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Floralista
After graduating from the Maureen Sullivan Floral Design School in Vancouver, I went in search of work. It wasn’t easy for someone very young and with no experience. I worked at a couple of florist stores and then landed a job as lead designer at a small shop, still barely making minimum wage.
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Garden Rose Lantern Centerpiece
Watch as floral designer Erik Witcraft, AIFD, creates a beautiful and versatile lantern arrangement that can be used for both wedding ceremonies and receptions. This trend-forward design showcases Alexandra Farms’ exquisite blush-pink ‘Tsumugi’ Wabara Garden Roses nestled among a virtual “forest” of textural foliages – all “growing” around, through and over an ornate Victorian iron lantern. READ MORE…
Rock ’n Roses
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Fascinating Cattleya Orchids
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