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A few photos from last year's event:  "The Reception:  an artistic expression of the bride & groom."  We partnered with a number of local event service providers to turn the store into a wedding venue.  This year we are working on sharing more weddings and events through all of our social media venues.  Stay tuned.

A close up of a colorful centerpiece resting on a shear gold embroidered overlay provided by Mosaic.

Stemware, china, and flatware provided by All Occassions add to the table setting finished with mercury glass candle globes available for events from cuttings rental services.

Menus cards and satin ribbon tied place cards provided by Papier in Sewickley add the final details to any event

Easter Basket Workshop

Join cuttings' staff to create a fresh flowered Easter basket for the bunny!

Saturday March 28th

11:00 until 12:30

Registration:  $50.00

includes instruction and all the materials (basket, fresh flowers and greenery, ribbons, and decorative grass) to create your own Easter basket to fill with goodies for that someone special or use as a centerpiece for Easter brunch!  Participants will be learning how to use blooming branches, potted bulbs, and other long lasting flowers, techniques to keep the materials for an extended period of time, and the mechanics of concealing these techniques.

Registration ends March 18th!

The basket pictured above is just a representation of the project that will be created.

Registration fees are non-refundable due to the perishable nature of the product but are transferable.

Register today to create your own fresh flowered Easter basket...

Flower of the Month

Daffodils are starting to pop through the frozen ground if you can see ground at this point.  It is a true sign that Spring is just around the corner.  Daffodils are bulbs that should be planted in Fall for Spring blooming.  They are part of the amaryllis family and best of all deer resistant!  Click for more information about planting daffodils.

As a cut flower, Daffodils are generally grown in Holland and the states of Washington and Michigan.  They are available starting in December with Paperwhites.  This variety has a cluster of smaller blooms at the top of the stem which are pure white and very fragrant.

January availability changes to the most common color of daffodil: a bright yellow like the beautiful "King Alfreds" shown below.  Daffodils are normally available as a cut flower through mid to late April.  There is some variation in color with some varieties being white, cream, and peach. The other nice thing about daffodils is a slight fresh fragrance.

  

Vase Life:

Daffodils have the longest life when purchased tight and still in their sheath.  This allows you to watch them continue to grow and mature into full bloom.  This can give you a vase life of 4 - 7 days with proper care:  fill a vase half full of water, add a drop of bleach to the water, cut the stems, and place in the vase.  Keep the flowers cool and enjoy.

Spring Special:
order 100 daffodils today

The Reception

your invited to

April 4th from 6 - 9 pm

as part of the sewickley gallery walk, we have joined forces with Katherine's Daughters Events

to create a wedding experience for our guests.

Local artist, Linda Breen will be showing:

"Preserved in Oils"

capturing the details of your special day

in a variety of media

check back for info on our other participants or

Please join our event on facebook or contact us to RSVP

Flower of the Month

Tulips come in a hundreds of colors and varieties.  However, most fit into several categories of tulip:  regular, french, frill, double, and parrot.

Regular tulips are typically grown in Holland and exported around the world.  Some are grown in Canada and few are grown in the NW region of the US.  Frill tulips have serrated edges around the outside of the petal.  French tulips have a larger bloom and longer stem.  However, these features of the French tulip allow the stem to have a graceful appearance and not necessarily stand upright.

Double tulips have double to triple the petal count of a regular tulip.  The variety "Angelique" can actually be mistaken for a peony.

Parrot tulips have ruffled petal edges and larger heads.  This feature means that the stems do not stand upright due to the heavy bloom.  Unfortunately, this can be mistaken for wilted flowers even though parrot tulips are one of the longer lived tulips available as a cut flower.

Vase Life:  
Tulips are one of the few flowers that continue to grow and mature after they are cut.  It is best to find them tight and almost still green.  This allows you to watch them continue to grow and mature into full bloom.  This can give you a vase life of 5 - 8 days with proper care:  fill a vase half full of water, add a drop of bleach to the water, cut the stems of the tulips, and place in the vase.  Keep the flowers cool and enjoy.

Valentine's Day Special:
send 100 valentine tulips for 100.00

Flower of the Month...
Roses are abundant this month.  There are always new types coming into the marketplace making the varieties and color combinations almost endless.  This year garden roses are more readily available to the floral industry.  These roses are typically grown outside, are more fragrant, and open completely.

The photo above is an assortment of spray roses after just arriving.  Notice that most of the blooms have started to open.  They are not extremely tight like the industry standard of decades ago.  Growers found that cutting roses too early was the cause of the heads dropping over and never opening.  Now, roses are harvested when the blooms are mature enough to open and open quickly.

The roses above are just a day old in the store and already open.  However, they can last 5 - 7 days in a vase.  To get the most out of your roses remember to:  

• give the stems a fresh cut every couple of days
• keep the water in the vase clean by changing it regularly.  
• do not place the flowers in a hot location:  sun-filled windows, heating vents, etc.

Enjoy some roses today!!!

Celebrate the Arts
with cuttings

 April 27th and 28th 

attend our exhibition:

Elements of Nature

Featuring local artists:

Linda Breen, Marcy Holquist Duff and Ellen Hitchins

Flower Room Collage
by Linda Breen

Breen is a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.  Her newest paintings in a variety of media will be on display.

Figs
by Marcy Duff

Duff, a professional photographer and owner of Holquist Photography, will feature her images from the local Italian Garden Project.

Our Barrel
by Ellen Hitchins

Hitchins will present elegant and poignant photographic images from her various travels.

A reception will be held at the store, including refreshments and live music by Hugh Watkins Friday night from 5pm – 9pm.

The exhibition will remain on display Saturday from 9am - 5pm. 

All are welcome!