When floral enthusiasts walk into the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show this week, somewhere amid the sweeping displays will be an exhibit showing barrels pouring streams of flowers into a foundation of colorful blossoms.
The exhibit represents a first for the Flower Show and for the creative force behind it. Black Girl Florists network is making its debut at the renowned floral showcase, and local designers, including a Chestnut Hill College graduate and a recent Germantown resident, are helping to install the historical display.
“This year’s theme is ‘The Garden Electric,’ so it’s going to be vibrant, integrate colors, and it will definitely be a flowing moment,” said Aliyah Ali, who is helping to create the exhibit and founded her Blossom’Li floral design business in a Germantown apartment.
Ali, who earned a business degree from Chestnut Hill College, will be part of a team that includes Black florists and designers from West Philadelphia and Lansdale, as well as the founder of the Black Girl Florists organization living in Atlanta.
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