If you're planning a wedding or simply adore flowers (yours truly) then you'll enjoy renowned San Francisco flower desiger Michael Daigian's new blog.  His site is filled with tips and ideas as well as great photos of his team's stunning work.  You can see the full portfolio here.  Below is a recent article he submitted about floral color trends. 

To all floral enthusiasts,

Flowers certainly give off a wonderful aroma and arrangements ought to appeal to your more architectural sensibilities; but COLOR is without a doubt the most intruiging aspect of floral design.

Color is a wonderful but often confusing and challenging aspect or tool of any design work. I though I would offer a couple insights on how color trends shift and evolve as our world quickly changes. I am, and I suspect most are, heavily influenced by seasonal changes. This is entirely a personal sensibility and some do not shift their pallets as much as others with the cycles of the seasons.

Certainly there are colors that are beyond seasons; white, black, certain grays.

And in that same vein, color requests cannot and should not be ignored...after all, this is the service industry.

But keeping an eye out, suspecting and trying to gauge changes while attempting to be unique and individual is why designers are constantly drawn to this variable. In the past few years there has been on a whole an interesting shift towards muted and earthy, skin like, blended, or washed out colors.

The digital revolution has muted the sharp contrast of bold colors and put a very tangible and real feel on images and creations. The attempt to actualize or bring to life digital images has lead to the toning down of colors in the interest of believability.

This is not meant at all as a dismissal of digital media. Rather a beautiful and very neutral pallet of fashionable colors have perpetrated the market. The art, fashion, and floral design reimburses this trend and things look wonderful and blend easily.

Trends we employ are washed out acid neon. Muted grays and blacks are a personal favorite. Earthy and tonal primary colors (yellow, red, blue).

Light browns and skin tones are a huge plus. They blend so well and are so tangible. While muted colors are the trend do not forget to throw a little color in to break things up.

Following the trends is not an easy process. It takes time, dedication, and a general interest. Keeping in touch with fashion and art is extremely important. I feel strongly that fashion establishes and develops the tones that are so important of such a subtle level.

Thanks for reading...
Written by Adam Iscoff - Daigian