San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers...

THE SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERSThe following images are my own photographs as I wandered throughout the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park...

Water Lilies

Pitcher Plants

Can you imagine?

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WELL,HERE IT IS.

WHY I LOVE LIVING IN VANCOUVER...

I am so lucky to have access to locally grown Orchids like this beautiful chartreuse with crimson throat Cymbidium variety grown in Chilliwack, B.C. I also have year round access to magnificent imported South American Roses available in hundreds of colours and varieties. In the photo above are Cherry Brandy (orange), Latina (yellow) and CherryO (Watermelon) Roses.

All of our imported Roses come from farms who meet or exceed safe environmental & fair employment standards.
AND I get to mix them with Locally Grown Tulips in citrus tones like the bright orange variety "Orange Juice" and the magnificent double watermelon variety "Erne Lindgren" pictured above.
Locally Grown Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, & double white "Monte Carlo" Tulips, with South American "Anastasia" Roses, & California grown white Hydrangea
Okay... anyone who knows me knows I LOVE LOVE the brighter citrus & fruity tones. But sometimes the softer romantic tones are just so sweet & lovely & clean...

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My Favourite Arrangement today is...

A soft mix of Mauve Tulips & Hyacinth, Chartreuse Snowball Vibernum,Trachellium, White Roses & Lily of the Valley....

Scented and Soft and Romantic.

Local Lily of the Valley has arrived!!!

Today we had half a wagon full of my very favourite flower cruise through our local auction for the first time this year. I love Spring!An afternoon event at DKNY on South Granville....
Lots of sweet little bouquets to give away!
Hot pink Tulips & Anemones tied with hot pink ribbon bow & a single Mokara Orchid Blossom.
(In this photo there are 10 of these bouquets in each vase)
"Sweet Little Bouquets" $10.00 each

Happy New Year to all our Persian friends & clients!Nowruz (New Day) is the start of the traditional ancient Iranian New Years festival & is the first day of the Iranian New Year. One tradition is to decorate the home with heavily fragrant Hyacinth, known as Sonbol to Persians. These beautiful flowers herald the start of Spring...

Sweet....

Buttercup, Buttercup...Masses of all one type of flower have a very strong visual impact...

Here we have masses of locally grown "Verona" butter yellow double Tulips arranged in oval clear glass vases for special event centrepieces.
If you look really hard (or put your glasses on)
you will see Lola in her position of 'store greeter' in her basket at the end of the counter...
I love the Celery Green details of the stems & foliage.
The stems are so beautiful with the natural grey pebbles...
Juicy & green & smooth & clean. Show them off!
(Oh God, don't get me started on the death of the leaf wrap)
Sometimes a Tulip is just a Tulip...
(Or.... thousands of Tulips)
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Are you looking for true Garden Roses for your Bridal Bouquet?

Finally, here they are....David Austin Garden Roses...available in Pinks, Peaches and Ivory. (Available all year by special order.) The scent is just delicious...
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FROM THE GREENHOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE...

LOCALLY GROWN MINIATURE CYMBIDIUM ORCHIDS

Each stem is suspended from an individual line to produce the long, strong, and straight stems we all want... There are hundreds of thousands of these stems all connected to various suspension & watering systems throughout this greenhouse in Delta.

Hybrids & new colours take many years if not decades to produce on a commercial level & our local growers are constantly moving forward to develop various hybrids & colours that are in bloom throughout different seasons locally.

This miniature white variety named "Elfin" is a particular favourite of mine.

SHADES OF WHITE, BLACK, and GREY....A very cool mix of white Elfin Orchids & natural black river stones is ready to be delivered to a Point Grey home this afternoon.

H (More greenhouse photos coming.)

TODAY I LOVE... DOUBLE DAFFODILS

These are in my own living room and the dreamy sweet scent is wafting through my whole little bungalow...the natural perfume of Spring. I have paired mine with some broken mossy covered branches that Lola & I found walking in the neighbourhood...

$3.99 for a bunch of 10

(should be available for the next week or 2)

JUICY FLORAL COUTURE
We had a great set dec order yesterday for "V"....a TV series filmed locally in Vancouver.
We made about 10 "opulent" arrangements in varying styles... these three matching arrangements are lush & juicy mixes of fuchsia Phalaenopsis
Orchids, fuchsia & orange Mokara Orchids, red Rena Yip Orchids, chartreuse Cymbidium Orchids and lipstick red Gingers.
I LOVE LOVE ALL OF THIS

H.