Give Me Ginger, Keep Your MaryAnn.

It's a new year and things are changing at Ben White Florist in a most excellent and positive direction. We're getting personal. Did I ever tell you about that time [insert life-changing moment here]? Well, perhaps not quite that personal, however, the blog is being revamped into something that is both informative (hooray for knowledge!) and intimate with a portal into the activities of Ben White Florist, the flower shop (complete with photographs). Pictures are fun. Here's one:

Grevillea johnsonii, native to Australia, arrived last week

During the past few weeks, two of our totally awesome designers (Mari and myself) have been working to create a beautiful assortment of new and updated floral arrangements for purchase on our website. Standing at a design table trying to be creative all day is not quite as easy as it sounds. Sometimes it can be an inspiring and joyful experience with your brain and artsy know-how popping out of your fingertips, and sometimes all that comes out of your withered flat nubs is a few sticks of crap in a vase and a big fat mess all over the table. Fortunately, it was mostly the former this time around, although I definitely remember a few crappy arrangements that made me question my sanity. There are plenty of photographs of the winners in our custom designs section on our website (check out the tulips, kale, and ginger, yum). Prepare yourself to be utterly amazed by our genius. (By the way, these photos would never exist if it wasn't for Mari's brilliant photography and editing, and Jessica's amazing descriptions and website work. Of course, if we didn't have such an amazing staff who were willing to work a little harder the days Mari and I spent forever designing, we wouldn't have anything to show for ourselves!)

Not only is this new and improved blog going to be a place to showcase what is going on in the shop, but it will also be a place to show pretty photos of what fun and interesting flowers we are getting in each week and the beautiful arrangements we create with such beauty. Lately, we have been getting in beautiful stems of Red Ginger:

We've included red ginger in two new BWF arrangements: Euphoria and Foxy Ginger.

By the way, if you are wondering who any of the crazy people are that I mention by name, they can be found in our Meet the Crew section on our website. Their awesomeness will probably freak you out.