About

 

Petals is a unique floral design studio started in 2006 Based in the Upper Valley in Vermont.
- Michelle Boleski she/her.

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Floral designer, educator and fine artist Michelle Boleski brings forth an aesthetic vision that includes texture, fragrance, color, balance and harmony.

Drawing on inspiration from wild flowers and natural elements of New England, Michelle incorporates market-fresh flora to capture the essence of Vermont Chic. From Barns to Ballrooms, your event will bloom with floral excellence!

Petals specializes in floral design for wedding and special  events. Event design services are available as well. Petals has an extensive collection of rental items from rustic to refined. Our rental offerings encompass lighting, ceremony arches and one of a kind vintage, classic and rustic décor, accessories and lanterns.

This company and its employees respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages. We aim to ensure that all voices are valued and well served regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. (See our Anti-racism Policy below.)

Anti Racist - Statement

We at Petals reject all forms of racism. Racism in any form will not be tolerated in any events we are associated with. Petals is committed to the mission of increasing cultural respect by cultivating greater understanding of concepts of diversity, inclusion, equity, implicit bias, white privilege, white supremacy, and systemic racism specifically within the wedding and event industry.

Michelle Boleski is a founder of the Wedding and Event Vendor Alliance based in Vermont. WEVA is a non profit organization that advocates for growth, diversity and inclusion in the wedding industry.

To learn more about this work visit wevavt.org

Land Acknowledgement

Petals acknowledges that we live, work and host events on the unceded traditional lands of the Abenaki Nation, a tribe of the Wabanaki Confederacy that includes the Elnu Abenaki in Southern Vermont, the Nulhegan-Memphramagog Band of the Coosuk in the Northeast Kingdom, the Abenaki Missisquoi of Swanton, & the Koasek Abenaki of the Ndakinna territory of Vermont.

Petals commit to policies and practices of cultural equity to benefit current and future generations. We cannot share the stories of Vermont and Vermonters without acknowledging this land was stewarded by the Abenaki people for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.