We are working on samples for Sara's wedding in late June.  This is the first idea we came up with - white and blue hydrangeas, Finesse ...

This past weekend I was honored to be asked to be part of a stage presentation at the AIFD Southern chapter conference in Charlottesville.  ...

I am in love with these pieces - for me they are a great leap into a new form of flower arranging and so true to everything creative that I ...

Yesterday was the annual open house at my wholesaler - Potomac Floral.  I entered the competition and was determined to display a simple pie...

Claire's husband called with an order for flowers for her - something cheerful and spring like.  I found the most wonderful coral pink p...

I make a weekly arrangement for Holton and have a lot of fun trying new things.  Occasionally I like simple single flower arrangements - thi...

Today I drove all over the metro area making deliveries.  When I passed this bottle tree in Takoma Park I did a double take and had to take...

Today we made and delivered 16 of these little orchid arrangements as thank yous to all the ladies who helped with the Holton auction.  91 m...

This little arrangement is a variation of the orchid piece I made last week - it is a slightly smaller scale with fuschia dendrobiums,  one ...

Last night here was a reception over at Landon.  It was a cold night and they were expecting a huge crowd so they opened up the house as w...

I made this arrangement today for a friend.  I love the idea of the large group of upright horsetail as a background to the more fragile pi...

Pictures of some of the pieces we delivered today - we were all over the metro area but luckily it is a beautiful day today - 65 degrees - s...

Today I went over to the wholesaler to get flowers for several Valentine jobs.  Boxes of sweet peas from Japan had just come in - one color ...

Things are getting busy here.....today I delivered a thank you gift, 8 centerpieces, an orchid plant, and a bouquet.  I love the combination...

Valentine's Day at Restaurant Nora.  Every year we try to tweak the display a little and do something different within the budget etc.  ...

While poking around on the internet today I found the web site of the photographer of the wedding of Rheagan and Jordy last April.  The pict...

So last week I made a cute arrangement in little red wagon that was a wintry collection of pine cones and twigs - apparently the client did ...

I have been doing alot of weaving with different materials lately - and I made these leaves last week. They are woven from varigated lily g...

I am a fan of simple boutonierres.  I find that for the most part, our grooms and other members of the wedding parties want a clean looking ...

Another mantle I decorated for Christmas.  I used silk and dried flowers and loved the combination of textures and colors.  Mantles are one ...

Today I have been working on a sample for a dinner next week.  The host is providing little red wagons - about 10 inches long - and they wan...

I am playing around with grasses in a linear manner to add volume to an arrangement and this piece (without flowers) is something I came up ...

Today we delivered 4 little boxwood topiaries to Restaurant Nora for her upstairs Gallery dining room.  We used red twig dogwood stems and r...

I have a BFA in textile design from the School for American Craftsmen in Rochester, NY.  We had too much fun during that time (my husband wa...

My friend Ruth is a professor of design at UMD.  Next week she is going to speak to my floral design group, IFDA,  about a personal approach...