About a year ago, I reached out to some of my flower friends who had appeared in Flower Magazine or on their Insta account inquiring about how they developed their connection to the magazine. I LOVE Flower Magazine – a whole magazine dedicated to flowers! What is not to love? These friends shared their advice … Read More
Author: Eileen Tongson
Summer Flowers: Orange Cosmos
Well, it was a tumultuous Spring for everyone! Although we were sheltering-in-place, I was still super busy planting and keeping up with the gardens at East End and at home. I hope that you all are doing well! I have really missed seeing everyone at our workshops and events. I am continuing to grow flowers … Read More
A Grand Opening: Salata Winter Park
One of my favorite services that we provide is teaching workshops for corporate events so I very happy that FarmGal Flowers had the opportunity to be a part of Salata Winter Park’s grand opening last month. Have you been to Salata yet? The food is fresh and delicious! You can create a custom salad or … Read More
The Festival of Fine Arts and Flowers 2019
Last weekend, the Council of 101 celebrated the inaugural Festival of Fine Arts and Flowers at the Orlando Museum of Art. FarmGal Flowers was one of the featured designers asked to create a floral design inspired by art in OMA’s collection. I selected the Purvis Young exhibit and created a floral arch to complement Young’s … Read More
The Ford Motor Company & FarmGal Flowers
All of the students who came to our workshops last year have really inspired me to continue and expand them in 2019. I was very fortunate to start off the year teaching for the Ford Motor Company at the Orlando Home and Garden Show last weekend. Ford brought their 2019 Transit Connect to the show … Read More
Italian White Sunflowers
At FarmGal Flowers, we like to grow sunflowers that come in nontraditional colors like red and chocolate. We also primarily grow multi-branching sunflowers as opposed to the “one and done” varieties because we grow in urban spaces. So I am always on the lookout for new multi-branching varieties to try. I came across Italian White … Read More
American Flowers Week Designer Dream Team 2019
I’m happy to share some exciting news with you! FarmGal Flowers and Fern Trust is a Designer Dream Team for American Flowers Week 2019! I will serve as the floral designer while Fern Trust will provide the locally grown foliage for an amazing Florida inspired floral couture look. We will be joining several other teams … Read More
Cranberry Hibiscus, a Favorite Fall Foliage and Flower
I first encountered Cranberry Hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella) when I began working in the market garden at East End. Our Fleet Farming friends planted it and it has remained a staple through the years for many reasons… At FarmGal Flowers, I always like to have a large crop of Cranberry Hibiscus for Fall bouquets. Let’s face … Read More
A Day with The Flower Appreciation Society
Summer in our zone (9b) brings high temperatures, lots of rain and lots of bugs. This is our downtime and we put the beds to rest with landscape fabric and/or cover crops. Aside from flowers, I also love to travel. I try to combine the two as much as possible and I was lucky enough … Read More
Mother’s Day Recap!
I have to admit – I can breath a sign of relief now. For me, the whole spring season leads up to Mother’s Day and then it’s downhill into summer. Don’t get me wrong – there’s plenty to do until then. I’m hoping to get a few more classes in, more writing, make more bouquets, … Read More
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