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When the FLOWERS come alive; Summer Dinner Tours at All Dahlia’d Up
There is a moment during every dinner tour that I get to step back. The guests have arrived. The flowers are in place. The tables are set. The food is coming together. Everyone has been given a chance to wander through the gardens, ask questions, make something with their own hands and take in the place I have spent so many years growing. And then, suddenly, all of those individual details we’ve planned weave together. The flowers come alive. It’s always my favorite part. On August 8 and September 6, we welcomed 32 guests each evening to our farm for two very different summer evenings. And while the both experiences flow is almost…
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The Annual 113 First Ladies Luncheon in Washington D.C.
I had the most great and honorable opportunity to be on the floral design team for the 113th First Lady luncheon in Washington DC! How fortuitous it landed on the same year as our countries 250th birthday. I’m not sure how words and pictures can convey just how meaningful it was for me. But I’m gonna give it a try. A friend of mine, Kelly Shore of The Floral Source suggested I submit an application to join the team. And I am so glad she did. It was thrilling to be notified I had been chosen to be a floral design volunteer. I literally cried especially due to security reasons I couldn’t talk…
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Flower High in 25′ Season Highlights
Over 600 bouquets, 11 elopement floral bookings, 50+ arrangements, 50+ farm walk tour goers and 2 sold-out dinner tours=’s more people getting flower high in 2025 than ever! Besides flowers holding on into October with the long fall Mother Nature blessed us with I bring to you my most favorite season highlights. Taking the stage at the Seattle Northwest Garden & Flower Festival https://www.gardenshow.com/ for the last two February’s in a row has been a wonderful experience. In 2024 I was talking about growing dahlias in a cold climate. This year I had the pleasure to design with Gina Shrewsberry of Inspirations by Gina on the Bubbles & Blooms stage. Up next the…
