Category Archives: Flowers/Gifts

SF Flower & Garden Show

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"Slow Flowers: Four Seasons of Locally Grown Bouquets from the Garden, Meadow and Farm" (St. Lynn's; $16.95). Outdoor living expert Debra Prinzing challenges herself to 52 weeks worth of locally foraged and sourced flowers and foliage in this set out to disprove the notion that one must purchase imported and expensive blooms in order to create alluring bouquets when she came up with this follow up title to her first book, “The 50-Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local, and Sustainable Flowers” (St. Lynn's; 2012) is a . In this diminutive hardback, Prinzing challenges herself to 52 weeks worth of locally foraged and sourced flowers and foliage. Photo: St. Lynn's

This year’s San Francisco Flower and Garden Show will feature edible gardens, sustainable plantings for drought conditions and educational presentations emphasizing California grown flowers. The 3rd largest Flower & Garden Show in the nation, the show features 16 different gardens creatively designed with ornamental edibles, drought resistant plants, outdoor dining scapes as well as the fantasy creation, “Jules Verne’s Volcania.”

Each day features a theme:

Wednesday – Florist Demonstrations

Thursday – Meet the Flower Farmers

Friday – Succulents in Centerpiece Design

Saturday – Botanical Couture Authors

Sunday – DIY Bouquet Designs

Early Bird tickets are on sale now @ $15.00. Coupons are also available @ http://www.proflowers.com/.

San Mateo Event Center

March 19 – 23

http://www.sfgardenshow.com

 

 

 

 

 

Valentines Day at home!

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Now I admit this particular table setting might be a bit formal… but Valentines Day is supposed to be a bit special for those we love. The reds and the pales greens of this table are  just visually wonderful. The other table shots from House Beautiful are equally as colorful just not as formal. I happen to love the lavender setting “Pastels Aren’t Cliche” and the “Go Vibrant” setting. We’ve always included our kids on Valentines Day,  after all they are our loves as well. So it’s nice to see examples of a large table set for that special evening. Nowadays our grown children don’t always want to spend that date with us…but maybe some day in the future! I’ll archive them for another time. And don’t forget the Kollar Chocolates! They are artisan masterpieces in their own right.

http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/table-decor/romantic-tablescapes?src=spr_FBPAGE&spr_id=1451_43278980

 

http://www.kollarchocolates.com/

One of my favorite places to shop for my home and friends!

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Located in Woodside, Judy Seiber’s wonderful Home, Garden and Gift store is as eclectic as it is inspirational.  From her beautiful flower arrangements, outdoor garden scapes to candles, crystal stemware, dinnerware, fine linens and wonderful salts, chocolates and gifts her style is reflected in everything that is in her beautiful shop. Definitely a wonderful place to find something special for a friend or for yourself. The stores address and phone number are found under designers on this site.