In this floral demonstration, Kelly Shore showed the variety of flowers available during March and discussed the importance of supporting American agriculture and how it captures time and place. She designed a foam-free centerpiece for the home to showcase botanicals.
Kelly Shore is the owner and lead designer of Petals by the Shore, a wedding and event floral design business in the Washington, D.C., area since 2011. She’s a proud supporter of America’s flower farmers and sources the blooms and foliage she uses in designs from throughout the United States 365 days a year. Her work in bringing visibility to local and American-grown flowers and the people who grow them launched her into a new season of her business and the creation of the Floral Source, which she founded in 2019 to celebrate community, connection, and confidence in U.S. floral sourcing.
THE DESIGNER
Kelly Shore
Petals by the Shore & The Floral Source
Kelly Shore is the owner and lead designer of Petals by the Shore, a wedding and event floral design business in the Washington, D.C., area since 2011. In 2019, she founded the Floral Source to celebrate community, connection and confidence in U.S. floral sourcing. She’s a proud supporter of America’s flower farmers and sources the blooms and foliage she uses in designs from throughout the United States 365 days a year. Her work in bringing visibility to local and American-grown flowers and the people who grow them launched her into a new season of her business and the creation of The Floral Source. Many designers are learning where they can source in their local communities while adding more sense of place and season to their designs.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Ayanah George Photography
Ayanah George is a digital and film photographer based in Washington DC. She specializes in female portraiture and uses double exposures to portray the background and subject as one.
Inspired by the work of Kehinde Wiley, Ayanah is passionate about the representation of women as majestic and elevated. Her portraits often use florals and patterns, representing growth and harmony.
She has been featured in Travel & Leisure, American Illustration, as well as by American Photography, the Washington Historical Society and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities (FY25 Art Bank Grantee).
