In the Midwest, we meet Suzanna Dulin, owner of boutique flower store, Flora. The shop entered its eighth year of business this fall in the neighbourhood of Lakeview in Chicago.

Photo Source: Suzanna Dulin/Flora Chicago

INTERVIEW: Suzanna Dulin, Owner, Flora, Chicago 

01 The Aesthetic:
Flora’s aesthetics use unusual, interesting plants and flowers to create organic, natural and beautiful arrangements.

02 The Thanksgiving Arrangement:
The flower combination is as follows: Ti leaf wrapped vases with antique purple hydrangea, amnesia roses, orange football mums, white kale, and accents of purple trachelium.

03 The Inspiration:
Our inspiration was the antique hydrangea.  There is a harvest, fall feel to this beautiful flower and we thought it would make for a beautiful table arrangement.

04 The Holiday:
I do entertain and I love to use what is seasonal and fresh.  Sometimes just taking a bunch of the same flower and placing it in a simple glass vase is what I enjoy.  A table with a runner of simple vases and clusters of massed flowers has a great impact.

WATCH: Suzanna on Flora Chicago