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Taos event planner helps make holidays, weddings about you - taosnews

She applied to a florist as a salesgirl. After three weeks, she was promoted to a position as floral designer.A native of Orange County California, Palmer's experience in the floral shop set the tone for a 32-year vocation. She worked at shops such as Roger's Gardens in Newport Beach, hotels and private homes. Her bosses lived in the old Nixon home, so this affiliation opened the door for her to work on the opening of the Nixon Library.Palmer moved to Taos when her husband was hired as the chief financial officer at Taos Pueblo. "Taos is a beautiful place. It's unique and amazing, and that includes the people," she said.Palmer said that she doesn't have to work at this career, but she chooses to do so. "The occasions for which I prepare begins as visions in my mind. It's hard work, bur worth it. I relate with my clients in order to give them good customer service. The event usually lasts one day, and I want to get it right. I want to please the guest(s) of honor," explained Palmer.She cited a special floral piece for a biker's funeral. "I created a special Harley Davidson item for the funeral. The cross was wrapped in leather. I used Birds of Paradise flowers to resemble the bike flames," described Palmer.Palmer has worked with wedding parties who come from all over the world for a destination ceremony in Taos. She coordinated weddings for residents from Texas, Colorado and Africa, among other places. Many of her clients favor garden weddings, and Palmer enjoys such events because of the color and texture they provide.An interesting challenge in this realm includes a wedding at Old Martina's Hall in which the couple requested an outdoor garden theme in an indoor setting. "When I receive such a request, I strive to rely on visions of nature, especially the forest, for various types of flowers. I keep in mind whether people have allergies, especially sage," Palmer related.Palmer rightfully earned the name Taos Floral Diva, and under this title one may seek her website. Her business also uses the title Margaret Palmer Floral Design. Some of the brides and grooms become her fri... https://www.taosnews.com/stories/know-your-neighbor-margaret-palmer,60914?

Redmond florist is deeply rooted in the community - Redmond Reporter

Lisa said. “So right now it’s fall and everybody thinks of oranges and bronze. Well, the crops [farmers] plant way in Ecuador, way up in Canada, way [down] in California where they’re really growing all the flowers, those crops are going to be in those color.”Those environments not only influence the tones of the flowers, but farmers might decide to forgo an entire crop if there isn’t a high demand. People aren’t buying bronze colors for their centerpieces after December, she explained.Lisa said when people visit florists, they’re shopping for a professional’s skill. Color wheels, negative and positive space, textures and grouping of flowers influence the presentation of an arrangement.“We’re not production; we’re artists,” Lisa said. “When you go into a grocery store and grab some flowers, you’re giving flowers, but it’s not really something that someone has really specialized in.”She said there’s a creative process that happens when people go to a florists that adds an extra layer of thoughtfulness. The species of flowers picked, the color scheme, the style of a vase are all ways Lisa said people can show the uniqueness of a gift. She explained with the convenience of the Internet, people often put off gift giving until the last minute or they equate the cost of a gift to show how much they care.“When people come in to pick out a bouquet, they go that extra mile,” Lisa said. “It isn’t just a last-minute, pick-it-up, get-it-delivered process.”Anniversaries, weddings, dating and funerals are occasions when people seek out Lisa’s shop. For occasions of sympathy, Lisa said you’re always 100 percent good with white, yellow and chartreuse green. But she said it’s very subjective; on one occasion a friend who was going through a loss said the brightest flower arrangement made her feel better.Lisa doesn’t see the florist business disappearing anytime soon. Despite living in a world that is ever increasingly becoming tech-oriented she doesn’t believe people are willing to give up on deep-rooted traditions, the most recent being Redmond High School homecoming dance.Bear Creek Florist did 89 wristlet corsages and 82 boutonnieres for the high schoolers, each one customized for the student. Lisa still gets excited building boutonnieres, explaining it’s the artistic aspect that drives her to do the work she does and the idea that when a student is pinning a flower on a tux or slipping a corsage onto their wrist, they are wearing something unique to match the event. A trend Lisa Alimentt has noticed through the years is the fact that people are buying fewer arrangements specific to a home but rather are giving flower designs to friends as gifts during the holidays. Samira George/staff photoimg width="2048" height="2545" src="https://71qi67h7bb4dznqk9plwg1bl-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/19483531_web1_6Flower-RED-191122.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="Lisa Aliment took over the famil... https://www.redmond-reporter.com/business/redmond-florist-is-deeply-rooted-in-the-community/

'Our customers have been our lives but it was time'; St. Ives Florist set to close - Reno Gazette Journal

Laurie Ann Acton opened her first floral shop in California when she was 16, with a bucket of daisies. Now more than 50 years later, she and her sister Patty Sue Thornton, who have run the Reno landmark St. Ives Florist for 27 years, are saying their goodbyes. The shop at 700 S. Wells Avenue will close on Dec. 5.  The shop has provided generations of families with flowers for births and deaths, proms and weddings. The sisters also provided flowers for the presidential inaugural balls for George H.W. Bush in 1989 and then for George W. Bush in 2005.  Both times, the sisters were the only florists from Nevada chosen to travel to D.C.  On Monday on Facebook, the sisters posted about closing, and since then the shop has been full of people coming in to say goodbye and get one last arrangement.   "It is bittersweet and overwhelming," said Thornton. Both said they are grateful.  "We are overwhelmed with people coming in to thank us," Thornton said.  "All of these people have been our lives," Acton said. "They have been part of our family for generations."  ... https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2019/10/24/st-ives-florist-reno-nv-closing-december-george-hw-bush/4085361002/

Holiday Gift Guide 2019: The Top Photography And Design Books - Forbes

Style"AbramsArchitectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style (Abrams) features the best of the interiors that the magazine has showcased over its century in print. From homes designed by iconic California architects like John Lautner and Frank Gehry to the New York City apartments of Truman Capote and Michael Kors, there are many masterpieces therein. figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-8" role="presentat... https://www.forbes.com/sites/natashawolff/2019/11/18/holiday-gift-guide-2019-the-top-photography-and-design-books/