Freytag’s Florist Blog

“Look at the stars

Look how they shine for you

And everything you do

Yeah, they were all yellow”

The Coldplay song always reminds me of bright yellow  mums!

Yellow is such a tremendous color. It’s always cheerful and bright, no matter the season. Summer lends itself to yellows easily but using it in your designs year round keeps things cheerful and light.

Nina Garcia’s Yellow Pin Board reminds us Spring 2013 will be a flurry of yellow, thank you ODL!!!!

Around here, the yellow roses of Texas are ALWAYS appropriate!

“So then I took my time

Oh what a thing to’ve done

And it was all yellow”

My personal passion for yellows started with my porch. Inspired by the Upper Crust Bakery here in Austin, because it is the same color as our new house, and they have fabulous yellow benches…bright yellow is now a collection “thing” for me!

My Interior Design mentor says I must keep the yellow outside… but our Lemonade candles keep invading my kitchen! They smell so good …. Can it really be all yellow???

Oncidium spray orchids ALWAYS bring the cheer! One of our Austin Exclusive arrangements, ”The Hippie Hollow” shows them off very nicely!

The pop of color a Gerbera daisy or yellow balloon carries into a room warms the heart! You can’t go wrong with yellow to convey cheerful greetings…

If we haven’t bragged about it before here we go…

We have four generations, count’em 4, here at Freytag’s almost every day. From Ken’s mom Alice through to the newest member of the family Avery, we span 93 years.

It was a joyous occasion this last Friday as Avery turned one! Of course there was a party and flowers…

How can you add playful elements to your floral designs for a youthful look?

A little sparkle can go a long way to add festive flair to flowers… Glittered Ting Ting plays up the princess vibe with bling!

Bright and cheerful colors with whimsical design elements such as a grass wrap add a playfulness to arrangements.

Bright and cheerful colors with whimsical design elements (such as a grass wrap) add a playfulness to arrangements. The Hitomi workshop our team attended a few months back illustrated the fun of mixed textures, vibrant hues and artful use of armature …

Think outside the box with flowers… Pintrest is a great place to brown fun DIY ideas for parties. I dare say the party search is my favorite, so many great ideas! Check out our party ideas I’ve curated from Pinterest here.

It’s their first birthday… such an important year for family, friends and Avery too!

Another idea that will grow with the birthday girl or boy is a plant, but how can you silly that up?

I have to admit I visit this corner of our front shop daily. I love to check in with my cute little friends to see if they’ve been “adopted” yet… A small little 4 inch plant can grow over time with your child, just like those notches in a door frame!

Spring is in the air! With my windows opened and the warm Austin breezes floating through the house I finally started my spring cleaning this weekend.

Starting with the floor working my way up, I know I have a week of organizing drawers and cabinets ahead of me!  Clearing off horizontal spaces and putting out fresh spring linens is like stretching a clean white canvas. For a moment my house might resemble those shots of perfection in magazines (at least in my mind)!

Tables and dressers beckon for branches and blooms.

Dusting off and polishing up spring vases for beautiful spring flower arrangements inside.

Clear out old garden beds and turn the compost piles for spring bulbs popping up outside.

… do the flowers know it’s daylight savings time? More so than my sleepy head knew it this morning! The simple pleasures of spring rains and wildflowers popping up along the commute makes every day feel fresh and exciting, full of possibilities. Daylight savings means I get to wake up with the sun again too.

On the other side of these spring work days is time for afternoon tennis and evenings on the porch…

…cleaning and preparing the ceramic pots of last year’s transplants, putting up new supports for vines and checking on feeders and bird houses for guests.

With March showers in abundance the stepping stones and pathways get adjusted around the yard this time of year and cleaned up too. New flower beds get “designed” with favorite rocks, statues and blooms but have to be cleverly protected from those beloved dogs and deer!

Time to spring into action all around. Enjoy the buzz and hum of activity before it gets too hot!

All photos that were not taken by me are sourced on our TUMBLR BLOG