Andrea Ferment, of Honeygirl Flowers, was a delight to work with for my daughter's December 2021 wedding in downtown Richmond VA. Imagine my surprise when I later learned that Andrea was moving in 2022 to MY former hometown of West Chester, PA! Working with her for my daughter Kathryn's wedding was a wonderful experience from beginning to end. She was so responsive and made flower choices for the wedding so easy. The flowers and greenery turned out lovely, even better than we imagined – everything was so elegant. Andrea took the time to explain the flower choices that would work best for the color scheme of the wedding. The bridal bouquet, bridesmaids’ bouquets, centerpieces and corsages were beyond beautiful. I thank her for making my daughter's day extra special. I highly recommend her to everyone in her new West Chester home!!
-Donna Hannum
-Donna Hannum
Honeygirl Flowers is simply the best! Andrea always manages to create a beautiful, unique arrangement that fits the occasion. And every arrangement elicits positive comments from anyone who sees it. Every time. She does the work to create fresh arrangements for my wife, and I look like a hero. Thank you, Andrea!!
Andrea also performed wonderful work for my favorite non-profit, Habitat for Humanity, and their large annual fundraiser with several hundred people. The centerpieces were made by her Camp Bloom kids, so they could experience the work done by professional arrangers themselves. Her artful arrangements have graced many weddings I’ve attended in the area. Plus, we always use her for special events in my backyard. When I attend any event in the area with beautiful flowers, I simply ask the host or hostess – "Honeygirl?" Invariably, they smile and say, "Yes!".
We recently learned that Andrea was leaving Ashland for West Chester, PA in late 2022. My Mom lives in that area off of Boot Road, and my sister is in Downingtown. They are in for a treat with the newest and best florist in the area! Our loss is your gain!
-Jim Foley, Ashland (VA) resident and former mayor
Andrea also performed wonderful work for my favorite non-profit, Habitat for Humanity, and their large annual fundraiser with several hundred people. The centerpieces were made by her Camp Bloom kids, so they could experience the work done by professional arrangers themselves. Her artful arrangements have graced many weddings I’ve attended in the area. Plus, we always use her for special events in my backyard. When I attend any event in the area with beautiful flowers, I simply ask the host or hostess – "Honeygirl?" Invariably, they smile and say, "Yes!".
We recently learned that Andrea was leaving Ashland for West Chester, PA in late 2022. My Mom lives in that area off of Boot Road, and my sister is in Downingtown. They are in for a treat with the newest and best florist in the area! Our loss is your gain!
-Jim Foley, Ashland (VA) resident and former mayor
We love Camp Bloom and Andrea so much! Both of my daughters, ages 9 and 11, have been taking camps and classes with Andrea for the past 3 years, and they always want to go back.
Andrea creates such a warm and comfortable atmosphere for the kids to learn and create in. She is caring, kind, and knowledgeable. From the moment we step through the door, the environment is inviting, welcoming, and well thought out. Each workspace has all of the needed supplies and even the girls' names written on unique banners, so they know just where their stations are.
When it’s time for me to pick the girls up, Andrea always offers extra time for them to stay and finish if needed. The projects that my girls create through Camp Bloom are fun and unique, and we love to display their work throughout our home. The girls always feel proud and look forward to the next time they get to participate.
-Kristy Severin, artist and art educator
Andrea creates such a warm and comfortable atmosphere for the kids to learn and create in. She is caring, kind, and knowledgeable. From the moment we step through the door, the environment is inviting, welcoming, and well thought out. Each workspace has all of the needed supplies and even the girls' names written on unique banners, so they know just where their stations are.
When it’s time for me to pick the girls up, Andrea always offers extra time for them to stay and finish if needed. The projects that my girls create through Camp Bloom are fun and unique, and we love to display their work throughout our home. The girls always feel proud and look forward to the next time they get to participate.
-Kristy Severin, artist and art educator
The flowers you arranged for our Ring Ceremony at Duncan Memorial were absolutely exquisite!!!! Thank you for your amazing creation. You really treated the ceremony attendees and those worshipping the next day at Duncan to some out-of-this-world floral beauty.
-Barclay DuPriest, Manager, Randolph Macon College Bookstore
-Barclay DuPriest, Manager, Randolph Macon College Bookstore
Andrea, our family cannot thank you enough for the stunning arrangements you created for our daughter’s wedding over the weekend!!! Your talent, along with your willingness to do absolutely whatever is necessary to make your client happy, are unmatched!! We heard nothing but rave reviews about your floral displays and were so happy to pass along the name of Honeygirl Flowers to anyone needing anything floral ! You made her day so incredibly special !!!
-Traci Evans
I truly cannot express my appreciation for Andrea, owner of Honeygirl Flowers, for the extraordinary job she did for my son’s wedding this past weekend. There was little that wasn’t difficult about this situation, given the uncertainty of things due to COVID-19. After rescheduling the original ceremony, Andrea had to make major changes to our original plan on short notice due to high temperatures predicted for the day; and after some unforeseeable issues with the flower delivery from the wholesaler, she had to move heaven and earth to find some new flower sources to make the wedding florals happen. Her designs were even MORE beautiful than we could have imagined due to her tenacity, vision, and hard work. The other vendors were very impressed, and our guests remarked time and again on the beauty of the arrangements and bouquets. I will use Honeygirl Flowers for any floral needs in the future, and highly recommend Andrea for any occasion, large or small!
-Lisa Flagg
What an absolutely fabulous surprise Valentine’s Day delivery that was yesterday! You are so talented! The flowers are so beautiful and fresh! Everything, down to the gorgeous compote bowl, makes this such a special treat. It’s definitely not an ordinary delivery!
Thank you so much for working with my husband, Michael, to make such a lovely surprise! I posted a picture on Facebook and Instagram and have gotten so many compliments on the flowers. Excellent work, HoneyGirl Flowers. Thank you so much Andrea!
-Megan Mudd
Thank you so much for working with my husband, Michael, to make such a lovely surprise! I posted a picture on Facebook and Instagram and have gotten so many compliments on the flowers. Excellent work, HoneyGirl Flowers. Thank you so much Andrea!
-Megan Mudd
My daughter, Alison, has enjoyed ALL of her Camp Bloom experiences with the summer camp and the two-hour workshops the past three years. She has gained knowledge and confidence in creating flower arrangements and loves learning new ways to use flowers in other forms of art, too. We have even arranged our summer vacations to be sure she can attend the week-long Camp Bloom! I love having her arrangements in the house and even more, I love that she has gained a skill to last a lifetime.
-Ellen Jewell
-Ellen Jewell
Dear Andrea,
Thank you so much for sharing your awesome talents for our Empty Bowls event. Each table was beautifully decorated with arrangements that represented our mission and purpose of supporting food insecurity in our community. Your attention to detail in your flower and vegetable compositions were out of this world. Our guests were truly amazed. Also, thank you for the last minute help creating a few signs for the event!
-Jenn Inge, Hanover Food Outreach
Andrea has been such an incredible delight to work with as I approach my wedding date. She actively listens and collaborates with me on my floral visions for the big day, but more importantly helps to keep me grounded and realistic on what is and isn't in season (both availability-wise and cost-wise). She takes what I envision and then throws in creative pops that I would have never considered- but that fall exactly in line with what I want.
Communication is effortless, too - a must for a florist planning your wedding! I was fortunate enough to have her hand-letter all of my wedding invites. When she showed me the final product, I almost cried because they were so breathtaking. I've already received many compliments from invitees who have received the invitations.
Andrea is a true blessing and has made this whole process stress free and a whole heck of a lot of fun. THANK YOU!!
-Heather Menster, bride-to-be
Hi Andrea, I thought you’d enjoy this picture of Mr. and Mrs, Stanley hanging in their element! Everything went off without a hitch and everyone, and I so mean everyone, commented on the beautiful flowers! Especially her bouquet! Your arrangements were all exquisite and everything I love. The fragrance, the natural flowy look, and the all white. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for all your hard work!
-Sharon Stanley, mother of the groom
-Sharon Stanley, mother of the groom
Hello Andrea,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your help with Savor Shalom 2018. I can't express how grateful I am to have had your help on this event for the 2nd year in a row. Your arrangements were perfect. I absolutely loved how you were able to execute on our wants, needs and wishes... and then run with it and totally exceed our expectations with your creativity! We are so grateful for your ideas, time, energy, and enthusiasm. Your arrangements, lanterns, and decor totally set the mood for the evening and added charm and elegance to every corner of our rustic space.
The compliments on your arrangements just keep coming in from staff and guests. We would love, love, love to have you partner with us again next year. Feel free to use any portion from this email as a testimonial!!
With gratitude,
Sara
-Sara Higgins, Director of Development, Shalom Farms
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your help with Savor Shalom 2018. I can't express how grateful I am to have had your help on this event for the 2nd year in a row. Your arrangements were perfect. I absolutely loved how you were able to execute on our wants, needs and wishes... and then run with it and totally exceed our expectations with your creativity! We are so grateful for your ideas, time, energy, and enthusiasm. Your arrangements, lanterns, and decor totally set the mood for the evening and added charm and elegance to every corner of our rustic space.
The compliments on your arrangements just keep coming in from staff and guests. We would love, love, love to have you partner with us again next year. Feel free to use any portion from this email as a testimonial!!
With gratitude,
Sara
-Sara Higgins, Director of Development, Shalom Farms
We can never thank Andrea enough for all of her floral work and calligraphy for our wedding day! She not only created gorgeous centerpieces for eighteen tables, but also designed beautiful, hanging floral hoops, swags, aisle lanterns, and other arrangements while still managing to grace our signs (and even our cake!) with lush blooms to make our garden theme really pop. On top of all that, she hand-lettered each of our 150 personalized invitation envelopes! Throughout the entire planning process Andrea was communicative, creative, and most of all, fun! We will definitely be calling on honeygirl for all of our future event needs! Thank you, Andrea!
-Victoria and Tyler Kramp
Hi Andrea, Thanks again for doing the floral arrangements for the bridal luncheon. They were lovely and lasted so long. Everyone raved about the designs and containers and wanted to know what florist I used! So happy I could call on you to do a fabulous job!
-Anne O'Bryant, bridal luncheon hostess
Andrea, Thank you again for your beautiful work. The flowers could not have turned out any better. Looking back on these photos- the flower arrangements truly make the whole event feel like us. Thank you so much for the multiple meetings, trials, and samples to ensure that the look was absolutely perfect for our wedding day.
-Ashley Winters-Marot, bride
Andrea Ferment of "honeygirl...flowers & more" could not have been a better choice for our event. She catered our gathering of over 55 people. Her planning, preparation and elegant delivery were flawless. The food choices clearly presented something out-of-the-ordinary. Many guests stayed beyond the departure time, continuing to appreciate the offered foods. To our delight, Andrea also provided flower arrangements that were a luxurious compliment to the table arrays. Her arrangements were eye-catching and original using a combination of garden and purchased flowers. We highly recommend Andrea for your next event.
-Martha Wingfield and Caroline Cooke, fundraising event coordinators for candidate Morgan Goodman
-Martha Wingfield and Caroline Cooke, fundraising event coordinators for candidate Morgan Goodman
The Ashland Theatre Foundation can highly recommend Andrea Ferment for making any event special! She wowed our patrons with her catering and floral arrangement skills at several donor receptions held to benefit our historic building. Her flower designs were so creative and truly captured the Art Deco vibe that is associated with our theatre. Her menu choices were not only beautiful to look at but delicious as well! We will definitely use her again!
-Jennifer Chambers, Ashland Theater Foundation
We called on Andrea to cater a fundraiser for Faye Prichard during her campaign for Hanover Board of Supervisors. It was the best decision we made during that campaign! Not only did Andrea have an appetizing menu ready that same day, she put together a perfect event in record time (one week). From the delicious food to the creative floral arrangements to the beautiful table settings, we couldn’t have asked for a more lovely event. Everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly. I recommend Andrea highly!
-Kathy Abbott, former campaign manager for Faye Prichard
-Kathy Abbott, former campaign manager for Faye Prichard
Last December, Ashland was given the opportunity to host the premier of the second season of PBS’s Mercy Street. Even though we were given very little time to prepare, we decided to do it. We wanted to provide a reception for the Mercy Street cast and attendees at the Hanover Arts & Activities Center, and we needed a volunteer for period decorations.
Fortunately, Andrea came forward. She did research on what kind of decorations would have been used in the 1860s, sketched her ideas to help the committee see her plan, and almost single-handedly created and placed the decorations at the Center. There was a small tree with period decorations and toys under it, six huge hanging pieces of evergreens and dried hydrangeas for the walls, wreaths for the chandeliers, candles and greens in the windows, and simple table arrangements. The buffet table included a three-tiered stand with fruit, nuts, and greens and a compote bowl of sliced fruit topped by a pineapple holding a candle! All was put in place well before the event began.
When the professionals and actors from the Mercy Street crew entered the Center, one of them said, “Oh my, it’s so authentic!” We were all very proud of the entire event and of the beautiful setting created by Andrea.
-Rosie Shalf, Ashland Museum Board, author of Ashland, Ashland