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Last week at Revival  Gorgeous and Green reused this chemical glass vase.  Since the opening is so narrow, I can only put a couple of stems in.  This time a little local flowering kale and a nice flowering branch.   I love using flowering kale or cabbage, not only because it's hardy and has lovely petals and color, but because it is tied to a good friend of mine. My flowering kale comes from a local grower and wholesaler in Half Moon Bay, Dave Repetto.  I have developed a great rapport with him and he is always clear with me about his flowers and his more sustainable practices, including not spraying pesticides on most flowers.  Besides the fact that he's local, I know he employs a good amount of local people and he is kind and fair.  My local business of selling local and sustainable flowers (and gifts and cards, and...)  in turn supports so many other local businesses and people, and the ripples go on and on.  

In the big vase I had some lovely flowering branches that had such great movement up and out, I just added a few greens and hanging amaranth as well as one large flowering kale right near the middle.

And for the entrance, one more kale in a short vase with some sprigs and branches.

In Green and Health, G&G

Gorgeous and Green does the weekly arrangements for the restaurant Paisan, in Berkeley.  We usually do just a few pieces, they have a small space and just a few touches of color brighten it up.  These were created by my assistant Ryan.

some small arrangements for a few tables

Last week at Revival I used a lot of green for the arrangements.  I love all the different textures and strange looking living things that show up in these arrangements.

Small arrangement of chestnuts and amaranth, probably fall

small arrangement of organic jade sunflowers, gerbera and amaranth, late fall

Dimly lit, but you can see more chestnuts and amaranth with gerbera.  This one looks like it's got it's claws out and is ready to grab you.

Definitely fall, with the red and yellow changing leaves on branches

Dimly lit again but you can see more fall leaves, organic sunflowers and organic hanging amaranth

Here I've paired the arrangement with local pumpkins and squash.  And that is a big iron pot I've got the flowers in.  Revival is a kitchen after all.

more fall colors and squash

some belladonna paired with reds and oranges.  Love that organic broom corn.