Florists are part of a person and family’s natural cycle of life. Funerals are a natural part of what we do.
Some clients choose to go for a brighter funeral flowers.
Here is a sample urn arrangement.
Sometimes a fewer flowers can make more of an impact that quantity of flowers.
A sample urn spray.
One of our designers, Terry loves Ikebana and it shows in his designs.
Making maple syrup at our cottage in Wilberforce.
My daughter Alicia at her 13th birthday. Where did the time go?
Karen’s 8 year wedding anniversary with her business and life partne Mike at Chateau Montebello
Fun musings during our anniversary weekend.
Honey, I shrunk! Wow, those words don’t come out of my mouth frequently.
Last minute request to create a corsage to be worn as a anklet.
This bride requested a hand tied bouquet with a detachable train. We said, sure, okay, we can do that!
Weekly arrangement going out to one of our corporate clients
Our bride said she wanted butterflies, so we gave her butterflies.
Fun afternoon teaching grade 7’s about floral design. We had fun.
We LOVE Hair Republic! One of our favorite corporate clients and the best hair salon in Ottawa.
One of our most endearing staff Ronna, and her new found job as a hand model.
One of the winners of our weekly $25 bouquet give away. Who knew he is so good at balancing things on his nose?
Girl power! Ronna showing off one of her lovely corsage creations.
We love incorporating found objects into our arrangements. Here is an antler tucked into an arrangement.
Just found an amazing supplier of roses. Happily we can offer our clients a weekly short stemmed rose special.
It is so nice when our local community supports us. The couple was so happy to support a local vendor. Thank you!
This older bride was getting married at Upper Canada Village. She wanted punchy compact, yet classic.
My life partner Mike and I enjoying his step Sister Lisa’s wedding. I think it was the most fun I have had it a very long time.
Succulent gardens are so popular. Here are a few examples of a few custom gardens we created in our store.
Another close up example of one of our lovely succulent gardens. The moss is lovingly collected from our cottage.
Orchids are so long lasting and colourful. Love the colour contrast in this picture.
Karen bought a sail boat both for herself and for the family. So far only one bruise to the eye brow from the boom hitting her in the head.
Some fun time at the family cottages. Always a never ending supply of fun shenanigans with the kids.
Karen’s daughter Alicia with her cousin, catching a bit of snuggle time at the cottage.
Karen’s son Jacob in blue, at his 13th birthday, now only teenagers in the house. Yikes!
Pat Dickenson participated in the Old Ottawa South Porch Party she set up a pop-up market in front of our shop.
Our beloved dog Xander of 11 1/2 years passed away on Labour Day weekend.
We always need a reason to celebrate-Marcela’s birthday.
I am not a natural networker, but I do enjoy talking to people. My good friend Chantal Sarkisian and marketing mentor at Belle a beauty event.
This fall we created an outdoor sitting area. Many customers come in to Trillium Bakery grab a coffee and a croissant sit and watch the world go by.
Many people don’t know but the owner, Karen, loves to collect driftwood from the family cottage in Algonquin Park.
Our Staff meetings our fun, here, Annabel is playing Florist pictionary.
Ah, it is such as sense of accomplishment when the cooler is full of fresh flowers and all the flower identifier tags are on.
One of our staff Heather, is a magician when it comes to working with leaves.
We had the opportunity to host my cousin Justine for two years while she completed her Masters in Occupational Therapy. Her Mom treated our family to a brunch at the Chateau Laurier as a thank you.
Karen poses with her son Jacob who was part of the Remembrance Day Parade in downtown Ottawa. He is a Leading Seaman at the Falklands Sea Cadet Corps.
Karen, the owner’s son childhood wagon has a second life in the store as a prop.
We’ve found creative means to display our products in a tight space twinned with Trillium Bakery. Go up if you can’t go out.
Love Jade plants! Especially when showcased in this fabulous burlap bags.
Ah, what can I say! Love this cyclamen plant showcased in the birch pot topped with willow and these lovely fuzzy birds.
Terry is creating an ornament tree for our Holiday Open House.
Ronna is dressing plants for our Holiday Open House.
Heather gets a reprieve from the Christmas red and white and creates a bright funeral arrangement.
We had so much fun at our Staff Christmas party at Lieutenant’s Pump. Here is Dominique, head baker at Trillium with her secret Santa gift of a giant Toblerone bar.
Mike got the inflatable crown as his secret Santa.
Our driver Chris is thrown back into the Stallin days.
I think Terry should rock a moustache on a regular basis. It looks good on him.
Co-owner of Alta Vista Flowers with Michael LeRoy. We operate a full service flower shop that has been in business for 60 years, with our very dedicated staff.
