Floral design, you might think, would be the domain of women. I am here to tell you you’re wrong. Some of the floral industry’s most recognizable names have been men. For example, Silverio Casabar, Phil Rulloda, Mark Held of Mark’s Garden in Sherman Oaks. So, if you are in the habit of keeping track of names like the aforementioned, keep this one in mind — Daniel Barrientos.

My brother has been sending me pictures of the arrangements he’s been creating in his floral design classes. This arrangement of purple flowers includes purple irises, purple gladiolus and liatris. This one is very Ikebana, if I do say so myself.

Check out this colorful spring arrangement. Talk about a riot of colors! Pink gerber daisies and carnations, yellow and white daisies and a blue flower I cannot identify from here.

Arrangements like these would be great for Mother’s Day….hint, hint. These are roses, white lilies and more. Yeah, maybe I should take some classes myself, so I’m not guessing at the names of flowers.

My brother sent me this last night, and I was truly impressed with how this funeral spray came out. The flowers are white daisies, carnations and casablanca lilies.