CAFE DES ECLUSIERS- MONTREAL

OH SWEET PEONIES

Peonies are so delicately beautiful. When the first batch arrive from Holland in early spring my heart palpitates. The fragrance, the softness of tissue like petals, they have a certain romantic feel to them.
For this arrangement (which I made for myself :) I paired them with a soft peachy pink carnation. Makes me happy.

PINK ANTHURIUMS

Anthuriums (the lovely heart shaped flower) are a tropical flower with a long vase life (15 to 30days). I have personally kept anthuriums for up to 6-7 weeks but it depends on the variety. Mini and small anthuriums tend to have a shorter vase life. Like all tropical flowers they love humidity and will appreciate regular mist of water. Anthuriums are sensitive to cold and are not stored in the cooler. Any temperature below 15C will blacken the flower.

In this arrangement we have the pink anthuriums (variety unknown) pink hydrangeas, white peonies, "Caroline Tenson" white lilies and alliums.

As shown $ 150 (container included)

ALOCASIA aka ELEPHANT EAR PLANT

To add some depth and texture to this arrangement we trimmed a few leaves off an Alocasia plant we had in the boutique. We actually trimmed a fern too :) Add some smashing orchids (notice how the flower has a white outline- very pretty) and some asplenium leaves for some drama. We all love drama.

As shown $100 (container included)

WE ARE ON VACATION

Beginning on Monday, May 10th the boutique is closed for a week. You have kept us on our feet 7 days a week and now we need a little R&R before our wedding season starts. We will be open for business on Monday, May 17th at 9:30am.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY !!!

We are OPEN on Sunday May 9th for Mother's day. If you would like to have flowers delivered this weekend please place your order as soon as possible so we can guarantee you a time slot.

OPENING HOURS

Monday May 3rd - 9:30am to 6:00pm
Tuesday May 4th - 9:30am to 6:00pm
Wednesday May 5th - 9:30am to 6:00pm
Thursday May 6th - 9:30am to 7:00pm
Friday May 7th - 9:30am to 7:00pm
Saturday May 8th - 8:30am to 5:00pm
Sunday May 9th - 8:30am to 5:00pm

OPEN CUT CALLA LILIES

The difference between open cut calla lilies and closed cut is simply the harvest date.
This sympathy basket includes open cut calla lilies, green spider mums, monstera leaves, fishtail palm, eucalyptus and pussy willow.
As pictured $ 60

A TROPICAL TRIBUTE

Colorful and bright, this basket was a final tribute to a husband, father and grand-father
who loved vacationing in the south.
Composed of red gingers, birds of paradise, heliconias, blue agapanthus, 'Carambole' (red) gerberas, 'Suzanne' (orange) gerberas, grevillea, Pincushion proteas, oncidium orchids, and curly willow.
As pictured $ 175

A SPARKLY WINTER WEDDING

The wedding took place on what seemed like the coldest day of the year... so far! Moving flowers in -33 windchill is no walk in the park. The flowers were delivered to the bride at the Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel- www.lesaint-gabriel.com - in the Old Port and the ceremony was being held just down the street at the Basilica. The bride envisioned herself carrying her bouquet with her on the walk to the church but I had to explain that they just would not resist the cold for a fraction of a second. All bouquets were packed tight in paper and thick plastic and then carefully placed into a box. The logistics of a winter wedding for a florist are enough to induce a migraine. The staff at the Auberge were amazing, as always. They helped wherever they could to make the transition from the truck to the hall without any freezer burn. :)

The brides bouquet (shown above) is composed of white chrysanthemums, white hydrangea, white ranunculus, white tulips and white freesia. At her request we sprinkled the flowers with a little silver glitz.

The Maid of Honor bouquet (shown below) is designed of white hydrangea, white freesia, white tulips and white alstromeria.




























Aren't these baskets just the cutest?
Each flower girl carried a basket of white alstromeria, white wax flower, white Veronicas and peach hypericum berry

VERONIQUE & GUILLAUMES WEDDING ♥

Veronique is the sister of a very good friend of mine, Sebastien who is also owner and main photographer for www.saphoto.ca I felt so blessed and honored to do the flowers for her wedding to Guillaume. The wedding took place in Quebec so finishing touches had to be done on site.
Not many brides can carry off such a dark bouquet but Veronique pulled it off perfectly. She has a spanish flair to her with her dark hair and olive skin. Her bouquet was composed of Rosa Prima "freedom" roses, "Mikado" spray roses, "Ticuna" carnations- What? carnations in a wedding bouquet? yes they add beautiful texture - finishing touches include seeded eucalyptus and veriegated pitt















Guillaumes boutonniere is a "freedom" rose finished off with some copper wire

ROSE COLOR MEANINGS

YELLOW: Friendship, joy
CORAL OR ORANGE : Desire, passion, enthusiasm
PINK : Friendship between women, grace, admiration
LIGHT PINK : Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy
DARK PINK: Gratitude
WHITE : Eternal love, innocence, purity, secrecy, virtue, humility
RED : True love, passion. The only flower that speaks for itself
BURGUNDY: Unconscious beauty
LAVENDER : Love at first sight
BLUE (dyed) : Mystery, attaining the impossible
GREEN : Peace


source : Wikipedia

PEACH FUNERAL BASKET

Large white calla lilies, peach gerbera daisies, pink/orange snapdragons, peach "Trump" roses and yellow "Aranthera" orchids
$150

PINK PEONIES

Sarah Bernhardt (light pink) and Emma Klehm (dark pink) peonies are combined with lime green hydrangeas for a fresh spring-feel bouquet in the middle of winter. A guaranteed pick-me-up.
As pictured $125

WHITE WINTER WEDDING BOUQUET

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