We're Moving!!!!

I am so excited to announce our new venture....we will be re-locating our Pasadena location to the quaint downtown village of Sierra Madre! The new studio, housed in a large late 1800's adobe building (complete with a floor to ceiling fireplace- I hope I don't get over zealous and burn the place down!) allows us to more fully focus on our wedding and special events department. The new showroom is perfect for displaying the multiple services and design options that are available to our clients for their special day. Our design space is 4 times bigger!!!! Yeah!!!!! For any of you who have visited us on one of our busy Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays you'll appreciate my excitement about more space!

Of course, daily floral pick up's and deliveries, as well as local and national/international wire services will be offered- nothing changing there.

Basically we will be closing the doors in Pasadena at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15th and opening the doors at 9:00 a.m. in Sierra Madre on Thursday, July 16th! Although our current phone number will forward to Sierra Madre, please take note of our new number.

Check back with us frequently- we will be announcing an open house soon and invite you to come visit us!

Our new info:

Ixora Floral Studio

35 East Montecito Avenue

Sierra Madre, CA 91024

626.355.0040

so, I have a blog.....Welcome!

So...this is my first post and just a warning- I am not a techi kind of person....flowers are more my thing! It doesn't seem like college was that long ago (but I guess it was--denial!) but somehow I made it through without email or even my own computer! So, to have my very own blog is pretty amazing!

OK- I hope I didn't date myself by my previous comment (I'm not that old!!!) but a little about myself: Graduated Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture and went to work for a pretty reputable florist in the Pasadena area. After about 4 years there my own personal design and party work was getting to be too much to handle, plus a full time job at the before mentioned florist. My then boyfriend (now husband!) encouraged me to start my own business.

I started small- I mean, real small! My dad is very handy and built me a little studio on their property in a beautiful canyon in Sierra Madre. That lasted about 9 months! I soon outgrew my very cute little studio and moved into a historic adobe building nearby. My weddings and events just kept getting bigger and more frequent and soon I had full time employees! My husband and I got married, renovated a 1931 canyon bungalow... life was busy but good!

in 2005, a fantastic opportunity came up to open a retail location in Pasadena. It was fantastic- I got to design the store from the floor up and create a great place to show our work, meet with clients, showcase the beautiful flowers and offer really unique gifts. My husband left his job in the financial market to be "Mr. Ixora" and we had our first baby girl, Violet (how appropriate, right?) 3 months before we opened the doors. In September of 2007 we opened our second store at the Jonathan Club ...and had our second little baby girl, Faye (or Faye-B as we like to call her).

Our clients have been great and the events get better and better every year. I would like to thank everyone that we have worked with in the past and hope that you will check in to my blog frequently to see what is new and happening in the Ixora world! I plan to post all our current events and hopefully offer some "professional advise" on the ever-changing and beautiful world of flowers and design. Oh and by the way...our official new and improved web site will be launched by the end of July!!!!!