As reported in San Francisco magazine, July 2010.

When Torryne Choate of Birch in San Francisco opened a second store last summer, people thought she was crazy!! But, Torryne is defying all odds with her chic outpost in Hayes Valley. The new shop offers the city’s finest collection of fashion, music and design magazines, as well as out of the world high style floral design! Visit www.birchsf.com to see more.

Featured are Southern California floral designers Jenny Barker of Magical Blooms, magicalblooms.com, Tara Cottrell of Hidden Garden (WestlakeVillage), hiddengardenflowers.com and Eddie Zaratsian of Tic-Tock, tictock.com.  Should be catty good fun!!

Kim coordinates with host David Musial from Fusion NW – “Backyard Bouquets” Channel 6 to demonstrate the use of flowers from your own garden to create one-of-a kind arrangements for your dinner table!

Hats off to our own “Star of the North”!

Succulents are all the rage among eco-chic trendsetters. For your home, garden, or wedding, these hearty plants are beautifully shaped and come in a dazzling array of colors. Many succulent plants even grow flowers! Combined with stones, moss, and local blossoms, succulents make modern and elegant centerpieces.

Because they’re hearty and easy to care for, succulents make great wedding favors and souvenirs for you and your guests. Any succulent can be taken home and replanted, and will live for years with minimal care.

Joseph Breza is extremely accomplished, being exhibited and collected internationally.   Breza is known for his use of color and bold brushstroke in brillant Impressionistic landscapes, garden still lifes and scenes from France, Italy, and New Mexico.   Between 1984-1985, Joseph Breza studied under renowned artist Richard Goetz at the Art Students League, N.Y.

In His Own Words: “Each artist creates his own language in color. I consider color to be the foremost component of my painting. By laying down large fields and flattening them out in some areas, I can draw out strong planes of color from the image. I am always experimenting. Sometimes I lay down thin washes to catch the power of the idea more quickly. I like to observe the reflections on a pond in the Spring and Fall. Winter interests me because  the snow creates big, abstract areas. The more I get into the art, the more depth I find. The simplest idea, like Cezanne’s apples, is sometimes the most incredible.”

Also on display will be beautiful flowers, unique gift products.

Grayson Handy is the creative director of New York’s Prudence Designs and Events, www.prudencedesigns.net.

He is the co-author of a gorgeous new designer book. Flowers for the Home,
Inspirations from the World Over by Prudence Designs.

Showcased are 100 simple and stylish floral arrangements for both everyday and special occasions that have been shaped by Handy’s worldwide travels. These floral designs are inspired by cultures and traditions from such far-flung places as China, the tropical rain forest, the English countryside, and the American South.

]]> http://www.fineflowers.com/2010/06/25/a-feast-for-the-eyes/feed/ 0 http://www.fineflowers.com/2010/06/14/making-flowers-into-perfume/ http://www.fineflowers.com/2010/06/14/making-flowers-into-perfume/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:46:24 +0000 Kirk http://www.fineflowers.com/?p=587 We here at BBrooks are mostly, obviously, concerned with yummy flowers in a vase. But, this is a great article from The Times about the path flowers take when they are being turned into artisan perfumes.

Long time member Roberto James Floral & Event Design, www.robertjameschicago.com created the exquisite Snow Lily headdress for this stunning cover image of Vanessa Williams for Rouge magazine, December 2009.

Congratulations to member Bloomsbury Flowers in London, UK, www.bloomsburyflowers.co.uk!  Their elegantly rustic display fetched a Silver Medal at the Chelsea Flowers Show this month!!

Huzzah!!