There are a few things in our garden that remain as we found them. Rhododendrons that put on their show in May, a snowball bush, some orange azaleas, and an old pink, climbing rose. The rose is in a difficult location. It gets dappled sun in the morning and afternoon and is always stretching to […]
It’s hot here in the Pacific NW as it is elsewhere in the US. It’s the time of summer, outdoor weddings when the risk of rain is low and nature is green and verdant. While we love outdoor weddings, they have a certain danger point for floral designers – the heat and lack of humidity […]
I volunteer for a wonderful organization, The Bloom Project, (thebloomproject.org) which repurposes flowers into bouquets for patients in hospice with the mission of demonstrating beauty, giving and joy during end of life care. The organization was founded in Bend, Oregon and has been operating in Portland for at least three years. Heidi Berkman, the organization’s […]
Rooms in Bloom 