Wedding season

In Portland, summer is definitely wedding season. We wait all year long for our gorgeous summer and so do Portland brides! Wedding season is already in full force at Sammy’s Flowers. Here’s a couple of pictures of a beautiful wedding ceremony swag we created for a late spring wedding. And soon, we will begin posting pictures from our summer weddings. Until then...

About Flowers: garden roses

When was the last time you smelled a rose and it had a scent? Was it in your grandmother’s garden? Garden style roses evoke a nostalgic feel and are popular choices for weddings. Their signature rounded shape with layers of petals is often referred to as "cabbage" shaped. Varieties like Vitality, O’Hara, Yves Piaget are popular due to their strong fragrance. Other varieties such as the Juliet, Toulouse Lautrec and Piano roses are prized for their intense color. Shown here are: Juliet, Vitality, and  the red Piano Rose. 

Spring wedding with lilac

Sadly, the lilac season has come and gone. In this recent spring wedding, lilac was used throughout. Here is a picture of the bridal, bridesmaid, and toss bouquets. The featured flowers, in addition to the lilac, were coral peonies, sweet peas, ranunculus, piano roses and dendrobian orchids.

To view more pictures and elements from this spring wedding, please click the link below.

Gifts for Mom - Sunday, May 12th

This Sunday May 12th is Mother’s Day. We’ve been so busy gearing up, we almost forgot to blog about it! Both locations are stocked and ready for your Mother’s Day gift needs. Select from floral arrangements, pottery, candles, potted plants and an array of other gift items. Order online at sammysflowers.com or come and visit our stores. We’re ready and we can’t wait to see you!

Flowers to wear

Mother’s Day is right around the corner and next is the wedding season. But lately at Sammy’s, it has been All About Prom. Remember yours? What you wore? We would like to think we’ve been doing a modern twist on the traditional corsage. This one has a blast of color with bright fuchsia orchids and vibrant green trix, a perfect match to a little black dress.

In-season: lilac and dogwood

The spring lilac and dogwood have arrived and we’re so excited. At Sammy’s Flowers, we love in-season, locally grown blooms. And right now our shops are filled with these lovely spring favorites. 

Fresh cuts, both horizontal and vertical on the branch stem will help them hydrate properly. And as always recommended, clean water in the vase changed frequently prolongs the life of the cut stems. 

Celebrating Spring

The dogwood branches have finally arrived (and a little early this year, too!) We’re celebrating spring the best way we know how, with gorgeous spring branches. Dogwood, cherry, prunus, and lilac are some of our seasonal favorites. Whether alone in a large tall vase, or added to a springtime mix as shown here, spring branches add an airy sophistication to floral designs. This combination uses dogwood, fringed tulips, hydrangea, stock, ranunculus, and parrot tulips.