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ture firms in Boston and Central Vermont.“ It was rewarding,” she recalls,“ but I missed working with my hands and being close to the earth.”
In 2007, she came home to Vermont and founded Anna’ s Blooms, merging her design training with her love of horticulture. The studio began as a small flower-growing operation before evolving into a full-service floral design business specializing in weddings and events. Today, Anna’ s work is celebrated for its naturalistic, gorgeous style. It’ s lush but never overworked; refined, yet organic. Every bloom is placed with an intuitive, yet bold and creative sensibility.
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Anna still grows and forages some of her materials herself, but as her business has expanded, she now sources additional blooms from a network of local and outside farms.“ I like to know where things come from,” she says. Anna sources as much as possible from local farms when in season, and she also works with eco-responsible farmers in California and South America. She sources farm-direct whenever possible, and also works with Green Mountain Floral Supply in Burlington. Anna adds:“ When I use a flower that was grown a few miles away, it feels honest. It belongs to this landscape.”
That authenticity extends to her creative process. Anna begins each commission by getting to know the couples that she works with on a personal level. She listens to their stories, their sensibilities, and the ways they imagine their day unfolding.“ I want to know how they live,” she explains.“ Do they spend their weekends hiking? Cooking? Travel-
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