Time to Start Giving Props

Awesome work deserves acknowledgment. Since our favorite way to say “thank you” is with flowers, we have started Local Props, a floral-gifting campaign to show our appreciation to organizations doing great things in our community.

First up: Project Recovery. Founded in 2007, this sober living facility provides a structured environment designed to teach real world life skills to prepare individuals with the essential habits critical to achieving a successful transition into self-directed sober living for a lifetime. The leaders at Project Recovery, including our dear friend and Executive Director, Leah Steele, believe that sober living facilities function as a critical bridge between inpatient rehab or outpatient treatment programs and reintegration into real world living and provide statistically significant improvement in relapse prevention and overall recovery success.

Leah says that each member who comes to Project Recovery is given the ability to discover their potential to be their best selves. ”People come to us with a desire to live a happy, productive life and leave us with the experience and skills to not only live each day with purpose and joy, but to also make a difference in the lives of others."

It is incredible the breadth and the impact this center has on the community and we are delighted to contribute some vibrant, fresh Holland bouquets to brighten their environment.

You can support the work of Project Recovery with your donations here… 

If you know of an organization that you think deserves some props, email us at orders@tfadesign.com.

The More Things Change...

Planning for our holiday open house at the shop begins almost as soon as the previous year's cocktail napkins are cleaned up and the votive candles are snuffed. Last year, after the guests had gone home, Lindsay and I looked around at what had sold, what had flopped, and how we would redesign the shop all over again with an entirely new Christmas palette.This year, "Sophisticated Whites," next year, "Classic Red"! It's hard as a business owner to just relax and enjoy an evening's success; it's a necessary but annoying evil that we must always be thinking ahead to the next thing. (I'm already getting flyers from wholesalers about booking our roses for Valentine's Day. Can't a girl have a minute?) Last open house eve, we also noted how much our lives had changed. It was our first holiday in the new shop, a long way from our first Valentine's Day in the basement of Lindsay's Avenue's home, and a big difference from our west side studio. 

Old Shop

New Shop!

Lindsay's baby Jameson was 8 months old and was a welcome little visitor to our grown up party. Skipping a caterer, my partner Matt had served some some mean hors d'oeuvres to rave reviews. Things felt right in the world. 

At this year's festivities, we thankfully noted how much had remained the same. Matt designed the menu again and cooked the food. Jameson was now toddling around, still the happiest thing on earth. Our dear friend Emily said that attending the TriFecTa holiday open house had become a tradition, her kick-off party of the season. This meant more to us than she could have imagined; especially in these difficult times, the support of our friends, family and clients is more important than ever. Lindsay's Mom, Robyn was there, as she has been every year, for every event.

But the most important thing that has remained intact is that Lindsay and I are still friends as well as business partners. We can still look around and say, "Nice job on the window display" or laugh and ask, "What were we thinking when we bought those?!" We argue, cry and ignore each other, too, but respect and love remains. The other morning I was driving along and thinking how fortuitous and amazing it was that Lindsay and I actually got along and appreciated each others' design style and aesthetic. It's not easy for two hard-headed "creative" people to make it work. It was that very second that I received a phone call with news that our community had lost a valued member, our mentor and fellow florist, Kathleen Culp, co-owner of Bloomingsales. I immediately mourned for Katy and her family, but my greatest heartache was for Sonnie, her friend and business partner for more than 25 years. As Lindsay and I know, being business partners is as close to being married as you can get. The loss struck home.

When Lindsay and I unpack all the new ornaments and stockings, when we hang all the boughs and trimmings, when we hope and pray our customers will love everything as much as we do, riding the emotional roller coaster of retail, it's calming to recognize that a few things remain constant. And now that the open house is over and we have a few weeks to truly enjoy the shop and the holidays, we can already reflect on the past year and give thanks.  

With Sam and Max on our old front porch.

Holiday 2010 with Sam. Photo by Suzanne Dingley. backonfestiveroad.blogspot.com

 

Our Way to Thank America's Veterans

We are very proud and excited to introduce a new campaign to support our country's veterans. Just as the struggles of these men and women continue after active duty, this program will be ongoing, as long as TriFecTa's doors are open. We hope you will help us give back.

Happy Halloween!

We are those people, the types who dress up at the drop of a pointy hat. And why not? Halloween is the kickoff party of the season, readying our senses for all the soirees, flavors and fancies that will warm us when the snow settles along the Wasatch. This year at the Sugar House shop on Oct. 16, we asked neighboring businesses to join us in the first ever "Trick or Treat Street" at Post Office Village (we recently named ourselves to distinguish our shopping district from the rest of Sugar House). It was an absolutely gorgeous day on the front lawn, where we had a fine turnout of little princesses and Supermen, family and friends who came to decorate pumpkins--and eat candy, of course. Everyone in costume was entered in a drawing for an heirloom pumpkin from Traces, the wonderful garden store down the street.

 

 Photo by Laurie Bray http://photographybylaurie.biz/home/

Allie's got the spirit.

Fabulous Halloween feather wreath.

 

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Jaime carves a good pumpkin.

 Kelly and Allie are ready for action.

Leah Steele

JJ gets creative with Mommy and Aunt Jaime.

 

Fly Fishing and Flowers

Catching trout and arranging flowers don't have much in common, unless the fish aren't biting what you are offering and you decide instead to explore the banks of a particularly beautiful spot on the middle Provo River. Late Autumn is a bounty of color and texture--spun golds and cocoa browns, fuzzy leaves and plump rose hips. All of it brings forth a rush of ideas to share at the shop. After my evening on the river, Lindsay designed two amazing arrangements with flowers and materials that looked fresh picked from Wasatch County.

Lindsay's Designs

L: Pampas grass, vine maple, rose hip, yellow mokara orchids, flex grass. R: Oriental lilies, pampas grass, vine maple, orchids, flex grass.

Beautiful alternative take on Autumn.

Fun and Delicious

Martha Stewart had this delectable cake in their fall wedding inspirations. Is anyone else drooling?

So delicious and in perfect Fall yellows.

Martha Stewart Weddings  is the link to all the wonderful inspirational ideas.






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Hello Baby!

In the words of Jerry Lee Lewis "oh baby you know what I like" and this new design is no exception. These flowers are sure to welcome baby with style and excitement. The little nest and egg are nestled in a bed of antique hydrangea, orange mokara orchids, fresh summer dahlias and a touch of vibrant bittersweet.
The keepsake container is a hand crafted box locally made just for TriFecTa and is sure to be cherished for years to come.

The colors in the photo work well for  an autumn baby and the blues and browns are perfect for a little boy.

But we adore our girlie version of this box! Available in monochromatic pinks and a vibrant green box you can be assured your gift says "Hello Baby!"

This design starts at $55.00

Breathtaking Terrariums

Terrariums are back in a big way. An artist in New York is taking them to a whole new level and they are exquisite! The terrariums can take up to a year to make and start at $8,000 dollars. We are sharing some of the pretties with you to see if they make your heart beat faster too!

We have recycled glass hanging terrariums in the shop right now and it is incredible to see someone pushing the boundaries of little, indoor under-glass gardens.

To see more of Paula Hayes please visit her website http://www.paulahayes.com/

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Captured By Mikki

Check out these amazing images Mikki who owns Captured By Mikki. Her bride was very open about what kind of flowers to use for her bridal portraits. Mikki challenged us to come up with flowers that were funky, creative and earthy.

We incorporated a birds nest, some beautiful garden roses and lots of earthy textures and colors. Thank you so much for sharing Mikki!

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To Market, To Market!

This weekend we are packing up and heading out to San Fran to refresh our inspiration, recharge creative juices and to eat sushi!!!





Please stay tuned for when we start sharing the best of the new finds.

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Flowers, Keep Re-thinking

We were challenged by our beautiful bride Matey to really enhance her Park City setting that kept her love of nature in tune with everything floral.



The silvery tones of eucalyptus welcomed everyone to the church ceremony.





A unique guest table design...



complete with their initials!





So many votive candles enhanced their reception...



With topiary centerpieces using aspen branches.



Thank you Sarah at Sparkle Photography for sharing your talent and images with us.

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What prices mean at Trifecta

Many of our clients will ask for advice when giving a gift. We would like to share some photos of arrangements that fall within our 35.00 to 45.00 range. All of our buying is highly seasonal and dependent on what looks best at market, but the pictures below offer an introduction to the style and look we offer within that price range.