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About Carin Diaz
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Expertise
I can answer most questions about flowers, design, styles and availability. I can suggest places to obtain flowers, ideas for wedding bouquets, styles of arrangements, types of flowers available and their seasons. I can also comment on trends and colors that I am seeing for events and weddings. I also can help with gardening questions about flowers.

Experience
I have been a professional florist for 20 years. I have a degree in floristry and have owned several businesses in this specialty. I now own a business that specializes in weddings, events and funerals. I have approximately 3-5 funerals a week and over 90 weddings every year. I enjoy teaching people all that they can learn about flowers and ways to decorate their lives with all that nature has to offer. I teach classes at a large Nationwide chain store and I design for a couple of local shops here in the Seattle area as well. I also own a lanscaping business and enjoy gardening in my 2 acres of land.

Education/Credentials
I have a 2 year degree in floristry from 20 years ago. I attend local classes, offered by the United States top designers, to keep my skills current. I ask a lot of questions of my wholesalers and I enjoy searching the internet and magazines for ideas on product and design styles.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Carin Diaz 
In Category  Floral Arrangements

SubjectDate Asked

Arreglos de mesa para Primera Comunion8/18/2008
  Q: Hola Carin: estoy preparando una pequena reunion para la primera comunion de mi hija. Me gustaria ...
  A: Hola Patricia, Gracias por tu pregunta sobre arreglos para las mesas. Estoy imaginando unos ...
Grasses for silk cemetery arrangements8/12/2008
  Q: The last several years I have made Christmas Wreaths for my parents grave, but this year I made my ...
  A: Usually in Fall time, they sell a wheat/grass/millet type greenery in silk or plastic. I would try ...
Flower Tree Construction8/2/2008
  Q: a bride gave me a picture of arrangements at the entrance to the aisle. The arrangements look over ...
  A: I am sorry to take so long to get back to you. I am pretty sure those are metal trees, that here in ...
Flower Tree Construction7/28/2008
  Q: a bride gave me a picture of arrangements at the entrance to the aisle. The arrangements look over ...
  A: Do you have the picture in a digital file that you can send me a copy? If I could see what you are ...
How to hang an arrangement on gazebo7/20/2008
  Q: I have an upcoming wedding where I need to hang an arrangement at the center of the gazebo, just ...
  A: I would use a Grande Oasis Cage for my foam caged base. I wouldn't use one too much bigger or ...
como tratar con las flores y las frutas6/13/2008
  Q: yo quiero saber como es el trato que se le deben dar a las flores y las frutas cuando van en un ...
  A: Hola Olga Veronica, Gracias por tu pregunta. Deja que trato de explicar unos differentes ...
growing cut peony flowers6/13/2008
  Q: Please can you tell me the best way to get peony blooms to open quickly. ANSWER: Hi Sarah, Are ...
  A: Are you a grower of Peonies? Are people needing them for weddings, etc. They can be a little tricky ...
growing cut peony flowers6/11/2008
  Q: Please can you tell me the best way to get peony blooms to open quickly.
  A: Are you needing to grow them faster or get them to open faster when they are fresh cut? To grow ...
flower arrangement for grave vases6/2/2008
  Q: how do I make an arrangement for a grave that has a headstone with 2 vases?
  A: If I were to decorate this type of headstone, I would put two matching arrangements in the vases if ...
Arreglos florales para una graduacion5/28/2008
  Q: Hola Carin: Estoy encargada de decorar el auditorio en donde se va a celebrar una graduacion de ...
  A: Hola Gladys, Gracias por tu pregunta. Espero que te puedo ayudar bien. Primeramente tienes que ...
greenery suitable for aisle garland5/14/2008
  Q: what type of greenery would be appropriate for a june wedding? we want to make a garland down both ...
  A: The wedding you are doing sounds really lovely. When you make a greenery garland, you will want to ...
bows for saddles5/13/2008
  Q: I make saddles for headstones for my family. I would like to be able to put a bow in them sometimes ...
  A: For as many florist friends as I know, I know the same amount of ways to make a bow. In other words, ...
bows for saddles5/11/2008
  Q: I make saddles for headstones for my family. I would like to be able to put a bow in them sometimes ...
  A: I am not sure what you use for your foam base. I am going to assume that you use some sort of ...
Monument Saddles for Memorial Day5/6/2008
  Q: Carin, I would like to try to design the floral saddles for my mother and grandparents' headstones ...
  A: A swag might be a pretty good way to go. I would only be a little concerned that it might lay too ...
Monument Saddles for Memorial Day5/4/2008
  Q: Carin, I would like to try to design the floral saddles for my mother and grandparents' headstones ...
  A: It sounds like you are doing great so far with your project. When the silk bunches talk about how ...
Vase4/16/2008
  Q: I'm attaching a picture of a vase given to me by a friend in my Garden Club who has recently died ...
  A: I love being able to help people with something that comes so naturally to me. I also used this site ...
Vase4/16/2008
  Q: I'm attaching a picture of a vase given to me by a friend in my Garden Club who has recently died ...
  A: What a beautiful vase and what a neat idea for all of you to do that for your friend. Right away I ...
floral foam in a glass cylinder4/6/2008
  Q: I would like to make an arrangement using a glass cylinder with a four and a half inch opening. ...
  A: I am a little confused by your question because I need a little bit more information to answer you ...
Kentucky "Rose Garland"4/3/2008
  Q: I am looking to make a version of the "Rose Garland" awarded to the Kentucky Derby Winner. I can not ...
  A: There are so many ways to do this particular type of floral piece. I will try to describe them as ...
making my own bouquets/silk flowers3/26/2008
  Q: I am making all of the flowers for my wedding in May. I have absolutely no experience, but it cant ...
  A: Well, you have chosen quite a project for yourself. You will be really proud of yourself when you ...
tall vase floral arrangement3/22/2008
  Q: I am designing a wedding for a friend of mine and she wants to use the glass cylinders. I would ...
  A: What a fun project you are doing. This style is by far the most popular type of vase centerpiece we ...
flowers2/28/2008
  Q: need to know how to make a casket spray
  A: I wanted to answer your question for you. It is a little tricky and complicated to explain exactly ...
Funeral arrangements2/21/2008
  Q: Who can help me with the stuff I will need to make a funeral flower arrangement. I am helping this ...
  A: I would recommend you to contact the funeral home directly. They can let you know a great florist in ...
Wedding bouquet with Tulips2/14/2008
  Q: I'd like to carry Tulips for my wedding, but I'm not sure of what colors they come in. My wedding ...
  A: You caught me in the middle of valentines. Your wedding sounds really beautiful. I love the color ...
Pro Flowers.com2/11/2008
  Q: As you know Valentine's Day is just 3 days away and I wanted your opinion on ProFlowers.com, or any ...
  A: Flower websites are a really interesting new aspect to the floral business. Flowers are an item that ...

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