The Modern Art of floral preservation

Our Story

The Language of Flowers

"Flowers are the music of the ground. From earth's lips spoken without sound."

-Edwin Curran

Your Story, In Flowers

There’s a moment on your camera roll that makes your heart soften every time you see it.

A soulful hug you shared with someone you love.
A photo of you and your friends during a difficult season; proof you made it through together.
You and your people caught mid-laughter, the joke long forgotten but the feeling still alive.

The face of someone you love so deeply, it almost aches.
A small, perfect memory from your wedding day.
Your puppy, with that look, the one that somehow captures their entire personality.

Or a pivotal moment in your life that quietly shaped your journey. One that marks the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another.

These moments live quietly in your camera roll.
Tucked away in old photo boxes.
Waiting.

At Orchid & Pine, we transform those moments into custom pressed floral portraits—handcrafted works of art made with real, carefully preserved blooms. 

Each piece is composed petal by petal, honoring not just the image, but the memory and meaning it holds.

This is where photography meets the natural world.

Our portraits are created for people who notice beauty in the small details, who feel at home among wild things, and who believe art should hold a feeling, not just fill a wall.

Every piece is handmade, intentionally designed, and rooted in joy -the kind that comes from remembering, honoring, and holding close what matters most.

Your story, reimagined with blooms.

Dried Flower Herbarium - Aragonite Star Cluster Earth Vessel - medium -  flower detail

The Flowers

Flowers are like nature's pause button. They remind us to slow down, soak up, and cherish the magic of each present moment.

The care and craft of tending to life and land is a slow and organic process. In a world where our desires can be met so easily at the tip of our fingers, relating to nature is a living relationship that calls for patience, dedication, and faith.

Just like any relationship, tending to flowers take time and care that is a unique mixture of joy, beauty and many challenges.

Our journey into small-scale flower growing began in 2022 with a small plot of strawflowers. We continue a little bit more from season to season as we bloom in our experiences alongside the flowers.

Read on to learn more about our journey below.

The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Achistaca Tribe. Today, there are no known living descendants of the seven Awaswas-speaking tribes of the greater Santa Cruz area. 

Our Partners

When you purchase a botanical gift from Orchid & Pine, you're supporting a local community of Northern California flower farmers and artists.

Right relationship is everything to us and we are grateful for the connections we make through our creations. Learn more about our flower farmers and partners here.