There is a Place for Queen Anne's Lace

The place for Queen Anne's Lace is in a beautiful bouquet!  This time of year, Queen Anne's Lace and wild chicory make a lovely fringe of white and blue on the country roadsides.  This bouquet of blue bachelor buttons, hydrangea, stock and yellow aster is softened with the addition of lovely Queen Anne's Lace.  Also known as wild carrot, Queen Anne's Lace is a popular choice for bridal bouquets and is cultivated for cut flower use.  It grows in all 48 continuous states and is considered a noxious invasive weed in some areas.  But at Waukesha Floral, we like Queen Anne's Lace!

Wedding in the Woods

 July is a wonderful time for an outdoor wedding!  This past weekend was a celebration for our bride and groom at the Schlitz Audubon Center.  A lovely ceremony was held in a wooded glen at this beautiful park, with reception to follow in the nature center.  The pine building is very classy and just a little rustic.  Garden flowers were beautiful in the bride's mason jars, featuring white stock, daisies, yellow marigolds, tulips, sunflowers and eucalyptus.

The birdseed favors were done by the bride - a perfect remembrance of the Audubon Center, and so cute!

London Olympic Flowers

These gerbera daisies reminded me of the Olympic rings and that the opening ceremonies for the London games is happening tomorrow!  Although little is being said about the festivities, one of our hort  magazines did report this:  London's Olympic Stadium - in addition to simulating Britain's bucolic countryside, replete with synthetic rain clouds - will contain Maypoles representing Britain's four nations, each topped with its national flower:  the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, the daffodil for Wales and flax for Northern Ireland.  So keep an eye out for the floral symbols above the leaping lords and ladies this Friday!

Blue and Green Reception Flowers

 Lakefront Brewery was the site for the reception.  Here, wreaths of flowers including electric blue hydrangea, orchids and kermit mums surround cylinder vases with deep purple (almost black) callas under water, topped by a floating candle.  Sheer blue overlay tablecloths added to the refreshing blue and green motif of the room.  A beautiful celebration!

Beautiful Blue and Gorgeous Green

 Perfect for a summer wedding, electric blue and white hydrangeas with green orchids and just a touch of purple statice in the bouquets.

A precious flower girl and a gorgeous bride!

The designers at Waukesha Floral love to make wedding flowers for our bridal couples' perfect day.  We only request your ideas and a little time to discuss what you have in mind.  Call us for a free consultation.

The Colors of Summer

Every weekend is a wedding weekend at Waukesha Floral!  I stopped in the cooler this afternoon to look at tomorrow's wedding flowers and saw a beautiful bouquet of bright Gerbera daisies.  Behind the daisies are electric blue Hydrangea and Kermit mums, plus a few roses, which just added to all the colors in this picture.  This looks like summer!

Meet Meg

We are so happy that Meg was able to join our crew for greenhouse sales this spring!  Her wonderful attitude, quick learning abilities, as well as her sunny smile and radiant beauty added real joy to our flower shop.  Although Meg wasn't responsible for designing flowers, she did make this pretty bouquet for her grandfather.  She is truly multi-talented!  We wish her a good rest of the summer before she returns to college in the Fall, and all our thanks for helping us out!

Lemons & Leftovers Rummage Sale July 9-14

Every other year we hold a cool sale in our hot greenhouses to say goodbye to our lemons and leftovers...  fabulous items we over-ordered, had one or two left or fine things with minor imperfections.  Visit us July 9-14 and we'll thank you for coming with a cool glass of lemonade and a whole grove of sweet deals!

• Root Jar Candles (retired flavors)
• Wedding candles, guest books, accessories
• Clocks
• Home decor
• Jewelry, watches and scarves
• Silk flower arrangements
• Holiday decorations and gifts
• Furniture and display items
• Vases, pots, baskets and containers
• Gift items
• Plants
• And MORE treasures yet to be found!

We'll see you next week Monday through Saturday, rain or shine, in the greenhouse!

Red, White and Blooms!

This past weekend was once again filled with creative and beautiful wedding flowers... such as this red, white and blue bouquet.  Feathers, diamond jewels, roses and orchids made a statement for our bride!  We hope you will have a joyous Independence Day tomorrow!