Such a rainy, snowy day.  Winter flowers are coming into season. I just saw the first of the peonies, and the ranuculus are starting to look nice and billowy.

This is a bouquet we made using lots of greens. Japonica, Kale, Stock and Anenomies round out this pretty bouquet. We tucked in some  rosemary and lavender just to make it look extra sweet.

Kale

Thank you so much to Sara Tew for sharing these wonderful photos with us. http://www.sarahtewphotography.com

We had a lot of fun with this, Katherine the bride was amazing to work with and had some really good ideas. We mixed lots of locally grown flowers with roses and succulents. Red really brings out the warm hues and highlights that succulents have. They almost seem to glow, like they would in clear sunshine.

Smells Divine

I love October Weddings, My favorite time of year!

All Photos in this post are © Sarah Tew Photography

The River Cafe is one of the most romantic restaurants in New York. I love the old world charm and feel, the secret gardens the little cave entrance and the wonderful garden rooms with all those windows and the glorious view of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Closeup of Bridal Bouquet

I love weddings at the River Cafe, especially ones that are this time of year.
I don’t know if you noticed the light at dusk in the fall. Everything glows a perfect shade of amber and pink. The light is holding on to the last of summer and we get a warm feeling before winter comes.
Winter light at dusk is cold and grey, summer just lingers and gets dimmer and dimmer, fall is glorious.
That special glow was my inspiration for this color pallet. Pinks, Salmons, and Orange with just a hint of Rusty Orange for an under tone.
Sedum, ranuculus, chrysanthumums, little butter colored roses, and waxflower make up these early fall centerpieces.

The River Cafe is very popular and evening weddings are glorious, here are some pictures I took during the setup. Look at all the action in the back. I can’t wait to see the professional pictures!

Everyone knows how much I love color, I remember when I was a child my father gave me a paint chip deck. I would sit for hours looking at the colors, mixing, matching, its so much fun to see what happens.

I had the pleasure of working with my two favorite colors today, purple and green. Actually purple flowers at the Green Building.

Purple Bouquet

I used antique hydrangea with thistle, cool water roses, wax flower and anemone. Everything was trimmed with twine and feathers. The soft brown feathers really look great with the twine.

Everything complements the space perfectly.

I love the Green Building, it feels like you are in a cool barn upstate but you are actually in the middle of Brooklyn. They have some side rooms outfitted with great vintage suitcases and mirrored tables with sort of a speak-easy vibe.

The Foundry is one of my favorite wedding venues.

It is so beautiful with the aged brick and the ivy climbing the walls. Without any decor it looks amazing.

Cathy and Tom were an amazing couple to work with, so much fun and full of warmth. It is no wonder that Cathy chose a sunny yellow for her bride’s maids and a yellow and green pallet for her flowers, she and Tom always have smiles.

Tom loves billy balls so we put lots of those in. I think the final results are classic and beautiful.

Thanks to Jake at jpweddingphoto.com for sending over these great pictures.

Thank you Cathy and Tom for letting us be a part of your special day.

Boutionniere

Bride's Maids Bouquet

This Weekend we have a PURPLE wedding at the GREEN building.

All these colors, can’t wait….

Hopefully I will remember to take some pictures!.

September is a special time of year, its a time of transition into fall.

We still have warm days, but the weather is getting cooler. Somehow the bright fuschias, oranges and yellows that we enjoyed in the summer don’t seem so right any more, almost like we are trying to hard, like those people who wear shorts on the first spring day over 60 degrees, you know who you are.

These days I like to use a softer pallet, softer yellows, peach tones, and add in low lights of burgandys, suggestions of the fall days up ahead.

Right now Dahlias look great. I love them, but they have a relevantly short vase life so I don’t always reach for them first. There are some amazing garden roses in the market right now, gomphrena, lilies and really beautiful mini chrysanthemums.

Juliet Roses and Waxflower

I love miniature plants, they are perfect for terrariums, or for that little spot on your desk.

They sort of remind me of the miniature horses much cooler and these aren’t so mean and they don’t bite.

Some of the plants like Baby’s Tears and Spike Moss are just naturally small, Others, like the mini horses, they are bred from big plants and made smaller. And look like teeny, tiny versions of their cousins.

Here are some of my favorites.

August is a great time of year for flowers.

In late August, the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler and the weather is perfect. From now until the middle of October has to be my favorite time of year.
Dahlias, lilies, Roses, all look amazing this time of year and are very beautiful.
Mums are coming into season and are beautiful with shades of burgundy and yellow. Celosia with its fuzzy texture and bright colors looks great.

August Flowers

The hanging amaranth, also called love lies a bleeding, drapes and hangs and just looks sultry and warm.

Locally grown sunflowers are also available. The world seems like it is filled with sunshine. Take a look at the dark chocolate sun flowers, like velvet. Mixed with white siberian lilies and beige saraha roses they are stunning.
Everyone always asks what we have fresh. So here is what we have right now… Enjoy.

August News, Big Sale!

It has been a long, hot summer. Time to sow your fall crops. These cool nights are reminding me that fall is just around the corner.

Did you know that now is the perfect time to sow seeds for those cold weather vegetables? Every time I go to my favorite restaurant in Greenpoint, the ones with the Knights, who’s name I can never pronounce, I think about fall crops. All those lovely cabbages, carrots, parsnips, beets, and turnips; they love cool weather and now is the time to sow your seeds. If you have a little spot where perhaps a zucchini didn’t make it (damn caterpillars) or a plant that is just limping along, yank it and sow some seed. Didn’t get around to planting a garden this year, don’t worry, you can sow these now. Varieties like dwarf kale, carrots, spinach and lettuce work great in containers, so don’t let a lack of an outdoor space stop you

Twig Terrariums!Crime

It ain't no Crime

It Ain’t no crime to love terrariums, we do for sure. Twig is back in the house and will be teaching a workshop all about Terrariums. Featured at the Museum of Arts and Design, Twig has bought terrariums to a new level, and the girls are super sweet too. Come take their class and learn all about terrariums.

BYOC Terrariums. Have a special container that you love, want to learn a little more about DIY terrariums? Take our BYOC class and bring your own container.

BIG FAT SALE!
Yip-pie, it is our end of summer sale. Now that your sunburns have finally turned into tans, I know its time for a sale. All outdoor plants are 30% off, All gardening supplies, hoses, tools, are 50% off.. WHAAAT? We have to make room for fall plants, so buh-by, summer plants, buh-by, soaker hoses, buh-by and buh-by rakes, spades, and forks.

Give the Gift of Love. Dahlias and Celosia Locally grown flowers

Did you know that Flowers are a natural Aphrodisiac? They are, why do you think they have been gifted since ancient times? We all need a little love, right? So to help we are bringing back HAPPY FLOWER HOUR, so from now until Labor Day, we will be offering 30% off all fresh cut flowers, Thursday-Sunday from 5pm to 7pm. Our Flowers are Locally Grown, so you can skip the crowds at the Farmers Market and save your Weekend for other stuff, bow-chicka-bow-wow. If you want to be even more romantic, you can have one of our stunning bouquets delivered to your sweeties door. Call 718-486-3569 or Order On line for a single bouquet or up to a year’s worth of flowers, delivered to your sweet-heart once a month for up to a year.

Cool Places for your Air plants to Chill.

Air plants need homes too, and we have lots of cool globes, lanterns, and twig wreaths for your little friends to hang on. Don’t have any air plants? Don’t worry, we have plenty of those in stock too.

Great Minds? I like to think so and I was super excited when I saw my favorite pots featured on Design Sponge, My favorite design blog.

Great minds think alike? We have a full selection of beautiful Campo di Fiore pots with luscious live moss come and snag yours. Once planted, Campo de Fiori terracotta pots will begin the natural aging process, creating a varied surface texture of vibrant mosses along with naturally occurring colors that evoke the classic look of antiquity. We are proud to have them at our shop.

Campo di Fiore Moss Pots

NEW HOUSEPLANTS!! We just got in a new shipment of crazy houseplants just for you. Lots of low light plants for that middle room in your railroad apartment, lots of tall plants for that double high window in your duplex. No green thumb? Don’t worry, we have a class just for you.Creeping Fig

Rhipsalis

GETTING MARRIED?

Have a friend who is tying the knot, jumping the broom, taking the plunge, well you get the picture. Our wedding flowers have been featured in New York Magazine, and on Merci Bride Kimberly will teach you the ins and outs of personal flowers, how to make your own corsages, bouquets, and boutonnieres. Look all fancy all the time.

Moss Boutonniere

Hope to see you in the shop soon!

Kimberly, Enrique, Lavender and Sweet William.

Rose Red & Lavender
653 Metropolitan Avenue
www.roseredandlavender.com