Journal

Autumn Centerpieces

This week, while dreaming up designs for autumn centerpieces, we where kicking around ideas and inevitably the idea of using a pumpkin as a vessel came up.  I was skeptical immediately.  Conflicted too because I wanted to explore it & challenge myself to create something beautiful while steering clear of the prototypical, FTD-esque model for a "fall centerpiece".  Proud to say, I think we stayed true to ourselves and made them natural & unique.  

Heirloom Pumpkin Vessels

Heirloom Pumpkin Vessels

Ingredients...

Ingredients...

Pumpkin vessels ready for flowers...

Pumpkin vessels ready for flowers...

Voila! Roses, chrysanthemums, sea grass and porcelain berries 

Voila! Roses, chrysanthemums, sea grass and porcelain berries 

If pumpkins are not your thing, we have many other design options for autumn, like this beauty...

These and other arrangements available to order for Thanksgiving.  Call or email us for more information. 

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Farm to Barn Cocktail Party at the George Weir Barn

From its setting, at the bottom of a grassy hill peppered with wild flowers just a stones throw from the backwaters of the Long Island Sound, to its centuries old, weathered-to-perfection grey planks, the George Weir Barn is rustic beauty at its finest.  Built in 1711,  the barn is one of several historic buildings on the property of beautiful Caumsett State Park in Lloyd Harbor, NY.  

This past Saturday, we did the event design for the Lloyd Harbor Historical Society's Farm to Barn Cocktail Party.  Have a look...

The George Weir Barn

The George Weir Barn

 a vine of clematis, bittersweet & Chive flowers grace the top of the bar

 a vine of clematis, bittersweet & Chive flowers grace the top of the bar

Locally Grown Dogwood Branches &  Euonymus alongside Charm peony & Carnival de nice Double tulips

Locally Grown Dogwood Branches &  Euonymus alongside Charm peony & Carnival de nice Double tulips

Small table arrangements of clematis, columbine, lily of the valley & tulip.  most of these flowers where grown by harbor homestead

Small table arrangements of clematis, columbine, lily of the valley & tulip.  most of these flowers where grown by harbor homestead

rosemary, lemons & garlic in an antique bread bowl for the buffet table

rosemary, lemons & garlic in an antique bread bowl for the buffet table