Posts Tagged ‘rose red & lavender’

Who Doesn’t Like Hydrangeas?

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

They’re beautiful, they’re big, and they change color according to the acidity levels in the soil. And they’re fun to play around with in an arrangement. In light of the last post being so morbid, I thought I’d share a pretty picture of the flower arrangement I made today.

I used blue hydrangeas, white snapdragons, waxflower, orange roses and magnolia leaves. This is one of my favorite ones so far because of the colors, especially the way the waxflower looks against the blues in the hydrangea.

Flowers are fabulous.

Terrariums!

Monday, May 24th, 2010

I have been working at Rose Red & Lavender since the beginning of April and not a day goes by there where I don’t learn something new and wonderful. One of the most recent projects I’ve been working on is making lots and lots of light bulb terrariums.

I started by learning how to make a larger terrarium (not pictured because it sold before I could snap a photo!). They are layered and it’s good to start with some rocks. After that, we added spanish moss, and a pretty good layer of it because it does compress quite a bit. Then a little soil and plants of your choosing! I have been using dwarf plants like rabbit’s foot fern and blue baby tears, and of course I’ve added miniature garden gnomes and tiny dinosaurs where I can.

The light bulb terrariums are a whole other ball game. They are so small you can really only use one plant. I hardly add any soil to them because it’s tiny and the inside of the glass gets dirty fast. Hollowing out the bulb was a challenge at first, but Kimberly (the garden shop’s owner) invested in a Dremel set which made the process sooo much easier and faster. Let me tell you, it is no easy feat to squeeze those plants through the bottom of a light bulb. It’s like building a ship in a bottle.

Rose Red & Lavender

Friday, May 14th, 2010

In light of last weekend being Mother’s Day and the fact that it finally feels like spring again in New York, I want to share some of the photos I’ve been taking while working at Rose Red & Lavender.

Rose Red & Lavender is an independently run florist/garden supply shop/place where you can find unique and awesome things that you will love. Photographing some of the floral arrangements has been really fun for me, both because I don’t often have an opportunity to take beautiful photos of flowers and because I’ve been able to find a few spots in the shop with really amazing and romantic lighting.

Here are some of the bouquets I’ve photographed, mostly over Mother’s Day weekend. Everything that comes out of this shop is gorgeous (and often organic or home grown) so if you’re looking for anything plant related…. it’s on Metropolitan between Leonard and Manhattan (off the Graham L stop).

One last thing I might as well mention here – this is the bouquet I sent my mom on Mother’s day (she sent me a photo of it along with a picture of our cat). I ordered these from Bows and Arrows in Dallas who were recommended to me from a friend I work with at the coffee shop. The girl who helped me on the phone was so sweet and I think the arrangement looked super cool.