Fall Topiary

 
Fresh flower fall topiary!
A perfect arrangement for a business, kitchen, bathroom, or entry way.

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Featured Arrangement

One single HUGE Holland Hydrangea with georgous callas and pussy willow! Love!

Florals in Interior Design

I love interior design!! 

I started out in interior design school with my own interior design business,

 but when circumstances in my life changed, I switched to floral design.

Now, the best thing in the whole world is when interior design and floral design come together!! 

Above are pictures of swatches and vases from interior designers.  

While our main business is fresh floral design, we can, and will

do silk and other high quality artificial flowers. 

If you need some assistance with creating permanent or fresh flowers for your home or business, 

please email us at

OnePerfectBlossom@gmail.com

Wind Chime Funeral Arrangement Tutorial

Step One:  Attach wind chime to a stand.

Step Two: Add a floral foam cage and begin adding greens.

Step Three: Finish off by adding flowers.

 

 

 

 

Stage Arrangement

This arrangement was over 6 feet tall and stood on an theater stage next to a podium. The rustic fall colors, real pheasant feathers, contrasted fabulously with the worn vase.

Gloriosas and Peacock Feathers

Peacock feathers, gloriosa lilies, and red roses create a stunning pop for this bouquet

Alyssa's June Wedding

Simple green and white arrangement of white tulips, white larkspur, green spider mums, white alstromeria, wisps of green blades of grass, and a few turquoise blue gemstones really made this arrangement pop!

Detail of spider mum and gemstones

Green and white arrangement atop a chocolate brown tablecloth. Little clear gem details were added to the center of each arrangement.

Up close details

Alstromeria bud

Lots of twinkle lights, colorful ribbons, and photos of a beautiful bride really make this corner magical.

Bellagio

One of my favorite places to visit is the conservatory at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. I absolutely adore the wonderful colors and amazing beauty that their floral designers create.

I also love how they can take flowers that are already so wonderful and use them in a sculptural way. My newest favorite is how they used the painting (above photo) as inspiration for the piece in the picture below. Keep in mind the piece below is probably 6 feet long and 4 feet wide.

Wedding and Event Photos

By request, I am re-posting pictures of some of our projects.
It is hard to tell from this photo, but these centerpieces stood about 6 feet tall.
They are the perfect design for a bride on a budget who wants to make a BIG impact!

The long head table consisted of a tall arrangement along side a coordinating small arrangement. Another great way to create the look of a lot of color and flowers and still keep the room visually open. There was a wall of windows over looking a country club golf course...
didn't want to block that amazing view!

This wedding consisted of an all white calla lily bouquet for the bride while the rest of the wedding party carried brilliant blooms that were nestled inside a bed of greens like the centerpieces.

Do you have questions about flowers? Our services?
We would love to help out.
Please send us an email at: OnePerfectBlossom@gmail.com

Floral Design Question

Question: I have seen arrangements with fruit mixed in with the flowers.
Is that ok to do for a wedding?

Answer: Yes! Of course you can mix fruit with fresh flowers!

The great part about wedding and floral design right now is that the sky is the limit.
The only thing that limits your own custom floral design is your own imagination.
A good florist can help you pull all the elements together, coordinate the colors,
and the other finishing details for your wedding.

Because both fruit, veggies, and flowers all come from nature, they are a perfect compliment for each other. They also come in almost every color and vary from season to season, just as flowers do. When creating a lot of arrangements consider using produce and flowers that are in season. The colors of the produce will not only be at their peak, but the cost will be less as well.

Fall is a great time to incorporate produce into your arrangements...in fact, pumpkins, squashes, and ghords can BE the container for the arrangements!

Consider using rich purple eggplants or plums in the wintertime to get that rich elegant look.
Sugared fruit is also very elegant and stunning way to create the lush look of rich elegance.

Citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes are incredible ways to create an intensive pop of color in and inexpensive way any time of the year. Not only can you tuck them into your custom designed arrangements, but you can fill your vase with them as well.

Don't forget veggies like artichokes, brussel sprouts, asparagus, and even carrots with their green leafy tops are wonderful accents to tuck in arrangements as well.

And if you like a hint of green with a lot of aroma, don't forget herbs are a small detail that can be tucked into any bouquet or arrangement.

Timeless & Classic

Calla Lilies are a great flower because they are so simple and yet so elegant. They have such a clean line and simple shape to them that can be used in almost any type or style of arrangement.

Calla lilies come in the large open cut style (shown in picture above) and also in a smaller miniature size. Calla lilies also come in many different colors as well but usually only in the miniature size.

Do you love calla lilies? What is your favorite?

Fall Colors

I LOVE Fall flowers and weddings!!
The colors are so rich and alive.

Book your free wedding consultation with one of our talented
floral designers.
Rachael_West_Designs@yahoo.com

Travel/Restaurant

Counter Arrangement
Market Street Grill Restaurant
Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah

Travel

Lobby Arrangement
Grand America Hotel
Salt Lake City, Utah

Todays Feature Arrangement

Look at this super cute summer mini arrangement we made for an anniversary today!!

We helped a romantic husband by delivering these to the restaurant he will be taking her to tonight....so sweet!!

We used soft orange tulips, bright baby pink spray roses, green fujis, purple veronica, and a lime green wire detail to hold it all together in a simple 4 x 4 glass cube vase.

I know she is just going to love it!!

Simple Church Dinner

We used bright yellow tissue paper and bright yellow tulips carefully tucked into bright blue gift bags to accent the theme for this church dinner. The arrangements were simple, but with just a few strong bold colors, they really make an impact.

Centerpieces

Here are some sweet and simple cube centerpieces we did for a wedding dinner.
The bride found a picture in a magazine of a similar arrangement
and we re-created it to fit her budget.

It was wonderful to take simple elements and create something so sweet.
A perfect February arrangement!

Glass Projects

So, I have been seeing all over craft blogs these past few months how to make your own hurricanes to use as candle holders, vases, and holiday decor. Some of them have been so absolutely adorable, that I just had to try them myself and see if they were as easy as all these cute crafters claim to be.

I picked up some glass "odds-and ends."

I glued a flower to a base and came up with these cute little stands. I can't wait to set
candles on them, candies, soap,
or I'm toying with even using it as a place to set my jewelry....endless ideas!!

Here is a close up!
The hurricanes in the top picture were just as simple!
I just glued the two pieces together, VOILA!
I can't wait to float flowers or candles in them,
holiday candies,
or use them as vases in a wedding for one of my brides!

If you would like specific information on how to make these,
OR come take a class and make these along with an incredible flower design project,
please feel free to contact us at 828.326.7100.

Spring Classes

We are so excited to be working on our new class list for the spring. We have received several requests for specific projects for our flower classes. We are working on our schedule and will have it posted hopefully soon.

So, if you are like me, and get a little bit down on these cold rainy days, give us a call to book a flower class. Scientists have proven that being around even one live flower will lift your mood, boost your spirit, and makes you feel more productive.

Who wouldn't want that?!!

Wedding Show

The wedding show at the Mosteller Mansion was so much fun!
A big thanks to all those who worked so hard to make it so special.
I personally met so many wonderful vendors that were really kind and generous. I look forward to working with them in the future to help create
truly wonderful and unique weddings here in Hickory.