“When the roses speak, I pay attention.” - Mary Oliver I still remember the first flower I placed on a cake for decoration – a soft pink snapdragon on a tres leches. I had no idea about floral arrangement yet, but the natural curvature of the stem seemed to just ask to be placed in a way that would accentuate both flower and cake. The result was rather haphazard; florals placed with no sense of composition or style other than I thought they looked good where I placed them. Ever since, I...
