Carlisle
Lily. What is a word that describes a fully opened lily? What would you liken it to? A five pointed star opening up your heart in yoga would be my first reaction but that is not one word. Would you use an emotion, like joy? Would you say it’s male or female, or have traits […]
When thinking of a floral gift for a dear one, don’t forget the Christmas Cactus. It comes in red and white and with proper care will prosper in your sunny window throughout the year when blooms will appear the next year. Christmas Cactus
What is a trip without going to a bookstore. In Portland this summer we found Judith Blacklock’s book, “Flower Arranging” part of the Teach Yourself series. In Chapter Six of this creative step by step book, she breaks down contemporary design into six categories: Massing or Blocking, Grouping, Bunching, Bundling, Groundwork/Patchwork/Tuft Work/Carpeting/Paving and Layering or […]
When placing the order for this arrangement we had a “senior moment” as they say and asked for “You know, the leaves…” and our salesman said, “Copper Beech Leaves” and we said, “Oh, yes.” With some anxiety we picked up our order the following week to see if Copper Beech Leaves were really what we […]
Black Friday, no day to savor last night’s Thanksgiving feast. The papers were heavier with ads than they were with content and here we are putting forth our own Christmas decorations. It’s a funny thing about using lilies. I’ve kept these in the sunlight and close to a heat source. It’s Friday and such an […]
