Greenery, Flora, Ball

I just chose out the flower arrangements for the Green Key Ball this past Saturday and they are incredibly beautiful, if I do say so myself. I can't wait to see it in person. It's a bright almost fluorescent green plus rich, luxe purple, pink, yellow, and white. It's a very fresh spring look to me that's neither blatantly cool nor warm but rather a balance between the two with a very chic, refined yet young, modern, slightly unexpected look to it.

Here are some of the components:















This article below from the WSJ is so timely! It even mentions the bright colors and bright greens.

Of course, there are filler flowers in between all of these huge attention-gathering flowers. And it's a more draping, long horizontal arrangement as opposed to those very tall ones. I will post a photos of it when we pick up the arrangements.

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FASHION MAY 9, 2009

Choosing a New Flower Czar

The longtime chief florist retires as White House tastes take a modern turn

By AMY CHOZICK

Washington

Nancy Clarke, the longtime chief florist at the White House, plans to retire May 29, but not before she helps Michelle Obama incorporate her personal style into official floral designs.

Flower arranging at the White House has taken a more modern turn since the Obamas moved in, Ms. Clarke says. "They are more youthful...so we gear things a little bit younger. A lot more color, brighter colors, happier colors," she says.

A White House Floral History

In the Obama White House, clear glass cylinder vases hold sparse displays of white orchids or dogwood branches (Mrs. Obama "likes a lot of branches," Ms. Clarke says), while classic porcelain urns are filled with more structured arrangements. Glass cylinders of hot pink tulips and purple anemones were placed in Sasha's and Malia's bedrooms right after the family moved in.

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But the Obamas' edgier tastes are welcome news to others, who say White House flowers could use an update. Tina Stoecker, president-elect of the American Institute of Floral Designers, says she hopes to see more loosely arranged designs, using bright greens and Fuji chrysanthemums, to replace the traditional floral structures. "It's always been ostentatious masses of flowers," Ms. Stoecker says.

"It's time to shake things up a bit," says New York designer David Beahm, who helped with White House events during the Clinton Administration. He envisions bright, symmetrical designs of locally-grown flowers arranged in some of the antique vases in the White House collection.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182945920002661.html#mod=rss_Weekend_Journal