yummy white and butter yellow

A very lovely white and butter yellow wedding, with pool blue ribbon. Can you tell I loved the cake?








I can't wait to see how the images of this hanging votive and orchid piece turn out after the sun went down. I hope it made the whole room all glowy and romantic.

floratherapie: flower classes

I'm thrilled to announce that Carie Lawrence, Lynne Maphies and I will be teaching a flower class this holiday season! For developing details check out the floratherapie blog, or email me at brooke(at)pollenfloralart.com.


Sunday, November 15th (additional class in December will be announced soon)
1:00 - 4:30 pm
Zilker Botanical Garden
$250, includes all flowers and oodles of tea and scones

This class will focus on creating lush arrangements with seasonal cut flowers and foliage. Students will learn about the history of floral design, color theory, and construction techniques and will create arrangements to take home from beautiful seasonal plants and flowers.

We had a hoot walking through the Zilker Botanical Gardens in our boots, talking about what to include in our class. We can't wait to see you there!

purple and green bouquet

I put together a sweet little bouquet for a portrait session out of purple hydrangea, dark purple callas, green cymbidiums, curly willow whips, scabiosa pods and galax.

Stay tuned for a post coming soon about flower classes! I was so inspired by Sarah and Nicolette's class in Brooklyn that it seemed impossible to resist doing one in Austin.

orange dahlias made the day

As you might have surmised, I love orange, so this wedding was right up my alley. The orange ball dahlias mixed very well with ranunculus, orchids, Bells of Ireland and blue thistle. Unconventional but beautiful! I'll have to post the professional images soon. I can't wait to see the bride with her bouquet of hydrangea, thistle, dahlias and orchids.

brights and whites

This week I created a fun bouquet with pincushion, ranunculus, freesia, dahlias, scabiosa pods, geranium foliage and leucodendron foliage. Love those ranunculus!

all local flowers

This arrangement was created for a tasting event at Spartan and Bows+Arrows introducing Farmhouse Delivery, a wonderful service that will deliver local meats, produce and other goodies in the Austin area. At first I thought it might be a challenge to make something beautiful out of local materials, but I had so much fun sourcing and putting this together. Look for my arrangements of local flowers added to the things you can order for home delivery through the Farmhouse Delivery website soon!

Antique Haeger vase purchased at Uncommon Objects, aloe plant from Desert to Tropics, flowers from Arnosky and Waller Creek Farms and a friend's backyard, tomatoes and persimmons from local farms purchased at Central Market.

would you believe...

Another blue and orange wedding? Here's a sneak peek at a modern wedding coming up later in the month.