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Flowers I collected in Boise
A few months ago I ventured to Boise, Idaho for a memorial service for a special member of my husband's family. I offered to help provide floral decor for the service and reception. Since my husband, my mother in law and myself are local and organic enthusiasts.... and in keeping with my business ethic from Gorgeous and Green, I collected flowers from a few local friends' gardens in Boise.
My mother in law has a friend who has a beautiful garden in her back yard featuring low-water plants and edibles.
She also has a giant dog, who is also fond of the beautiful garden.
From her garden I collected onion flowers, grasses, yarrow, beards, chamomile and sweet peas. We were also allowed to collect and take home tons of fresh raspberries from her vines. Lovely.
It was super hot there, so the local roses in her neighbor's yard were few, but I managed to sneek a few in along with some day lilies. Here are the finished arrangements: (no floral foam in any of these of course)
Memorial services are bittersweet, and although there is a lot of sadness, it was a beautiful time to get together with family and friends and offer support.
In Green and Local Beauty, G&G
Local Gorgeous and Green delivery, on a bike!
Did I mention Gorgeous and Green is now offering local East Bay Flower delivery via bicycle? Thanks to our partners in crime, Pedal Express, a local bicycle courier cooperative, you can now get local flower and gift delivery from Gorgeous and Green in the immediate area for $15. We've added the option to the online store. Take a look at the fun that was had while delivering a bunch of flowers and gifts to locals for Valentines Day. What a great way to get a Gorgeous and Green gift, without the carbon emissions!
In Green and Health, G&G
An Earth Friendly and Vegan Earth Day, and Everyday
As you know, every day is Earth Day. Especially here at Gorgeous and Green! A local and green certified Event Planner, Karine Brighten, also treats each day as earth day. Apart from being green certified and having connections with local green vendors, she is also committed to education as we are. This past April 22nd, the traditional Earth Day, she put on an event in Berkeley that highlighted her commitment to the environment and her belief in eating and living as a vegan.
I asked her to share more about her event: 1. What was your vision in creating a vegan earth day in Berkeley? My vision for the event was to start a new tradition, and that new tradition was to celebrate the link between veganism and a healthy environment in honor of Earth Day. There are many events in the San Francisco Bay Area that take place on this day, but none that focus specifically on the positive effects of veganism on the environment. My goal was to have people leave the event feeling inspired, and with tools that they can use to help the planet.
2. Please describe the event and who you chose to include in the day? The event consisted of the screening of an award-winning feature documentary, “Call of Life, Facing the Mass Extinction” by Species Alliances. The film investigates the growing threat to Earth’s life support systems as a result of dwindling biodiversity. Following the film there was a panel discussion of 4 experts in vegan lifestyle, nutrition, and sustainability. After the panel discussion there was a catered vegan reception that everyone loved!
3. Do you feel like your vision was achieved? What else would you like to include in up and coming vegan earth days? I couldn’t be happier with the ways things turned out! The event sold out and people walked away feeling motivated to make changes in their lifestyle. The tradition will indeed continue next year, and I hope to make it a full day event.
Gorgeous and Green was hired to provide the cute edible baskets for the event:
in Green and Health, G&G
June 9th: in the boutique this week
Hi all I frequently update on our lovely floral designs, but I tend to leave out so much of what is actually beautiful and lovely for sale in the Gorgeous and Green boutique. If you've been to the boutique, you probably know about all the lovely tillandsia we have and the great cards all printed on recycled paper, but there's always new items and small changes, almost on a weekly! We always have locally hand-blown tillandsia terrariums or what I like to call air-iums, (since they float in the air and hold airplants). The local glass blower and I like to work on new shapes that will work for the plants and add a new element of design. I recently started offering a few flat glass terrariums for the airplants to live in, one of which you can see here:
These flat terrariums allow it to rest right up against the wall, so you can hang it from a nail or hook in the wall. I have a new collection of locally made pottery designs from the artist Anna Vaughn, who's eye for color, texture and ornate designs go well with the delicate but very earthy style of the shop. Her art pots continuously sell very well in the boutique, so get them while you can! They take her a lot of time to create!
I also recently started carrying lovely, vintage and sustainably made jewelry from local artist Jessica Fein. Her beautiful and sometimes big rings and earrings make quite a statement, and also great gifts. The pieces I hand select for the boutique are from her vintage collection, so they are often in short supply. Here's a pic of some of the rings we have nestled in an old silverware box I repurposed:
And here's a pic of some of the orange and yellow local, non-sprayed and even some organic flowers we have outside, I love all the brightness that has come with summer, that's now finally here!
In Green and Health, G&G
Some deliveries from Gorgeous and Green






Recycled Silver Jewelry at Gorgeous and Green


bouquets on bikes

Let's Change Floral Foam
Valentine's Day at Gorgeous and Green

