It’s our eighth year teaching flower design classes at The Huntington Library! There is still time to sign up for our class this Saturday at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. We’ll be featuring flowers to complement the famous Pinkie and Blue Boy paintings at the museum! You choose your color design, we’ll […]
As featured in an article entitled, Shower your Valentine’s Day love with California-grown blossoms, by Slow Flowers founder Debra Prinzing in the Los Angeles Times today, Flower Duet has created a locally sourced Valentine’s Day gift with air plants, AKA tillandsias, grown in our own South Bay neighborhood by the fantastic Rainforest Flora. This long-lasting plant […]
It’s National Public Gardens Day! It’s a celebration of the nation’s public gardens to raise awareness of the important role botanical gardens and arboreta play in promoting environmental stewardship, plant and water conservation, green spaces, and education in communities nationwide. The History In 2009 Rainbird and APGA announced their partnership to promote the first annual […]
Floral Design Workshop – Jan 28 We had a wonderful group of talented ladies and one gentleman who attended the workshop this past Saturday. Here is a version of what they all are enjoying this week in their own homes. This one has a few more pink roses and was donated to our local elementary […]
Flower Duet expands its Offerings on Designing with Succulent Plants by Casey Schwartz We shared Kit’s succulent wreath that we created at the end of September. It has been resting and rooting for the past month and is just about ready to hang. I made one as well and I have watched it transform and […]
In our newsletter this month, we show you how to create an herb wreath using flowering herbs like Echinacea and great smelling herbs like rosemary. Check out How to Make an Herb Wreath in our August newsletter on flowerduet.com
I headed back east to Virginia in mid June and was delighted to meet up with some old friends. Susan hosted a lovely dinner party for a handful of us and had decorated her home with home grown Hydrangeas. 8 blossom laden bushes lived happily in her garden, accompanied by gorgeous landscaping and a warm […]
Join Flower Duet at the Huntington Botanical Gardens this Saturday to learn how to pot an Orchid, make a boutonniere and see how to make a lovely Orchid spray bud vase!
What could be a better combination than flowers and wine tasting? Armstrong Garden Centers are offering Happy Flower Hours on Friday, February 25th. You’ll get 25% off regular merchandise and get free wine tasting from Monte De Oro and cheese and crackers from The Martini Shop. If you are looking for fun Friday afternoon and […]
Clear Meadow Farm north of Baltimore has some great curb appeal going and going and going. This was brought to my attention from our east coast member of Flower Duet, Mom. She reported that the home section of the Washington Post had an incredible photo of sunflowers. After a little searching I found an article […]