Florali

blossoms and bokeh in Sebastopol

 

a beautiful spring day for plant shopping (for our cutting garden) and playing with low aperture...

 

 

 

 

 

 

h a p p y  s p r i n g !

 

just a little something...

 

 

 

 

 

Pooh always liked a little something at eleven o'clock in the morning, and he was very glad to see Rabbit getting out the plates and mugs; and when Rabbit said, "Honey or condensed milk with your bread?" he was so excited that he said, "Both," and then, so as not to seem greedy, he added, "But don't bother about the bread, please."

~ a. a. milne

lilac love

What  d o e s  a dog to do in a flower shop all day long? Here's a pretty good time analysis...

sleep 80%

socialize with customers !5%

chew sticks 5%

Ever since he was a puppy, Oliver has expressed his preference for certain plant material. Birch twigs and rose stems are favorites, but the all time winner is lilac. A few weeks ago when we had our first of the year, as I was preping it I looked down to find a big white furry head in my lap...asking for his share.

 

 

We  l o v e  it, too!

 

A bowl by Louis Comfort Tiffany (c1900) filled with lilac and clematis Josephine.

 

 

Most of our lilac right now comes from Sonoma County. If you shop at the S.F. flower market, be sure to check out Neve.