I am a sporadic student of ikebana - it is all dependent on my flower orders.  I always learn so much when I go and I think it is having a p...

Another experiment.  I was working with some birch twigs - I always have a lot on hand - my neighbors in back have a row of river birches th...

Today I am messing around.  I saw an incredible arrangement on Facebook and am shamelessly lifting from the design.  I made a wall of red tw...

Last week the people from CARE had a reception at the French Embassy.  They chose orange and yellow tablecloths and I used pink and coral fl...

Last week in ikebana class we did freestyle arrangements with wired narcissus leaves.  It was surprisingly easy to thread a fine wire up t...

I also did the flowers for an event at the Canadian Embassy yesterday.  I expanded on a small arrangement I made a few weeks ago - one that ...

Yesterday I did the flowers for a luncheon.  I have done many events in this home and I am always thinking about the decor and color...

I am working with a bride and groom whose wedding is in June.  We went to the wholesaler the other day and they picked out some flowers an...

Loi's birthday is today.  He is the owner of Tone on Tone, an incredible European antique store in Bethesda.  His emphasis is on pi...

Yesterday I delivered this arrangement.  I love the colors in this - my favorite lime green/ grey/burgandy color story with pink accent...

Today I had a challenge.  I had to make 2 medium buffet arrangements, 2 centerpieces and 4 small cocktail pieces on a very slim budget and t...

This is a bouquet of glass flowers owned by a friend.  There is some history here but I have to admit I don't really remember it,  I a...

I love this table linen.  It was the perfect choice for a gloomy winter night and I wanted the colors in the arrangements to work well...

A little piece for the hope of an early spring.  Beautiful parrot tulips in cream and peach, peach and pink spray roses, orange pincush...

Every Monday I deliver arrangements to a couple of schools nearby.  It is a fun exercise, I have a lot of latitude in the design and I ...

Every week I make a little arrangement for the front desk at Holton.  I get to experiment and try new things.  But some weeks I just put t...

I just happened on a photo of a piece I did this fall.  I love the colors in this arrangement.  The palette is mostly based on the creamy...

A few shots from a recent Christmas party.  This is an elaborate affair and one that takes a lot of planning and set up but is...

Tonight I did some arrangements for a dinner party.  The house is very serene and calm with a cream and apricot palette and the flowers...

This weekend I went up to Rochester NY to participate in a show with my friend Danica.  She is a photographer with a studio in an old fruit ...

Tonight I did a few arrangements for a little dinner party.  The house has a lovely soft palette of cream, apricot and sage and I fo...

A large buffet arrangement for Landon's reunion weekend. I had some pieces of birch bark and alternated them with a bark ribbon to creat...

Some photos from the dinner at Granger House last week.  I used gold Combo and pink Suez roses with hypericum berries, grevillia foliag...

Maya and Jon got married on 9/22.  This wedding was one of the most creative I have had the pleasure to worki...