Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of watching six of Minnesota’s top floral designers compete in the 18th Annual Koehler and Dramm Floral Designer of the Year competition, which was held at the Home and Garden Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center. As many of you already know, the designers who make it to the final round have no idea what product they will get or what assignment they will receive. This can be intimidating, but to me, competing is just a bit more intens

At the beginning of my career I lived in a small town and large events were few and far between. Valentine’s Day offered a large volume of flowers needing to be processed and designed. I loved how beautiful the cooler and trucks looked with all the arrangements lined up for delivery. As the years went on, serving repeat clients became my biggest joy and challenge. It is my day to shine by showing them how I can use their sweetheart’s favorite flower in a different way every y

Every florist knows designing for events is hard work, and I can tell you from my own experience that the presidential inauguration was no exception. But with hard work comes great reward, and being given the opportunity to design for a Presidential Inauguration was one of the most rewarding projects I've ever been a part of. I’ve been known to have many titles throughout my career: shop owner, wife, dog-mom, adventurer, foodie, and artist, but one of the best ways to describ