

Congratulations Maria Vizcaino and the entire NMWA on a successful event! While I am sure Hirshorn misses you, I am thrilled to see you as part of this very important museum.

PS. It was such an added bonus to open the program and see .usa listed in bold, grazie!

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24/12/2022

We are on Holiday!

So excited for 2023, entering the new year with an amazing team and refined vision.

Doing all the holiday festivities!

05/12/2022

In the midst of holiday orders, these party flowers for were a pure delight to design!

Happy Monday everyone!

03/12/2022

Just a few of 2022 holiday wreaths!

01/12/2022

The greatest compliment comes when I am asked to design for a fellow artist.

This week was Alexandra Squire] s birthday and her loving family commissioned a bouquet.

Drawing from Alexandra’s use of subtle shades and tones within her artwork, I came up with this bouquet.

If you are not yet familiar with Alexandra Squire] go give her a follow!

29/11/2022

December flowers are on the horizon.

If you have a birthday or anniversary in December, now is the time to fill out an order and reserve your spot!

December is already sprinkled with parties and events, so a little advanced planning will go a long way!



Ps, thank you again for letting me use your antlers!

28/11/2022

This was the house that ended my stint in holiday decorating.

Now I designed for the previous owners, who have since moved out of the area, not the current (very public) owner, Dan Snyder so I think it’s time I can tell the story!

It goes that one Christmas I picked out a 12 ft tree from a garden center. I also bought a stand from the company that the said was perfect for the tree.

The company came, installed the tree in their stand and left.

My team and I spent hours lighting and decorating the tree.

It was absolutely beautiful!

On a cloud, having completed the job of 4 mantles, outdoor garland, outdoor wreaths, 12 ft tree, and complimenting interior decor, everything was looking so festive!

About to step in a hot shower after a day of back breaking work, my phone rang…

It was the client…

The weight of the fully decorated tree had been too much for the stand provided by the garden company, and had actually crumpled in on itself sending the tree scratching down the wall and special security windows until it ultimately crashed to the floor.

While the client was beyond gracious and understanding, the reality of the damage that could have been caused by this tree falling really hit me hard.

So this was the last year Our company offered holiday installations!

Sorry no pictures to share from the decorating! While I was never was asked to sign an NDA the clients were very security minded, and never wanting the temptation of sharing I took no photos!

Still I feel like by sharing a picture of this house, you can just imagine how big that tree was, and what a crash it must have made hitting the ground!

Hopefully that is also a very good explanation for why we no longer offer interior Holiday decorating!

Cheers to everyone taking that on this year, and please please if you are a florist, make sure you have insurance!

26/11/2022

Is matching your wreath to your purse a thing?

Probably should be!

26/11/2022

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

26/11/2022

24/11/2022

Rest In Peace Grandpa Ralph.

23/11/2022

So many good Thanksgiving designs this year! And one from a gala last week that I just love the colors on.

This was the second year that we offered just 3 color ways to choose from and they are starting to feel like signature combinations.

This year we took just the correct number of orders, and had just the correct number of flowers.

This is only the 3rd Thanksgiving holiday for our shop and every year things run a little more efficiently.

Thanks to Jill, Kristin, Elizabeth, Melissa, Tracy, Summer, Jade, Meg, and Dillion it has been the best year yet!

22/11/2022

A little reminder that flowers are thirsty! For anyone who received flowers yesterday or is getting them today, please add water!

Flowers will die much faster if they run out of water.

15/11/2022

"There are always flowers for those who want to see them" - Henri Matisse

15/11/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!

13/11/2022

Thanksgiving flowers!

Yes, we are already quite happily booked for the big day.

Yes, we are currently reviewing additional email requests, and will make accommodations for any that we have time to a) design and b) can be easily routed with are already confirmed deliveries.

I (Ashley) do not actually personally route anything anymore, so please do not DM with inquiries (I am likely to say NO just because I don’t know where we are headed on which days.)

Best email to ask if we can squeeze something in is [email protected]

Email is where you are most likely (though never promised) to get a “yes.” Please no texts for this holiday.

I am not planning to over order nor design last minute arrangements, but if it turns out I have extra flowers, I will post to IG.

Now that all the business is taken care of, enjoy these photos from Thanksgivings past!

2 weeks away!

11/11/2022

From the studio!

Sometimes a party is just too good not to share, even if the photos are just from the studio!

For this one I abandoned using roses (for most of them) to lend to the more natural and rustic ambiance of the venue.

08/11/2022

It’s another Election Day, and while I am not particularly jazzed, I do plan to do my part and go vote.

I will be voting blue, not because I really love who is on the ballot, or because I particularly dislike any of the red candidates, but because this was the year we saw Roe v. Wade overturned, and because it has been made clear that a national abortion ban is on the agenda.

By now we have read the stories about young girls and women facing life and death situations, and doctors facing criminal charges because they are not allowed by law to preform medical procedures.

We have also read the stories of gratitude for the women who due to pregnancy complications had to have these medical procedures (abortions) performed. They were grateful not for the procedure, but that they happened to live in a state where they still had access to the medical attention they needed.

I have never met someone who wanted an abortion, I am lucky enough to have never been faced with that decision, but now that I am in my 40’s, I wonder if I did get pregnant, and if something was wrong with the baby, what would I do?

I don’t know the answer to that, I hope to never be faced with such a circumstance. But I tell you, it is something I think about, and if I ever did have to make that decision I would want to be able to consider all options.

I don’t believe that my way of thinking is the only way or “right” way to think, or that people who believe different from me are “wrong or bad.”

True story, some of my best friends and people I like the most in this world are indeed very Republican.

What I do believe is that people be allowed to make their own decisions, that people have access to medical procedures if they need them.

In my view what is wrong is when a majority believes in 1 religion, and certain factions of that religion believe that abortion is against God, so a law should be created to uphold religious beliefs.

Is that not the antithesis of our idealized founding principles?

In conclusion, believe whatever you want to believe, please just don’t take away someone else’s rights to their beliefs and freedoms.

03/11/2022

Fall Flowers hurry before it’s already Winter!

31/10/2022

Happy Halloween!

31/10/2022

The last two weeks were a marathon, and there is nothing like a race well won!

Here are a few of last week’s pretty flowers.

Wish I could show some of the other shots!

25/10/2022

Happy Birthday to the one and only !

You are the best person I know, every day I am in awe of you and can’t believe I am lucky enough to get to work and be friends with you!

Thank you for making my life better.

Cheers to another year round the sun!

24/10/2022

Happy Diwali!

A Festival of Lights, celebrating the triumph of good over evil, and the human ability to overcome.

At this particular moment things might be feeling pretty dark and scary, especially for my Jewish friends.

The rise in antisemitism is ominous and foreboding.

While on one level Kanye’s remarks are geared towards his own particular set of goals and manipulation, the effect his words have combined with the reach of his platform, and reinforcement of stereotypes, is extremely dangerous, indefensible and have real life consequences.

It is unlikely that we can ever really eliminate the prejudice that lies deep and ingrained from birth, but we can make it unacceptable to bring these hateful views to public forums.

There is a difference between freedom of speech and hate speech.

Thoughts become words. Words become actions.

It is unacceptable to allow someone’s “freedom of speech” to endanger someone’s actual freedom of life. This is what is happening.

At this point, I think you know I stand with all those being unfairly oppressed: the women of Iran, people of Afghanistan, American POC, women in America, Jews, and way too many more.

So, on this Diwali let’s try to have faith and remember that good can overcome evil, we just have to do our part.