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:

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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!