Flora Elements

🍂💜 A Little Fall Color Experiment at Flora Elements 💜🍂

Sometimes you just need an evening to play with flowers, vegetables, and all the unexpected colors nature has to offer!

I started with the gorgeous colors of my Malabar spinach vine and went on a hunt for vegetables and flowers that would complement every shade. And oh, what a deliciously dramatic combination it became!

💜 A Phalaenopsis orchid stem, following a graceful C-curve, started the entire design.

🍷 Velvet burgundy dahlias create depth, drama, and structure.

🥬 Red cabbage steals the show! One is cut in half to reveal the astonishing magic of nature's contrasting patterns, while another whole cabbage becomes part of the design's foundation.

🧅 Red onions bring rich magenta tones that ground and blend the deep purples with those electric hot pinks. Radicchio adds another layer of rich, moody red.

🌺 Anemones and ranunculus flutter throughout the design, softening the bold vegetables and keeping that feminine crescent shape alive.

🍇 And then there's that dark, mysterious center! At first glance, you might think you're looking at a cluster of grapes. But surprise! They're BLACK TOMATOES with the most astonishing purple coloring. Nature really knows how to show off!

This is what happens when you step away from the expected and let color, texture, and curiosity lead the way. Not your everyday fall arrangement. Not your everyday flowers. Just a little creative freedom and a whole lot of appreciation for the incredible materials nature gives us.

Tell me… did you spot the black tomatoes, or did you think they were grapes? 👀🍇🍅

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💐✨ HOMEcoming, BUT MAKE IT FLORAL! ✨💐

A HUGE thank-you to all the students and parents who trusted Flora Elements with their Homecoming flowers this year! 💕

We had so much fun creating something a little different from the traditional, standard corsage and boutonniere. The color combinations were AMAZING, and seeing how the flowers complemented everyone’s dress colors made this year extra special! 🌸💛🩷

Along with wrist corsages and boutonnieres, we had LOTS of bouquet orders, too! And we introduced something new for those bouquets… a waterproof bouquet box with water inside, a ribbon strap for carrying, and a design that travels beautifully to the dance! 🙌 How fun is that?! No vase needed, easy to carry, and flowers ready to make an entrance! 💃🕺

We believe this is our LAST week of Homecoming orders for the season, and what a fantastic season it’s been! Thank you for letting us be a small part of such a special milestone. ❤️

To all the students heading to the dance, we hope your evening is filled with laughter, amazing memories, great friends, and maybe a little magic on the dance floor! ✨

Be bold. Be different. Be YOU! And never underestimate the power of great flowers. 😉🌼

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🍂🧡 AUTUMN, BUT MAKE IT BOLD! 💜🎃

An organic crescent with a little autumn attitude! This birthday beauty is bringing ALL the color, texture, and Halloween spirit.

Meet Orange Crown, the new rose that’s been sneaking its way into so many of my designs lately. 🌹🧡 It’s pulling me into a color palette I wouldn’t normally reach for, and honestly? I’m loving the adventure!

Add those electric purple phalaenopsis orchids, and suddenly we’re talking bold, unexpected, and definitely giving us a little fall is coming! energy. 🎃💜

Then pile on the locally grown dahlias, amaranthus, dianthus, and all those delicious textures that make an organic crescent so much fun to create.

Who says autumn has to be all rust, gold, and brown? Not around here! We’re playing with color, breaking a few rules, and letting the flowers lead the way. 😉

What a fabulous way to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🧡

🌸 Unusual flowers. Unexpected combinations. Always something a little different.

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👇🐰 THE PEOPLE vs. LINCOLN: CAST YOUR VERDICT! ⚖️😂

😇 TEAM GOOD BOY: “He’s a sweet, innocent little angel who would NEVER touch a flower!”

😈 TEAM NAUGHTY BOY: “That face says he’s already eaten the evidence.”

🚨 Choose your team wisely, folks! Lincoln is watching the votes… and possibly plotting revenge. 🌸🤣

Comment 🥕 for GOOD BOY or 🌷 for NAUGHTY BOY!

Let’s see who trusts this fluffy little suspect! 👀🐰

💙🧡 Masculine. Modern. A little unexpected. And definitely NOT boring!

Every year, I get the fun challenge of creating a birthday design for Dirk, and I LOVE it! 🙌

This year, we’re playing with strong lines, unexpected textures, and a little color pop.

🌿 Sansevieria threaded with flexi grass creates those long, architectural lines, while globe thistle pulls your eye downward into the wild, spiky texture of pincushion protea.

Then we send your eyes soaring back up with gorgeous, locally grown dahlias before finishing with light blue delphinium reaching toward the sky. 💙

And those little loops of grass? Just a little playful movement to keep things interesting!

Who says flowers for the guys have to be boring green plants or a bunch of red roses? 😏

At Flora Elements, we love a challenge. Give us a person, a personality, and a birthday, and let’s create something completely unexpected!

🌿 Flora Elements — not your typical Delafield florist.

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Absolutely—this is such a sweet way to make the bouquet part of the big reveal! 💕 Here’s a version with that fun Flora Elements storytelling feel:

💗 THIS BOUQUET HAS A SECRET! 💗

What a fabulous idea from my customer for a baby shower + gender reveal!

Instead of cutting into a cake or opening a box, Dad-to-be is going to make his grand entrance carrying this gorgeous hand-tied bouquet. And when he walks in… all those beautiful shades of pink will do the talking. 🌸💕

Because there’s a LITTLE GIRL on the way! 🎀👶🏼

We filled this bouquet with as many gorgeous pink variations as we could find—different flowers, textures, shapes and shades, from soft blush to bright, happy pinks. Because if you’re going to announce a baby girl, why settle for ONE pink when you can have ALL the pinks?! 😂

I absolutely LOVE when customers bring me a creative idea and say, “Can we do this?”

YES. YES, WE CAN. 😍

Congratulations to this growing family and their soon-to-be little flower girl! 🌸🎀

And Dad… you have ONE very important job: walk in, hold the bouquet, and watch everyone figure it out. 😂💗

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💔 Heartbreak comes in all forms.

Your first crush who doesn’t feel the same way. A relationship ending. Ordering a big fancy cake only to discover it tastes like dry sand mixed with sugar that will rot your teeth. 😂

And then there’s flower shop heartbreak.

This particular arrangement always breaks my heart when it pops up in my memories.

Six years ago, someone finally clicked THAT BUTTON:

“Designer’s Custom Bouquet.”

OMG. I was jumping out of my skin excited! Someone trusted me to create whatever I wanted. No recipe. No picture. Just DESIGN.

So I worked on it for HOURS. I arrived early to pack it, carefully loaded it into my driver’s trunk, and waited impatiently for her return.

She walked in like it was a normal day.

“Well?”

“Oh… that’s different.”

💔

Then the phone rang.

My assistant answered, made that face, and handed it to me.

I got screamed at over a FREE certificate that was going to expire in a few days. I was apparently a terrible business person and her son would be heartbroken.

I was speechless.

IT WAS FREE. 😂

I found another one in my drawer that had a later date and sent it off.

And the flowers?

Never mentioned.

Fast forward a couple weeks.

That number pops up again.

Oh boy. Here we go.

She asked if I wanted the structure back or she was throwing it in the trash.

YES, PLEASE! I had a fundraiser I could reuse it for.

I picked it up the next morning.

The insults started the second the door opened.

It drips. The flowers shed. It’s weird. It’s unusual. It’s too big for her coffee table.

Okay… thanks. I’ll be going now.

I remade the design for an auction benefiting a great cause. And if my friend hadn’t kept bidding it up, I probably would have cried.

There is NOTHING more heartbreaking than watching a design valued at $500+ get bids of:

“What do you think… $75?”

Meanwhile, you’re thinking, This cause probably needs $5,000 per person. 🤦‍♀️

So yes… this piece still breaks my heart.

Sometimes people just don't see what you see or appreciate floral art.

I'm okay with that. 🩷

✨🎂 When the birthday boy works in the creative industry… you can’t just make a bouquet. You have to make ART. 🎂✨

His good friend found a photo of a design she loved from a completely different year and season and asked if we could create a little magic of our own.

So… we gave it the Flora Elements magic-wand BOOP 🪄✨ and went straight into the cooler to find some seriously fun stuff!

We played with mini callas, amaranthus, dahlias, celosia, stock, lisianthus, our favorite ranunculus, and fabulous Phalaenopsis orchids. 💜🧡🩷

And because apparently that wasn’t enough dazzle… I went outside, cut some Malabar spinach vine, and intentionally entangled it throughout the design. Because sometimes the perfect finishing touch is the thing that makes absolutely no sense until it suddenly makes perfect sense. 😉

Creative birthday flowers for a creative guy.
A little unexpected. A little wild. A LOT of personality.

And definitely not your everyday birthday bouquet. 🌸✨

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✨ In Remembrance ✨

A beautiful way to honor a beautiful life. 💗

In Remembrance pairs a lush, garden-inspired floral design with a decorative tray and a lantern keepsake—something meaningful that can remain in the home long after the flowers have faded.

We filled this design with locally grown flowers, including a very special showstopper: a brand-new dahlia variety bred right here by grower Lisa. 🌸 Watching a flower someone bred make its way into a remembrance piece like this is pretty special.

The lantern adds a little more than decoration. It represents the light that remains—the love, memories, and moments that never really leave us.

Mom’s love and light will keep shining. 🕯️💗

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Today is a little extra special in the Flora Elements world. 🤍✨

A while back, I had the absolute pleasure of creating flowers for a photoshoot with Paige, and I still remember her gushing over the bouquets. I’m always a little shy when someone compliments my work (taking compliments is NOT my strong suit 😂) because honestly, I love the flowers just as much as the people who receive them.

But then Paige said the words every florist dreams of hearing:

“When I get married, I want you to do my flowers.” 🥹💐

And then… that phone call actually came. And that message. And months of planning, color conversations, rose variety hunting, flower wish lists, and trying to get our hands on that perfect rose. Some varieties we’re still sniffling over because they simply weren’t available.

But thankfully, I have another Lisa in my corner. 💕 My fabulous flower farmer came through with ALL the color and ruffles we needed, with so many beautiful tints of pink that our favorite rose won’t even be missed today.

And now the day is HERE. 🥂🌸

There are loads of photos to come, but for now, we just want to wish Paige & Tanner the most beautiful, joyful, flower-filled wedding day.

Thank you, Paige, for trusting me with the flowers you dreamed about long before your wedding day was here. That truly is the biggest compliment of all. 🤍

Happy Wedding Day, you two! 🌸🥂✨