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Ellen Seagraves Chic Florals Beautiful floral design for the Washington, metro area. I am a native Washingtonian who began creating floral designs over 20 years ago.
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I have a degree in weaving and textile design and those techniques influence my floral work in many ways. I have studied with some of the great American and international floral designers and delight in all aspects of floral design from ikebana to European and American design. Local flowers are becoming a force in floral design and I embrace this movement as much as I delight in the variety of fl

owers that come to us from all over the world. I am both AIFD and EMC certified and a member of Chapel Designers and the Slow Flowers Movement. I am so lucky to be in this business!

A textural piece from from bits from the garden - bolting lettuce, hibiscus pods, poke week, milkweed pods, faded clemat...
24/07/2024

A textural piece from from bits from the garden - bolting lettuce, hibiscus pods, poke week, milkweed pods, faded clematis vines and fennel flowers.

More fence pictures
06/07/2024

More fence pictures

Check out this fence at Flourish Roots in Sperryville VA
06/07/2024

Check out this fence at Flourish Roots in Sperryville VA

A gift of cool on this very hot day.
20/06/2024

A gift of cool on this very hot day.

Last graduation of the year!
14/06/2024

Last graduation of the year!

Our milkweed has gone crazy this year - it’s over six feet tall and will take over the front yard if we are not careful....
09/06/2024

Our milkweed has gone crazy this year - it’s over six feet tall and will take over the front yard if we are not careful. The bees love it but let’s see if the monarchs show up.

Yesterday we celebrated getting thru a ton of work with a rose/blood orange soda mix.
08/06/2024

Yesterday we celebrated getting thru a ton of work with a rose/blood orange soda mix.

I made this mantle arrangement for Sidwell Friends School today and used lots of local flowers including nigella, calend...
07/06/2024

I made this mantle arrangement for Sidwell Friends School today and used lots of local flowers including nigella, calendula, and veronica from Flowers on Rose Hill.

Theo is graduating today and arrived wearing this incredible lei. The bouts and bouquets we made looked pretty darn pla...
07/06/2024

Theo is graduating today and arrived wearing this incredible lei. The bouts and bouquets we made looked pretty darn plain next to this!

We had such a great time at Amy Kurtenbach’s Pleasant Hills Farm yesterday for IFDA’s annual Local Flower event where vi...
19/05/2024

We had such a great time at Amy Kurtenbach’s Pleasant Hills Farm yesterday for IFDA’s annual Local Flower event where visit a farm and have a presentation and workshop. This year Annapolis wedding florist Rhonda Kaplan gave a program on compote design and everyone came up with a beautiful design.

Todays setup at Pleasant Hills
18/05/2024

Todays setup at Pleasant Hills

Beautiful peonies for our IFDA workshop at Pleasant Hills Farm today
18/05/2024

Beautiful peonies for our IFDA workshop at Pleasant Hills Farm today

Mothers Day 2024
10/05/2024

Mothers Day 2024

So more silk flowers for my client’s breezeway with little sun during the summer. I made an interesting mix of five fol...
27/04/2024

So more silk flowers for my client’s breezeway with little sun during the summer. I made an interesting mix of five foliages and added some poppies and spray roses for a little color. This is a new world to discover.

27/04/2024

One of my local florist friends, Ellen Seagraves Chic Florals has a client who wanted to transition from live plants to permanents for a series of hanging baskets. In my opinion, that’s a really smart move (not that I’m biased or anything 🤭)

Here’s one of the finished pieces using a mixture of plastic and silk from the shop. I gotta tell you all, watching Ellen pick out her supplies when she pops by the warehouse is a real treat. She knows exactly what she wants and does not second-guess herself. I could learn a lot from her, lol!!!

Easter flowers for my mother in law included her favorite narcissus poeticus and hellebores that she planted in the gard...
01/04/2024

Easter flowers for my mother in law included her favorite narcissus poeticus and hellebores that she planted in the garden.

Cathy and I went down to the Women’s National Democratic Club to give the members some tips on making bouquets. We had ...
23/03/2024

Cathy and I went down to the Women’s National Democratic Club to give the members some tips on making bouquets. We had a great time with this enthusiastic group.

Donald Yim speaking at a Teleflora event at Select Events tonight
20/03/2024

Donald Yim speaking at a Teleflora event at Select Events tonight

This years piece for Art In Bloom at Anderson House in DC. Mandalas are a symbol of wisdom and I included dried flower...
15/03/2024

This years piece for Art In Bloom at Anderson House in DC. Mandalas are a symbol of wisdom and I included dried flowers and cuneiform letters, paper flowers and computer parts to express the various ways libraries have disseminated information.

More silks! It’s becoming a thing!
09/03/2024

More silks! It’s becoming a thing!

09/03/2024
Finally some spring blossoms from the garden to use. Witch hazel and hellebores have blossomed this week.
18/02/2024

Finally some spring blossoms from the garden to use. Witch hazel and hellebores have blossomed this week.

A lush textural arrangement
30/01/2024

A lush textural arrangement

Coral reef roses are a favorite
27/01/2024

Coral reef roses are a favorite

It looks like we are skipping right over Valentine’s Day to get to Easter!
12/01/2024

It looks like we are skipping right over Valentine’s Day to get to Easter!

Happy holidays everyone
23/12/2023

Happy holidays everyone

Most years I make a wreath for my good friends Helen and Bill. This year I directed and Sarah Campbell Needham produced...
11/12/2023

Most years I make a wreath for my good friends Helen and Bill. This year I directed and Sarah Campbell Needham produced this beauty.

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I am a native Washingtonian who began creating floral designs about 20 years ago. I have a degree in weaving and textile design and those techniques often influence my floral work. I have studied with some of the great American and international floral designers and delight in all aspects of floral design from ikebana to European and American design. Local flowers are becoming a force in floral design and I embrace this movement as much as I delight in the variety of flowers that come to us from all over the world. I am both AIFD and EMC certified and a member of Chapel Designers. I am so lucky to be in this business!