Posts Tagged as ‘projects’

August 19, 2009

it’s been a while…

…but i’m back. i was having blogger’s block, but i’m back, baby!

watch for lots of new pictures, posts, and some exciting new news…

June 19, 2009

my specialty…

last week, i planted up this hayrack hanging box available at downtown home & garden.
s&s really like “warmer pinks and blues in an exotic, exuberant look,” and i think i created that for them.
what do you think, dear reader?

June 12, 2009

p&b in nyc

a month ago, i got an email from a client asking if i knew anyone in new york who does what i do, to do up her daughter’s balcony garden in brooklyn. and i in fact do–dig in park slope–but said clients daughter was interested in finding out if yours truly would be interested in [...]

May 21, 2009

good news/bad news

first the bad news: i have been a complete slacker about posting.
good news: it’s because i’m SUPER busy!
here are a couple shots of my seed-starting operation
as proof that i am doing indeed up to my ears in projects…

March 11, 2009

ann arbor film (and flower!) festival

as the official florist of the 47th annual ann arbor film festival,
pot & box has begun preparations for the opening gala
along with local dance party planners the bang!
tuesday, march 24th from six to ten pm, the michigan theater
will be transformed into a geographically-themed alter-universe,
complete with live music and food & drink [...]

January 31, 2009

flowers for the folks

this morning, i had the pleasure of delivering flowers to the 32nd annual ann arbor folk festival. i have always enjoyed being a part of events, big and small. with the ark employees–especially EJ!–and volunteers as friendly and helpful as they were, it was a caffeine-swilling good time…and as i primped the bouquets for their [...]

January 5, 2009

kickin’ the master gardener k-now-ledge

i am excited to announce that i will be beginning my master gardener’s course this week, thursday. it has been years–over a decade!–since i was studying in the horticulture department at michigan state, and it is absolutely refreshing to revisit the subject academically. i’ve been toiling the fields too long, and forgotten my old friends–chloroplast, [...]

November 10, 2008

everyday flowers

in the light of change, green thumb black dog has had a design facelift…and that’s not all that’s new around here:
pot & box is
pleased, delighted, & exhilarated
to announce its fair trade & organic cut flower services.
fair trade!? organic!? cut flowers!?
yes, it’s all true. allow me to explain…
after this summer’s number of weddings, handful of dinner [...]

October 3, 2008

mum really is the word

i can feel the chill in the air, see the leaves start to flutter, but nothing tells me it’s fall like the smell of mums. now, i know you might be thinking, “mums? i didn’t realize they were known for their scent.” and you’d be right. but there is something about the smell of those [...]

September 29, 2008

almost after

i went down to visit my friends at mercury coffee bar in detroit today, and things are looking good–glossy-pink-floor-good. todd and the crew and i are finalizing their horticultural desires for the coffee shop & eventual wine bar. this will be the third of three before & after projects, but for now, you’ll have to [...]