Welcome to Anemone Floral!

Hi, I'm Emma Burns! I am the founder and designer at Anemone Floral. I wanted to make my first blog post an introduction and tell you a bit about myself.

I am 21 years old and have lived in Montrose, CO, my entire life. I am currently in the last semester of my Bachelor's degree from Grand Canyon University (online). I am studying Entrepreneurship, so that my small flower business can blossom into something successful!

I have loved flowers all my life. Ever since I could remember, my mom would take me to the nursery and give me tasks in her garden. Come high school, it was time for me to start thinking about what I wanted to do with my life. On top of loving flowers, I have always been creative and LOVE weddings. Love is so amazing! So naturally, I chose to go into the floral design business.

I am still considered a baby in this industry, but I am making so much progress and learning so much with every event I do.

If you are reading this post and thinking about inquiring, I would love to hear from you about your event!

Why the name "Anemone Floral"?

First of all, anemones are so gorgeous (and fun to say)!

When trying to come up with a name, I wanted a name that meant something. After some research, I found that garden plants are referenced constantly throughout the Bible. The common term ‘flower’ is mentioned 159 times, but there are a few specific types noted where you can tell what they are.

Anemones, commonly red but come in many other colors, are present in verses Matthew 6:28-30, where Jesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount. The World English Bible translates the passage as “Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin.” A similar quote appears in Luke 12:27-12:28.

Though Jesus says ‘lilies’, He is not referring to lilies, but is believed to be common wildflowers such as Anemones. (They are wild field flowers in Palestine that continue to grow near the lake of Galilee.)

 Anemones are significant in the Bible because it showed the followers to let go of their anxiety as God would take care of their needs.

These flowers grew where Jesus was to be crucified and the red spots on the petals represent the blood He shed during that time.