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flower power
Esteemed florists show off beautiful spring bouquets B Y RE N E E A M B RO S O P HOTO G RA P H Y B Y NIKKI WHITT BE LCH
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owerbird Flowers & Apothecary founder and CEO Diane Joyal revels in the emergence of
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color that spring brings, inspiring the vivid and happy bouquets that she creates at her University Hill gift, plant and tea shop and floral studio. Monochromatic arrangements like the one pictured are an opportunity to explore lines, shapes and texture, she says. Diane makes use of unique elements like garlic scapes – the curling green stems that emerge from garlic bulbs as they grow underground – to add dimension, pairing them with local spring blooms like tulips and hellebore. She often creates similar monotone arrangements for customers using just one color or type of flower. “It does cost a little more when you use a lot of one element,” Diane says, “but if you have a special occasion or are celebrating something, the impact is worth it.”
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PHOTO BY JOHN MICHAEL SIMPSON
olor blocking is an impactful technique that Floral Dimensions design manager Stephanie Garrett likes to use to elevate seasonal florals. “When you group the flowers like this, they show up and speak louder,” Stephanie says, “their personality pops out a bit more.” Many of the flowers pictured here – including the tulips, eucalyptus and forsythia – are sourced from North Carolina growers like Daniel Vogel’s Flowers By the Bucket, Spring Forth Farm and Cultivate Flower Co., or even from the shop’s own backyard. Owner Jose Garcia says that exciting color options and flower species become more widely available locally as the season progresses, allowing for creative and harmonious bouquets.
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