Floral 101 Advanced edition

Our studio was again filled to capacity on Sunday for the advanced edition of our Floral 101 series. 

In this class students tackled both a bouquet and a centerpiece in Celsia's signature style. What made the designs all-the-more impressive was the fact many attendees had been up since 4am to watch the Gold medal ice hockey match! We applaud their commitment!

Floral 101 - Advanced marked the end of our second workshop series but fear not - we have NEW FLOWER SCHOOL CLASSES now open for registration. Email  events@celsiafloral.com  to join in the fun.

Thanks to When Love Happens Photography for capturing the afternoon. 

Celsia partners with Vancouver Art Gallery

It is with great honor and delight that we write this post today, sharing the news that Celsia is now the preferred florist for the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The VAG is one of our favorite Vancouver venues and we have done many celebrations inside its doors in the past. With our new formal partnership you will see Celsia florals at all gallery member-based events, and many more too we are sure.

We look forward to sharing with you the designs we create for upcoming VAG events, the first of which is their 2014 Art Moves art auction this Saturday, February 15. This event aims to raise almost $1 million in a single night in support of exhibitions and educational programs.

In preparation for the event, today one half of the Celsia team has "moved in" to the gallery to begin our floral work which will take shape over the next few days. The other half of the team is busy in our studio in Valentine's mode! You can follow along with our team's beautifully busy week on Instagram where we'll be using the hashtags #TeamVAG and #TeamVDAY to share our happenings.

** The images below are of florals we designed for the Charles Edenshaw exhibition opening at the Vancouver Art Gallery. 

Terrarium and air plant creation workshop

Sunday was a quaint and quirky new class on our flower school schedule working with succulents and air plants. 

We got hands on and our hands dirty making personalised terrariums from a variety of echeveria, each individually picked by the students. 

We particularly loved all the Instagram pictures of the finished designs taking up residence in the students' homes. Learning to create fun, natural art is what flower school is all about, after all!

Thanks to everyone that joined us and to When Love Happens Photography for capturing the afternoon. 

P.S We've just announced NEW FLOWER SCHOOL CLASSES scheduled for May and June. Jump on over and check them out. Then email  events@celsiafloral.com  to join in the fun!

Valentine's Promotion

We like to reward forward planning... and to do so we're offering a 10% discount on all Valentine's orders placed online before February 9. 

All you need to do is visit our online store and use the code #bemine2014 at checkout. 

Happy shopping!

Be my Valentine

We've been busy in the studio coming up with new designs and refreshing some old favourites for the most loved-up day of the year, Valentine's Day of course.

While a dozen red roses on Valentines will forever hold its tradition, we think the gift of flowers should be about the person receiving them and their personality, as much as the occasion for the gesture.

So if the love in your life is not a lover of roses, why not send flowers with a little more meaning?

Meet Love Garden. Blue hyacinth for constancy, a red rose for love, ranunculus for radiance and charm, finished off with heather and eucalyptus for protection.

Or perhaps Scarlet. Bold and passionate, Scarlet is striking and a definite show stopper.

If it's unique you are after, Garden Exotique is the one combining lush seasonal blooms with more exotic elements such as orchids and ferns. You'll still find a rose or two in there, but this arrangement likes to be beautiful with a little less tradition.

And then there's Gypsy. Inspired by the outdoors, Gypsy has a bit of a wildflower vibe about her and is not afraid to dance to her own beat.

For the lover of grand gestures, there's the Celsia Signature dozen. More than your dozen roses, this bouquet is accented with seasonal blooms, berries and foliage.

You can place your Valentine's Day orders now at our online store.