Birthday Celebration at Aretsky's Patroon

For those of you out there that aren't in on the secret yet, Aretsky's Patroon is a place you should know about.  It's an outstanding midtown restaurant offering classic American cuisine.  Lunch at Patroon is a power house crowd of who's who and you never know who you may see dining in one of their oversized leather booths or in one of their six private dining rooms on the second floor.  In the warmer months you should check out their outdoor rooftop which just received a major renovation last year.  It's an oasis in New York City. 

City Blossoms was asked to design the flowers for Ken Aretsky's recent birthday celebration.  We couldn't have been happier to be able to show off our designs in a restaurant of this caliber as well as to the owners, Ken and Diana Aretsky and their guests.  We loved the way everything turned out and recieved so many compliments on the flowers.  After the owners of Patroon the highest compliment came from Charles Masson of La Grenouille.

Dogwood Branches & Flowers

Flowers at the Entrance

Cocktail Table Arrangements on the Rooftop Bar

Dinner Centerpieces



Wedding at The Harold Pratt House- Saturday, May 21, 2011

One of our recent weddings took place at The Harold Pratt House this weekend. Madison and Victor with the Pratt House couldn't be nicer. What an amazing and professional staff. We look forward to working with them again! Here are a few photos we took prior to guests arrival. We love to share!

The Lady Slipper Orchid- A Thing of Beauty

I really wish you could see the detail in this photo.   You need to in order to really appreciate this orchid.  We have an amazing lady slipper orchid in the store right now due to a special client request.  It has these great dark purple or almost black petals.  It's such a beautiful contrast against its own green leaves. 

We had a lady walk into our downtown showroom at 62 Trinity Place and she saw the orchid on the counter and said, "Sexy".  She's so right!  That really is the perfect word to describe this delicate and rare thing of beauty.  I think this orchid is perfect for an art gallery reception desk or high end lingerie store.