location info

The University of California Botanical Garden is a living museum open to the public featuring one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States. Established in 1890, the Garden's 34 acres contain over 12,000 different kinds of plants from all over the world arranged by region.

The Garden, famous for its large number of rare and endangered species, is located on the UC Berkeley campus in Strawberry Canyon, on Centennial Drive between the Cal Memorial Stadium and the Lawrence Hall of Science, overlooking San Francisco Bay.

boutonnieres (aka boy flowers)

boutonnieres
The boutonniere is worn on the gentleman’s left lapel. It should be worn on the outside of the buttonhole, and not in it. It is traditional to secure it in place by using a pearl-headed pin from the back of the lapel. This can be done in such a way that the pin will then be invisible from the front.



general flower tips

This just isn't right...

Lunch Menu

Amber and I have selected La Mediterranee in Berkeley to handle the food service. Actually, they'll just handle the food. We love the place, and most of our friends do as well. It's good food, great for a buffet cause most of it is served at room temp, and bridges the vegertarian gap well. See the "Lunch Menu" link in the sidebar.

The menu should be close to this...

Greek Olives
Feta Cheese
Pita Bread
Hummus
Garbanzo bean puree' with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and paprika.
Baba Ghanoush
Eggplant puree' with garlic, lemon juice, ground cumin, salt, mint, and parsley.
Armenian Potato Salad
This is a non-mayo potato salad.
Dolmas
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, nuts, and currants.
Chicken Cilicia
Chicken chunks with almonds, chickpeas, currants, cinnamon and spices, baked in fillo dough.
Grecian Spinach and Feta
Spinach, onions, almonds and feta cheese baked in fillo dough.
Cheese Carni
An assortment of cheese, herbs and onions, baked in fillo dough.
Quiche
Mushroom and cheese with egg in a pie crust, and another with different filling yet to be decided.

For drinks we'll have...

Pink Wine
Red Wine
Beer
Hard Cider
Soft Drinks
Water

Who knew setting a table was so difficult?

My sample from the party supply place:

but I don't love the table cloth color.

the pieces:



And we have to pick the table cloth and napkin colors from here:

cards/invitations

flowers around the corner from our house

and sample table setting... but not the final one:

Types of flowers I'd like

photos of Dahlias (there are many varieties in both shape and color)





Hydrangea:


spider chrysanthemum:


astrantia (for small pink hits):


viburnum (looks sortof like the Hydrangea but smaller):


anemone:


carousel illusion rose (love the green with rose edges):


gomphrena (for pink hints):


Santini Chrysanthemum:

flower arrangement ideas

love flower balls


alternative to flower balls:


the mix of flower shapes and texture is great


putting several vases on each table with different flower types/colors looks nice


Stem wrap:


A few other bouquet arrangements I liked (not necessarily colors or flowers I want... but the arrangements are nice):

Italy destinations

Cinque Terra (4 or 5 days here)

Tuscany Area (Florence, Siena, and a bunch of smaller towns in the area) (a week in this area)

and perhaps a day or 2 in Rome... not sure we'll have time to do that but maybe.

Venice (4 or 5 days here)

click the links for photos! Some great ones!