Once again we were contacted by David “the genius” Feys (and no we are not married to him or even related) and his event planner extraordinaire Christine Smart, to create some table centerpieces to showcase their fabulous linens and stylish and current table settings. The event took place at the Greater Victoria Art Gallery and was coordinated from there by Lauren Garvey, Event Planner. The idea behind this party was to showcase the amazing space that the Art Gallery has to host everything from corporate meetings and parties, to romantic and stylish weddings. It truly is a unique and remarkable space. Of course the food was out of this world and anybody wanting a Christmas Party catered by Feys and Hobbs is in for a real treat. It goes without saying that the floral arrangements were a huge hit, especially one that we created in a container made from fresh apples. Grania Litwin and Bruce Stotesbury of the Times Colonist were there to cover the event. The article featuring the party was in the paper on Tuesday October 2, 2007. We will keep you posted about the upcoming Christmas Feature article about Verbena. Although it was a lot of work we were thrilled with the outcome.

One of Verbena’s very first jobs…”serendipitous?”… There we were shopping for Vanessa’s daughter Lily at Sprouts Kids Boutique, this new hip kid’s store on Herald Street. Vanessa was as usual running her mouth off about how thrilled she was to see this style of store for kids in Victoria. Jenny was as usual listening politely. We struck up a conversation with Tracey who owns the store and talked about her process and journey with her best friend Shari and how they came together to start this business. We of course were intrigued because our story was so similar. Next thing you know, inspired by the large jars of marshmallows behind the counter, we had offered to do some floral arrangements for their booth at the Victoria Baby Fair. We were thrilled with the finished product as were Tracey and Shari. Erin Brule from Prairie Child Photography sent us these great shots of the finished product. Vanessa also managed to rope in David Feys from Feys and Hobbs Catered Arts to create some cookies to give away to their guests.