Kevin Ylvisaker AIFD at Floradec show, Honolulu

Smithers-Oasis, Flora-dec Sales, Greenpoint Nurseries and Watanabe Floral all sponsored a show with Kevin Ylvisaker AIFD on Mar. 30 at Flora-dec Sales, Honolulu.

 

Kevin cutting up a pineapple for the show.

Showing off the new Oasis orb sizes.

Finale piece utilizing dendrobium leis.

AIFD 2013 Symposium Las Vegas

Some quick snapshots of what was happening in Vegas...

Partners' Expo with ibulb.  Table by Rene van Rems

Rene at ibulb table.

Other partner tables throughout the Expo

Green Point Nursery's table done by Hitomi Gilliam

Other side of Hitomi's table.

Rene van Rems book table at the "Book Store."

Hawaiian luncheon done by Debbi Barrett Holt and sponsored by Green Point Nursery, Hilo, HI

Mini book reunion for those who worked on the book, Rene's Bouquets.

Eric Tanouye and sons of Green Point Nursery

Araik's circles on display in lounge.

Tomas De Bruyne's presentation.

Yutaka Jimbo's show.

Phil Rulloda with Angela Darrah and the Green Point boys.

Tomas De Bruyne's Gloriosa lily namesake.

Fabulous fashion show conducted by Joyce Mason Monheim.

My two favorite mentors - Hitomi and René

Wedding show by Gerry Toh.

Gerry and his masking tape bouquet.

Masked ball.  Guess who?

Final night dinner and dance.

René van Rems with the Honolulu Garden Club April 2013

The Honolulu Garden Club invited René van Rems to present a show and a workshop in April.  The show was held at the Halekulani Hotel in Honolulu.  The following pictures were taken by Jann Boxold, Carole Chun, D. Bocken and myself.

Tropicals supplied by Green Point Nursery, Hilo, HI.  Rene combined temperate larkspur with our local Hawaiian tropical flowers and foliage in this large piece.

Sexy Scarlet hanging heliconia were the focal flowers in this arrangement.

We went hiking in Makapu'u and Rene was fascinated with the Koa seed pods so he gathered a few to create this container.

Demonstrating how the seed pods were attached with Smithers' Uglu.

Switching gears to a French country look with sunflowers, hydrangea and viburnum.

Rene begins work on a vase arrangement incorporating flat aluminum wire from Smithers-Oasis.

Crimped wire is added into the vase and above it to create an armature.

Adding bear grass and french tulips.

The completed arrangement.

More tulips in a basket.

The finished basket up for silent auction.

Rene began a Mille Fleur arrangement in a birch bark container using lisianthus.

Due to time constraints, he passed the arrangement to me to complete.

Larkspur, lisianthus, Persian Violet and crespedia were added.

Rene works on a vertical arrangement with hydrangea, solidaster, viburnum and larkspur.

The finished piece.

Rene began the show with this amazing mass arrangement.

Lilies, boronia, lilac, amnesia roses, Koala fern, limonium and more made up this incredible arrangement.

Closeup.

The gorgeous "mainland" flowers were from Ocean View Flowers and Sun Valley in California.

Current Honolulu Garden Club president, Stephanie Hee, and her prize winning arrangement!

Some of the finished arrangements on display in the hallway.

Kitty Wo, Floral Chair and Stephanie Hee, President with designer René van Rems.