Fourth of July

Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th! Here are some photos from mine.

Heathman Hotel, Portland OR

The second to last photo is not from the kitchen, but would have been if I were cooking. I will be looking for more floral posts this week. Have an inspired week as well.

Floral cake for Oregon bride best of 2012

I had a wonderful time, conecting with other venders in the Portland area. Wendi and my partner Bill were there enjoying the food by The art of catering. Wendi and I ventured over to the plant nursery adjacent to the venue Castaways, I think the thrill of the evening was the baby chicks at the nursery Pomarius.

The floral cake was constructed twice, for the photo shoot and the award event for Oregon bride magazine fall winter edition. The roses for the the cake where grown by Peterkort roses. spray roses and small tea roses were use along with alstromeria , mini cymbidium orchids, lucadendron, geranium foliage. The second cake went together much faster, so any brides that might want this as a stand in for the cake, Old town florist would be happy to create this again. A big thank you to Alisa and Heather at Oregon bride for including us in the photo shoot and the awards event, we look forward to participating again in the future.

Old Town Florist



Dinner party with friends

Entry arrangement.

The table setting for a tropical dinner party with friends. The food was wonderful as was the guests, if they are reading this. I am not yet comortable photogaphing food. So most of my posts will be pre-dinner.

Floral fabric

Not all my posts are always going to be just of the cut flower nature, but awefully close. One of the blogs that I follow and some what of the name sake of this blog is Aesthetic Oiseau by

author Daniela M. Shuffler.

She posted this patern in her Friday crush segment, that I thouroughly enjoy and look forward to, Not just because it signals the weekend but I highly recommend if you have not visited her blog, that you do.

This fabric RichloomTasha has wonderful contrast with the dark background. The dianthus, daisies and wildflowersdance across the fabric. I could imagine a chair covered in this design, or our dinning chairs?

It was the wonderful posts of Daniela and a handfull of other bloggers, that gave me the inclination and courage to start this site. Hope you have a creative week and enjoy the flowers everywhere. 

A fond farewell for mike

Photo of the shop as we get flowers

in for this fridays event.

                                    

Club members created the many mint julip cup

arrangements for the tables and in the vestibule.









                   

         

In the entry guest will greeted by 2 six foot tall arrangements and the banner announcing the evenings event, is accented with a smilex garland hung to unify the flowers flanking the ancient jacobian chest.

As you walk into the main lounge.  We created a large floral display in the clubs rose medalian punch bowl. White dove roses, peonies, hydrangea, mock orange and dogwood round out this and the other compositions in the club. Lots of texture, like goats beard, spray roses named white majolica plus foliages and lunaria add to the depth you see through out all the bouquets.

A pause at the bottom of the stairs before

 entering the dinning room, more luscious white.

And just to the left another flush of flowers to

lead you down to the garden room.

Last but not least, a food table arrangement
 in a 28 inch tall clindervase wrapped
 in a spiral of smilex vine. 

The display almost graced the ceiling.

Farewell Michael, I was lucky enough

to have worked with him on

many special projects for over 17 years.



Wonderful solstice wedding shower

I am starting with the fire place and walking through the house. The eremerus in these arrangements were very curly when I made them, but  they straightened up over night. The arrangements still punctuated the living room.

The library flowers were inspired by the book cover on the lower shelf of the coffee table. Fuchsia peonies and orange tulips splashed this brilliant room with vibrant color, accenting its black lacquered walls,and built-ins. The accessories added to the wonder of this creative room.

All white was the feature of the dinning room flanked by
Wm. Yeoward cache pots with green hydrangeas, Our simple centerpiece of this wedding shower  was mock orange, lizianthus only dancing above the leopard carpet.

A blue and white container boasted italian ruscus and fairy grass seed heads leading into the media room.

Blue and white flowers welcome the preparations of the party ahead.

We end this post at the entry, flowers in place and the work of the party just starting. On this day of the summer solstice it will be a warm and enjoyable party created by the hospitality and generosity of this gracious hostess.

Flowers created by Old Town Florist

Callas in a twist

An arrangement with a modern twist.

Calla lilies turning through, peonies, gerber daisies,

and a swirl of dracena leaves to finish the vase.

 This composition was very fun to create.

Old town florist