I was sitting in my garden this afternoon - what a treat after another Minnesota winter! - and breathing in the hopeful fragrance of Spring! The Forsythia has already bloomed, the Magnolia is starting to get showy and those brave Hostas are beginning to unfurl. Even the grass is looking happy! We are inspired by the weather and full of thoughts and plans for the brilliant color of the summer garden. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, get a jump on those plans with hanging baskets bursting with lush annuals. Spruce up your containers with some drought tolerant succulents or lively botanicals in all shades of green. Mom will be so pleased to receive flowers from her favorite child … you! And she can enjoy her gift of container plants for the rest of the summer. Aren’t you the clever one? Give Linden Hills Florist Design Studio a call today. Flower Power is near!

Mother’s Day: A sweetly sentimental holiday created … for wonderful Mother’s everywhere! Traditionally, the second Sunday in May is when we honor and remember our Mothers. Most all Mothers - Mom, Mommy, Mama, Mother, Ma enjoy and appreciate recognition … and a little extra pampering from their children. Everyone does it a bit differently. Show her your unique style (you probably learned some of that from her!) with a gorgeous bouquet of spring flowers. Show her your thoughtfulness (another trait that mothers try to teach their offspring!) with a sweetly written card. Show her your love (it’s hard to top a mother’s love for her child!) with a great big hug and a kiss! Linden Hills Florist will be creating lush, personalized, fresh from the garden bouquets and seasonal plant baskets with your special Mother in mind. Order today for local delivery. Or, hand-pick your lovely, professionally designed blooms from the floral displays at Linden Hills Co-op or Lakewinds Minnetonka Co-op. Don’t stop there. Honor all the special mom’s in your life (Grandmother, Aunt, Daughter, Friend, etc. - you get the idea!). Spread the love - it’s sure to return to its very source … you! Happy Mother’s Day …. everyone!

Gardenias, Curly Willow and more! When designing a wedding bouquet, I talk with the Bride at length about what her wedding style is and what her favorite flowers are. For this one, the Bride absolutely loved Gardenias (they were her mother and grandmother’s favorite too!) so it was an absolute must to have them featured. But, we also needed to modernize them into a bouquet that spoke to her current style- something with an unexpected twist! She loves the look of the curly willow branches that are ever so popular now. So how do you incorporate all that and have it “make sense” for the wedding? You can see the bouquet has Gardenias throughout it; we took curly willow and wound it around the edges so you would see branches peeking out subtly! The softness of the gardenia compliments the starkness of the curly willow in a beautiful, unexpected way.