If you had told me 25 years ago that I would be playing with flowers for a living, I would have laughed. I can't count the number of buckets I washed or deliveries I made while working at a local flower shop in high-school, preparing for my get away to college in Ohio. However, my art degree somehow landed me at a corporate job in a cubical, and I soon realized that it wasn't for me. After years at Chicago's iconic The New Leaf Flower Shop, I found a passion for weddings, workshops, and any new challenges. This is a dream job, but it is work; more work than most can imagine. Creating beautiful concepts from start to finish for couples on their special day is simply amazing and worth all the effort! When I am not designing at ASA, I am binging as many movies as possible, racking up splat points at Orange Theory Fitness, and most importantly Ubering my 2 boys that keep me connected every day to things that are new. Never a dull moment.
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This September, the New England Flower Show returns to the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA, marking its 140th year with the theme “Growing Together” — a celebration of shared experience, collaboration, and collective growth.
Presented by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the show carries forward nearly 200 years of the Society’s history practicing horticulture for the public good, dating back to its founding in Boston in 1829.
Set within the 36-acre Garden at Elm Bank — a National Register of Historic Places landscape originally shaped by the Olmsted Brothers — the weekend brings together nationally judged competitions in Horticulture, Floral Design, Botanical Arts, and Photography, alongside curated vendors, floral installations, and live demonstrations from designers and educators across the region.
In addition to the exhibition, the New England Flower Show 2026 offers:
✨ A Preview Party — the first look at the show’s designs and installations, with food and drink among the blooms.
✨ Curated vendor marketplace — horticulture and gardening goods, arts and crafts, home décor, and wellness products from makers across New England.
✨ Floral demonstrations and speakers — hands-on sessions and talks from acclaimed regional designers and educators.
Whether you’re a floral professional, a lifelong gardener, or simply a lover of flowers and community, the New England Flower Show is a vibrant highlight of the fall season — a place where flowers, communities, and people flourish side by side.
