Laura's story
Every bouquet tells a story
This is how a lifelong love of flowers, a backyard full of dahlias and one very relatable frustration became Flora Laura.
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Rooted in a lifelong passion
Flower-obsessed, in the best way
For Laura, flowers have never been just decoration. Her lifelong passion for them became Flora Laura: custom florals for any occasion, thoughtfully tailored to each customer's style and budget.
Each hand-picked arrangement is crafted with artistic intention. Her delighted customers have a name for it: floral art.
“I'm flower-obsessed, in the best way, and it all starts in my own backyard!”
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It starts in the garden
From tuber to bouquet
Many of Laura's blooms begin in her own Blaine garden, and dahlias are her showstoppers: ruffled pinks, glowing peaches and deep wine-reds that find their way into her arrangements all summer and fall.
She loves sharing them, too. With Bay Blooms she created Demystifying Dahlias, a three-part, hands-on workshop series at the Great Blue Heron Grill at Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club. It follows the full dahlia life cycle, from planting a tuber in spring to designing with the blooms and digging and storing the plants in fall.
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Locally sourced
Grown close to home
Flora Laura specializes in fresh, vibrant, beautifully arranged and locally sourced flowers. When the garden can't supply everything, Laura turns to the Pacific Northwest's growers, whose flowers travel a few miles instead of across the world. And when local is not possible, Laura sources from reputable wholesalers with high-quality standards.
In the news · Cascadia Daily News, April 2026
When Bellingham's new North Sound Flower Cooperative opened its weekly market of locally grown cut flowers, Cascadia Daily News photographed Laura there, picking up a pre-ordered arrangement for Flora Laura.
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Out in the community
Sharing the joy of flowers
You'll find Laura teaching, popping up and celebrating flowers all around Whatcom County:
- Floral design workshops - holiday centerpieces, vase painting and Mother's Day arranging at Semiahmoo and Birch Bay Village country clubs
- Demystifying Dahlias - a three-part series from tuber to bouquet
- Pop-ups - Furnishings Now Sip & Shop in Bellingham, the Blaine Sidewalk Sale, and a Teacher Appreciation event at Moonberri Spa
- Festivals - the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival 2026
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The breakthrough
Why your flowers fell flat
It started with a moment almost everyone knows: bringing home a bundle of beautiful flowers, and feeling disappointed when they look nothing like a florist's arrangement. The flowers are gorgeous, the intention is there, but the result is flat, crowded and unbalanced.
Florists are trained to layer stems and build structure. Laura asked a simple question: what if anyone could get those results, without years of training?
The answer became the EZ Bouquet Vase: a precision insert whose holes are sized and placed the way a florist thinks, guiding every stem into place. It's patent pending, and it lets anyone create a florist-quality bouquet in minutes.
