And the Bride Carried... a Salad

Ok, that sounds silly.  However, for a recent bridal show, bloom boxx decided to take our love of all things green in an interesting, beautiful "earthy" direction.  Seen here, our bride's bouquet is made up of beautiful green vibernum, hypericum berries, moss and ivy.  In addition to these floral items, this bouquet also contains fresh kale and rosemary!  Keeping in mind that this IS in fact a bridal bouquet, and not salad fixings, we added a touch of glam by wrapping the stems in a beautiful green/brown fabric topped off with a leaf-shaped brooch featuring crystals in shades of green.  The matching ring-style centerpiece uses the same flowers and "ingredients", yet replaces the kale with fresh basil and thyme.  Have fun with flowers!  Mixing other elements with florals is not only a way to do something a little different, it's cost-effective and in this case brings adds a lovely herbal fragrance.

Making a Statement with Flowers

bloom boxx had the privilege of making a floral display recently for the Parlor Gallery in Asbury Park NJ.  Currently the gallery is featuring "Dark & Lovely".  Our color palette was inspired by the "Adam Wallacavage" Curio Wallcovering featured on the home page of Parlor Gallery's web site.  The flowers used here are black calla lilies, blood red spray roses, deep aubergine carnations, and pale blue/green hydrangeas.  To coincide with the show title, we not only used dark flowers, but we also invoked a macabre tone by incorporated dark feathers and wired twigs creeping all over the hydrangeas.    Flowers are indeed lovely, and they can also be fun and interesting. Never be afraid to incorporate non-floral materials into arrangements.

If you get the chance, you have a couple of days left to see "Dark & Lovely" at Parlor Gallery.  You can also see these works on their web site.  This Saturday, April 24th, Parlor opens their next installation, "Fancy".

http://www.parlor-gallery.com/

http://www.parlor-gallery.com/?page_id=1053

Branch Season

Springtime means flowering branches are in season.  Forsythia and cherry blossoms are blooming everywhere you look.  Pussywillow has sprouted.  Showy and dramatic, branches are gorgeous arranged by themselves, or mixed with fresh cut flowers to add height and visual interest.  An arrangement of blooming branches is a great way to show off a unique or oversized vase.  And, of course, cutting from your own yard is economical.  You can "force" branches by cutting them from the bush, so long as it's above freezing outside.  For more information on "forcing" branches, please follow this link:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2086754_force-branches-bloom.html

Enjoy the spring weather, and bring some spring inside by displaying beautiful blooming branches.

The Scents of Springtime

Easter Sunday is one of many signs that spring, at long last, is finally here.   And, this means that beautiful spring blooms are in season!  Not only gorgeous to the eye, many spring flowers are also a treat for the nose and make a fresh, fragrant bride's bouquet.  The pale pink peonies and beautiful hyacinths seen in this bouquet, which really pop thanks to beautiful hot pink anemones, add a delicious natural fragrance.  Ahhh, spring.