This Week's Newsletter: Anthurium

From this week's newsletter (see companyflowers.com) anthurium come in a wide variety of colors and sizes. Also, a poem about Fall to quieten your day! And in anticipation of the season of Advent, beginning December first, there are candles to help mark the time of reflection before Christmas. And the goodies for Chrsitmas are beginning to show up, too!

a berry good day

one of our " french wink" arrangments, in fall colors dressed up with all manner of berries. and a beautiful batch of orange rose hips.

the beehive

we have a small spot in the store packed full of treasures, both antique and vintage. old wicker chairs, etchings, prints, vases and plates. it's called the beehive after a consignment store marnie had years ago. before she was a florist she was a collector. well, she still is a collector, and occasionally she brings in a some pieces to sell. i grabbed a few of them and filled them with bits of berries, a few roses, some autumn leaves. we love when people bring their own treasures to the shop and let us do the same. also ,so easy to do yourself. here i've filled an antique glass bottle with a favorite new rose, chili, a touch of tonya berry and a leaf. a toby jug has just 2 rodeo roses , a touch of hypericum berry and a few holland mums. a blue and white gravy boat has 2 coffee break and i chili rose,a few bronze mums, leaves and ornamental chili peppers. simple, personal and charming.

do you see what i see?

tuesday is the first day of my work week, i'm always excited to see all the new flowers that have arrived. the store is packed, in and out of the cooler. fall antique hydrangeas, berries in all colors, grasses and ah, the roses. an esperenza rose, so fragrant,opens up as big as a saucer and lasts a good week. who would not love this rose? who would not love my job?

scenes from a wedding

if it's thursday.....

it must be california. years ago, john and marnie were in san francisco checking out the floral scene. they happened upon a fabulous flower wholesaler full of the biggest, brightest flowers. a deal was struck and every thursday we get a BIG box from that wholesaler filled with, we know not, until we open it. the only requirement is that it must

be cool or beautiful, hopefully a combo of both. here are a few shots taken down under (the basement) of this week's finest. forgive the picture quality , hopefully the flowers speak for themselves. speaking are: incredibly scented garden roses, peppers verging in color from black to brown to orange and richly colored boston ivy leaves.

an alternative to a corsage?!?

another day in paradise

another day surrounded by grasses and berries, rosehips, leaves of all colors. one of today's arrangements was a subtle fall mixture of dahlias, roses, hydrangeas,hybrid lilies, asters and wax flowers, to create an anniversary arrangement for a garden designer to his wife. the other called for a funky design in fall colors, no roses or lilies. no problem! the last shot is one of our outdoor displays: bunches of curly willow tips, leaves, pumpkins both real and woven , yellow dogwood branches all welcome you to coflo (as we call it).

Something New from Company Flowers

hi all, this is jane from the design room. since john doesn't have the time to keep up with the blog, i've offered to give him a hand. i'll be posting pictures of the newest flowers, our favorite arrangements, the most beautiful bridal bouquet, which is every one we do, and whatever piece of jewelry i would want to own. let's start with a few fall arrangements from october .small glass cubes of monochromatic calla lilies with seeded eucalyptus, used for cocktail tables. the next vase is an explosion of fall, i don't know if i can name everything, there are calla lilies, several varieties of roses, bittersweet, rosemary, antique hydrangeas, jasmine, quince fruit,and hybrid lilies. whew. let me catch my breath, more to come!

Current Newsletter: October 8

Featured this week is the amaranth, a vivid red/purple flower that's used worldwide as a grain -- better than wheat -- and its greens make up favorite salads especially in Greece. Read more, and prepare for Halloween in the newsletter, too!