Happy Hallowe'en!!!

Lola & me as Britney Spears during her questionable behaviour period....

We get over 200 kids trick or treating so we go all out!
(The pregnancy thing is very much a costume!)

Va va va Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Client Appreciation Evening...Held at Holt Renfrew Vancouver....

This event was designed & produced by Mcnabb, Roick Event Design

(London, New York, Toronto)

We filled the mirrored vessels with masses of Roses in a hot colour pallette

The Flowers are set....

The Very Best Of Autumn in Vancouver....

Rich & saturated shades of green, gold, orange & crimson...

The Very Best of Autumn

Gold Cymbidium Orchids with a crimson throat, Chartreuse Cymbidium Orchids with a golden throat, Jade Trachellium, Tangerine Pompom Dahlias, and Golden Bitterweeet Berries.

Also available are fabulous long stemmed (70cm) orange/red Rosehips, Lichen covered branches, Winterberry, and a variety of other seasonal flowers...

Fresh Centrepieces starting at:

small $55.00

medium: $85.00

large: $125.00

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Hilary Miles Flowers!

We will be closed on Sunday Ocober 13th & Monday October 14th
(so we can spend some time with our families)

Visit our website for hours & contact information
www.hilarymiles.com

World Rose festival 2009

One of the fun things I have been working on over the past few months is the World Rose Festival 2009 which will be held in Vancouver, at the new Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre June 19-21, 2009. As part of the organising committee, I have been working alongside my esteemed colleagues Maureen Sullivan & Donna Hutton. Originally we were asked to design the floral design section of the show, but the ideas we presented were so well received, we have been asked to work on the design of the entire space!

We will be choosing 10-15 floral designers to showcase their designs in the floral design section of the show. We are very discerning about who we will be selecting, so if you are a fabulous innovative designer please email me at info@hilarymiles.com (subject line: wrfdesign)

whether you own a shop, work at a shop, or are a freelancer, anything goes!

Check out the ultimate Rose experience at

http://www.worldrosefestival.com/

Beautiful Bittersweet

The first signs of Autumn... Bittersweet Branches with a moss cuff

Bittersweet is a beautiful berry that is available for only a few weeks (depending on the weather) in late September. The gold outer shells crack open to reveal a deep orange/red inner berry after a day or 2. All locally grown...

Bittersweet with Hydrangea, Roses, Trachellium, Winterberry, Cymbidium Orchids, and Lilies. (All grown in B.C.)

Bittersweet hugging the Hydrangea

Late Summer Wedding

The Beauty of a late Summer Wedding....

The Bridesmaids carried bouquets of hot summer colours.

For The Bride...Hot colours of late summer...

Hot tones of fuschia, coral, and chartreuse mixed with bright blues and purples, and a hint of pearl white to match her gown.

Hybrid Delphinium, Roses, Orchids, Dahlias, Lisianthus, and Stephanotis Blossoms.

Beautiful.

Late Summer Dahlias

What better way to arrive home after 9 days in New York City than to masses of hot pink, orange and red Dahlias all waiting to be arranged into fabulous party flowers for one of my favourite clients staff party...

All of our Dahlias are locally grown at Fraser Valley farms & bought fresh at our local flower auction each Tuesday & Thursday. They are not a long lived flower, with a vase life of 3-5 days, but they are so beautiful and available in so many saturated colours, that for $1.50 each they are well worth every penny. These should be available until late September, so if you are planning a party and want a big show for a great price keep Dahlias in mind!

Fantastic Colours

turn into Centrepieces for the outdoor tables...

Dinner Plate Dahlias....Only a very few stems of these are available from our local Auction, and colours are extremely limited. This yellow variety averages at $3.00 per stem and are about 10" in diameter. Last week there were about 50 stems total available for all of western Canada. If you are interested in these please call us in advance to place an order. (Unfortunately, no guarantees on availability)

A great gardening challenge too...