LA Flower Market

Today I got to go to the LA Flower Market with Tara who is the buyer for The Hidden Garden. It was really cool to go around to the different growers and suppliers and see what they had to offer. I learned how important it is to get the best quality for the best price and being aware of what other places charge for the same product. I love going to the market because I always see flowers I have never seen before that inspire me. 

Bar Mitzah Sample

The Hidden Garden has a sample room which is used to show the client what  the party or wedding is going to look like before the actually date so if there needs to be changes they can be made before. This week I helped put together this arrangement for a Bar Mitzah. I love to them and the flim loop throughout the arrangement. It is really fun!

Cheerful Party

This week I got to help Jorge and Singred make arrangements for a party. I love working with the designers and learning from them. This party was difficult because we didn't have very many flowers to work with but still wanted to make the arrangement look full. I learned how to make an arrangement look more full with less flowers by grouping and putting more flowers towards the bottom.

Insect Repellant

The Beverly Hills hotel has some tables outside and often times there are a lot of bugs.  Lavender, Rosemary, and Eucayptus, help to repel bugs. I never knew this before. I think it is a really great idea. The arrangement looks good, smells, good and repels bugs. What more could you want? 

Sunset Blvd Wedding

I wedding was really amazing. Throughout the evenet there was a very distinct color progression. The flower inside the house were all white. As you moved to the ceremony area the colors progressed from white to white with accents of light purple. Finally as you made your way to the reception area the colors progressed form accents of light purple to bright purples with no white at all. I loved this idea and thought it was really fun. At this wedding I learned how important it is to be calm when handling issue that come up. Right before pictures the Groom decided he did not like the shade of purple his orchid boutinneer was. He wanted a boutineer to me made out of lisianthis. We explained to him that lisianthis would not hold up all day. So instead of stressing about it, we just made 3 differnt lisianthis boutineers to make the client happy. 

Advice

Throughout my experience at The Hidden Garden I have been asking everyone I can what would be the best advice you could give me about the floral industry this is what people said....


Suehay: Have passion for art. Know colors and textures and just really love it. As a rule try not to use more than three colors or three different flowers in an arrangement. 


Johnny: When people hire designers they look for speed and ability so it is important to be fast.

David: Believe that you can make something beautiful and know your color combinations.

Taylor: Know your client and your space. You need to know how an arrangement is going to look at the venue. You must  be able to tell a client when something is not gonna look good in the venue because it reflects on you. 

Juan: Have a good repore with the places you deliver. Never leave anything behind.

Trisha: Listen to the client don't try to give your opinion. Ask questions to figure out what they like and what feel they are trying to achieve on their wedding day.

Malibu Wedding

I am absolutely in love with this venue! It was beautiful! The cocktail hour was overlooking the ocean and the ceremony was in a beautiful garden. I loved the very simple feel of this wedding. They had wooden lanterns and clusters of potted plants and arrangements along the sides of the aisle. We had to stay and help with the change over after the cermony. I love being behind the sense and making things beautiful and creating that special day. The feel of this wedding and the atmosphere was really beautiful I loved being a part of it.