Late Spring Burgundies and Browns

Thus tipping point between Spring and Summer is one of my favorite times for flowers!!! Here are some rich, earthy centerpieces from this week featuring hellebores, kangaroo paw, and scabiosa from Half Moon Bay,  peonies from Fremont, viburnum and alstroemeria from Petaluma, roses from Sonoma, and buckeye from Napa.

Bearded beauties

I'm incredibly lucky to live down the road from what must be one of the world's most magical places . . . the Napa Country Iris Gardens. If you're not able to go yourself, check out their amazingly comprehensive website and online catalog.

Here are a couple recent arrangements featuring bearded iris I begged off the farm (they specialize in rhizomes, not cuts), along with allium, clematis, hellebores, buckeye, lamium, artichoke, lavender, sage, maiden hair fern, pea tendrils, and maple whirly birds from our garden.

Happy Spring!!!

Easter / Spring flowers at Oxbow Public Market this Friday 3/29/13

 The Flower Cart will be up and running this Friday 3/29/13, loaded to capacity with centerpieces, bud vases, and paper wrapped bouquets appropriate for the Easter table, and spring celebrations in general.

There will be TWO color options! Some, including local carnations, lambium, thalias, icelandic poppies, and freesia, will be in yellows, greens, and whites. Others, including that fabled lilac from Wild Boar Farms, ranunculus, hellebores, and tulips, will be in shades of lavender and peaches.

Hope to see you there!