Truth be told sometimes I used to get off the bus I rode to college just short of campus because there was a spectacular florist along the route and I couldn’t help but stop in and see what new things were going on in the store. Pretty flower arrangements are something I have always loved to splurge on and I could spend hours in that store just walking through the rows of gorgeous blooms.
As a grown up its a little harder just to flit about wherever and whenever I like. I’m a little more accountable and there are too many things that don’t get done if I don’t multi-task. So when I was invited to see what Safeway was doing in their floral departments in the Pacific Northwest I was only too happy to accept. Buying flowers with my milk and vegetables is one way my floral habit becomes a necessity. They are no longer flowers. They are GROCERIES.
I was surprised to find out that the tulips at Safeway were local blooms. I was also quite impressed with the flower selection. The floral department could have been a flower shop all on its own.
Some other bloggers and I were shown how to create ‘lyrical’ flower arrangements with romantic vases and ribbon. We learned about tying bows and how to take a few bunches of grocery store blooms and arrange them into really fabulous bouquets. I loved that there were step by step instructions on how to play florist at home and I’ve been loving the how-to videos I’ve seen on their Facebook page.
I was given a bunch of blooms to take home and arrange in some vases to practice what I learned and I played florist in my kitchen while my kids practiced baseball one night. I felt like I was recreating my college days when I would walk through that beautiful store and imagine all those pretty flowers in my home. Apparently each season brings a new trend and I can’t wait to see what new floral designs will appear in my grocery store next.
(PS. I received flowers, some vases and a book to try out out what I learned at home but was not required to write a review and the opinions here are my own.)
Terumi Pong is a Seattle-based family travel writer and mom of twin teenage boys. She loves coffee and pastries, shopping local and looking for greener ways to live. She is also known as Scout’s mom (Scout is a 5ish pound little black yorkie-poo)
So fun! I couldn’t make this event but so glad you shared how it went!!