In this week’s video- I share 4 elements of flower design- in this how to arrange flowers videos. I create a formal linear arrangement- featuring Central Vertical Access, Focal Area, Framing and the Invasive Foliage Placement that creates depth. These simple techniques are easy to understand and ...

My friend and wedding and event designer Tracy Park- from Park Place Designs- stops by to share her mechanics for creating a Eucalyptus Garland- with Flower accents for a Wedding Venue Acrylic Sign.
Tracy and I have been friends for many years- and I love it when she stops by to share her tips, ...

My most popular tool question is about the cutter I use for permanent stems- it’s the KNIPEX- 71-01-200 – a piano wire cutter- that has a titanium blade- and cuts through any wire like it’s butter.

The Knipex is also my most ‘stolen’ tool- it gets swiped frequently- so I have to keep track of i...

It’s winter-time- and that means we can make it Snow- on our Protea! That’s right- Protea are such popular flowers- and this project is Magical- featuring sparkling snow- and frosted glass- thanks to my friends at Design Master Color tool.
The project has two elements- the first is a glass cyli...

I continue with my popular Fast & Easy Flower lessons- with “Flower Cocktails” – using cocktail stemware from around the house to create fun flower accessories for your next dinner party or special event! One or two flowers is all it takes to create these fun cocktails- and the “vases” are sittin...

This wreath centerpiece is created from Mixed Media- Dried Flowers- Fresh Flowers- Foliage and Fruit are all combined to create this Green Toned Wreath that is perfect for any time of year.

Featuring Dried Grasses from Schusters of Texas- combined with Granny Smith Apples- Milky Way and Foxtail...

In this week’s Video Blog- I create a succulent centerpiece in 5 Minutes- using 3 ingredients-
Succulents- that have been ‘stemmed’ with bamboo stakes, Green Ball Dianthus and Hypericum- the centerpiece is created in Oasis® Flower Foam- and goes together simply and easily- you need a Dramm® bunc...

In this week’s video blog- we talk about securing your flower foam into containers. We are all familiar with using anchor tape for securing foam into a container… but this method- provides an easy way to secure foam into a disposable container… simply by using hot glue.

In addition- I share a ti...

Sun Valley is excited to introduce it’s NEW Varieties of Ilex- Lane and the Sun Valley Group are always creating wonderful Flower Options for the Flower Industry!

Lane loves Ilex- and Sun Valley has the perfect location to grow this amazing Flower Offering. You can take an Aerial tour of the Sun...

Alexandra Farms Exceptional Garden Roses- have been popular for years for weddings and events- but what some people don’t remember- is that these exceptional garden roses- have such good quality and lasting power- that they can be used for any occasion or even every day!
I create three arrangeme...

Design Master Color Tools come to the rescue so often in the design room… this week- I use überMatte Mist to age to different types of containers- A wooden crate and metal cylinder…
Many of you may remember a “throw-back” product from Design Master called ‘White-Wash’ – and Mist überMatte provid...