Jessica Schievella

Our post today is focused on one of the most exciting seasons in Vermont. Well honestly, they are all quite amazing in different ways, but spring is what inspired our name - Flora Vita. Vita means 'life' in Italian, and is an ode to those very first flowers we see in spring. After a long Vermont winter, those first blooms always give us such life and a renewed sense of joy for our flowering season. If your wedding is in late April, May or in the first few weeks of June, there are some...

We're in the throws of Vermont winter; single-degree temps, heaps of snow and ice. But as a grower of wedding flowers and a Vermont wedding florist , this is the time I start dreaming about spring. For me, it starts with ordering seeds, planning what seeds to start when and mapping out my garden plan for the year. While I'm sitting in front of my space heater, avoiding going outside to take out the trash because I'm comfy on my couch, I thought I would launch this four-part series with...

Hi my flower lovers! I'm kicking off our new(!) blog by trying to de-mystify something we get asked a lot. Or maybe many of our clients think about it - how do we actually price our arrangements when we send out a proposal to you? Now, I'll begin by saying every florist does it a little bit differently, but I'll tell you a secret - it's not just a shot in the dark. It's a tried-and-true formula that helps florists like us maintain a business that can stay in business. Let me continue by...