Our 
Story

Born in South Africa, among beautiful Protea farms and fields of Cosmos, I was introduced to floral artistry at a young age, but I didn't know it would become my life's passion until I moved to the United States of America. Back home, I had a busy life with a PhD in Industrial Sociology and academic career as a researcher on political trends. When my husband was drawn to California for business, it was an opportunity for me to explore a new path.

When I was young, my Aunt and Uncle owned a floral wholesale market in the town of Klerksdorp in South Africa. I spent some vacations helping them pack flowers and was in awe at how artistic my Aunt was with the flowers. Back then, I never imagined it would be my calling too.

Moving to California inspired me to let my naturally creative side out to play. I took a floral design class under the well-respected teacher and coach, Hiromi Yamagata. To my surprise, a talent in floral design was revealed and I couldn't keep myself from learning more. I trained under world-renowned floral designer Phil Rulloda, and branched out even further with studies in pottery, drawing, pastel, watercolor, Ikebana, Feng Shui and Interior Decorating.

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All of these artistic experiences contributed to my sense of style, color, and composition as a florist and inspired me to launch my first business, FlorUnique. I was honored to earn numerous Awards, Accolades, reviews and my work was published in many magazines. In 2014, I was featured in a reality show called “Marry Me Today”. I was also the designer for The Knot Couture Show, where I handcrafted a wedding dress made entirely of flowers. I also became a member of the Entertainment Arts Team at Disneyland California (now known as Scenic Fabrication), where I was involved in numerous décor at Disney, including decorating the Haunted Mansion, Wreaths for Small Word, decorating floats and events for Disney’s 50th and 60th celebrations.

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I eventually sold my shop and quickly realized that the lure of the business was just too much and so Adore Flowers was born.

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I am still a part-time Cast member for Disney, and I received my 15 year service award earlier this year. Today, I use my artistic skills to create original floral decor for my clients' weddings and special events in Los Angeles, and Orange County, working in my floral studio in Redondo Beach.