Thursday Flower Tip

#6: Many Flowers are Edible!

Since Roman times, flowers have been used in cooking. Oriental, Mid-eastern and Indian cultures still use many flowers in their cooking. And, in America, the trend is coming back in fashion! Edible flowers were especially popular in the Victorian era during Queen Victoria's reign.

Some common edible flowers are Lavender, Thyme, Pansies, Day Lilies, Marigolds, Squash blossoms, Roses, Daisies - all sorts of flowers are edible! If you're interested in a complete list, more information on edible flowers, and recipes, check out this site.

New Web Site Up

SAS Floral's newest Web site is finally up and running. We ran into a lot of technical problems along the way, but it is now up and functioning well!

As another announcement, SAS Floral is now available to travel to the Arizona Phoenix/Mesa Area and the greater Los Angeles area (most anywhere in Southern California south of Santa Barbara). Please send us an e-mail if you are interested!

Happy wedding planning!

Thursday Flower Tip

#5: Some will stain your clothes

Any exterior pollinating plants will cause the problem. Lilies are notorious offenders. Save your guests and your dress the trouble and de-pollinate these babies first. It's really simple - just pull off the pollen. But, use a napkin or gloves, or else everything you touch will stain a yellow-orange.

image found here.

Leah: August 1, 2009

Leah LOVES orchids, so she wanted lots in her bridal bouquet. Her bouquet was a classic teardrop shape and totally reminded me of Hawaii. Thanks Leah for letting me a part of your special day! Photos courtesy of R+C Photography.

Not-So-Mellow Yellow

Here are some more of this bouquet:

Attention All Brides

SAS Floral is offering an early Fall booking promo. If you book your date with us before October 1, 2009, we will give you 10 percent off your entire order. E-mail us at sasfloral@gmail.com!

Thursday Flower Tip

Today's flower tip is a double-whammy, since there wasn't one last week. Enjoy!

#3: Some Flowers Keep the Bugs Away

Marigolds are most popular for this treat! Plant them around your tomato plants in the summer and they'll keep the aphids away. Garlic, Sage, Thyme and Rosemary are also known to keep the bugs away - although these are rarely, if ever, used in floral arrangements.

#4: Some "flowers" are not flowers at all

A lot of floral arrangements, especially in recent years, incorporate non-floral elements for a touch of elegance, a garden feel, or to save money. Check out this ribbon bouquet, featured by Martha Stewart,

or this bouquet that incorporates cabbage and artichokes featured by The Knot,

or this bouquet (also from Martha) which incorporates fruits and flowers (I did this at my own wedding).

People also often incorporate brooches,

(this photo here on The Knot) either on their bouquet wrap, or in their flowers.

Fake leaves, feathers, and all sorts of glitz are added to arrangements to make them POP. Whatever your theme, make sure your flowers are a representation of YOU!

now I understand

why people would want a 24" computer monitor. They want to be able to see this,

instead of just seeing this!

(in case you can't tell, I can barely see half of the page design...)

Oh, and if you're wondering, these are a few pages from my upcoming redesign of the floral Web site, automated in Flash! Hopefully it will be up and running beginning of next week.

More May Photos

Here are some more photos from this wedding. Enjoy!