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An Everlasting Sculptor Celebrate the achievements of successful women who turned their passions into profits
Victoria Magazine / i-Village Web 2003
BY MARY FORSELL AND MATTHEW MATTIELLO (PHOTO: WILLIAM P. STEELE)
Any florist can fill a home with blossoms, but this designer creates arrangements that are true home furnishings. At Grasmere, her Barrington, Rhode Island, shop, you'll find inspiration for decorating every room with floral art. Ever since Beth Siqueland-Gresch opened her business in a gray-shingled house four years ago, she has had a lot of explaining to do: "Passersby see the plants lining the front steps and naturally assume this is a traditional flower shop where they can just pop in for a quick dozen roses," she says. Imagine their surprise when Beth directs them instead to roses interspersed with lavender, lemon leaf, hydrangea, and parchment pears in a footed urn or several dozen beautifully preserved roses sprouting from a cast iron pot -- all dried by the owner herself to ensure that every petal retains its living shape and shading. "These arrangements are meant to be in a room for at least eight months, sometimes two years, so every element has to be intriguing, which is why I also add ribbon details and use unusual containers," points out Beth. Rather than leaving with a paper-wrapped bouquet that will fade in three days' time, visitors often bring home a bit of decorative drama that's both lavish and lasting. Grasmere
This is an archived page. Victoria Magazine ceased publishing in 2004.
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