Hello Spring!

I wish I knew what creative designer came up with this..sadly I do not know, but I loved it and wanted to share it with you! I constantly look at floral trash in this way..on walks I always am looking at leaves, stems, buds, flowers, and dreaming up unique ways to use plant material, this is a very fun and creative use of flower waste..  and besides who can’t use a little Happy Spring in their life right now? Enjoy

Insect Hotels

Insect Hotels…no you can’t stay here, they are happy little homes for bugs!

Nature.Beauty.Gratitude

Just Planet Earth

I really enjoy the musings of this unique &  off the beaten path blogger, while I realize it may not be for everyone, as a designer I tend to look at the world in an offbeat way.  I am always drawing floral design inspiration from unlikely sources, like some of the interesting things this blogger tends to write about.  Get yourself a cup of tea…curl up and start perusing the posts..it’s rather like taking a little mini vacation..

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/04/18/orchid-flowers-fool-flat-footed-flies-by-faking-fungus-infected-foliage

So interesting to have science document what I observe every day in the flower shop! As long as I have been designing flowers, it still gives me a sense of wonder!

Lady Slipper orchid faking a virus

The new wave in Floral Design~

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/05/26/its.genes.research.pinpoints.how.plants.know.when.flower

I found this so interesting! I’ve often wondered what triggers the onset of seasonal plant life. Interesting research at UW!

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