Be A Tall Poppy

ABOUT THE STORE

Be A Tall Poppy

The wife & wife duo of Carey & Tara Hotchkis have created Be A Tall Poppy, a Sophisticated Floral Design Firm with an Inspirational Message, ”Dream Big…Don’t Let Anything Stop You…Be A Tall Poppy” As True Native Californians, Carey & Tara support California farmers by using locally grown flowers in their arrangements. Every Flower is Unique and Special, just like Every One of Us. We Hand Curate every Bloom to ensure that you will receive the Freshest and Most Beautiful Organic Blooms possible. Growing up in Pasadena, California, Carey developed a passion for anything that Blooms. As a young girl, Carey's mother carried her through countless tours of Pasadena's Lush and Expansive Huntington Gardens. There, the Budding Floral Designer, found her eye for Design and love for all things Beautiful. Carey is a 5th generation Angeleno and 4th generation UC Berkeley graduate. Carey’s love for Gardening and Floral Design has been passed down for generations, beginning with her Great-Grandmother, Florence Bixby. In the decade of the 1920’s, Florence Bixby designed one of Southern California’s most Prolific and Celebrated Gardens on the grounds of her Rancho Los Alamitos Homestead. Rancho Los Alamitos along with it’s Gardens has been preserved as an Historic American Rancho and is a popular tourist attraction situated atop Bixby Knolls in Long Beach, CA. Having spent more than a decade honing her Floral Design skills in the World's Cultural Capitals of Milan, Florence, London, New York and Hong Kong, Carey returned to her Los Angeles home and started her first floral design firm, The Well Dressed Table in Beverly Hills, a Celebrity Favorite. Carey's Floral Designs have been featured in countless Magazines including InStyle, Architectural Digest & the Los Angeles Times, and have graced the tables of events as exclusive as the Golden Globes & Oscar after parties, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Disney Hall, Hollywood Movie Premieres, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, & the Los Angeles Modernism Show. "Carey possesses that outstanding skill of being able to take simple blossoms and transform them into jaw-dropping arrangements" - DTLA Life Magazine, July 2015

ABOUT THE OWNER

Carey & Tara Hotchkis

The wife & wife duo of Carey & Tara Hotchkis have created Be A Tall Poppy, a Sophisticated Floral Design Firm with an Inspirational Message, ”Dream Big…Don’t Let Anything Stop You…Be A Tall Poppy” As True Native Californians, Carey & Tara support California farmers by using locally grown flowers in their arrangements. Every Flower is Unique and Special, just like Every One of Us. We Hand Curate every Bloom to ensure that you will receive the Freshest and Most Beautiful Organic Blooms possible. Growing up in Pasadena, California, Carey developed a passion for anything that Blooms. As a young girl, Carey's mother carried her through countless tours of Pasadena's Lush and Expansive Huntington Gardens. There, the Budding Floral Designer, found her eye for Design and love for all things Beautiful. Carey is a 5th generation Angeleno and 4th generation UC Berkeley graduate. Carey’s love for Gardening and Floral Design has been passed down for generations, beginning with her Great-Grandmother, Florence Bixby. In the decade of the 1920’s, Florence Bixby designed one of Southern California’s most Prolific and Celebrated Gardens on the grounds of her Rancho Los Alamitos Homestead. Rancho Los Alamitos along with it’s Gardens has been preserved as an Historic American Rancho and is a popular tourist attraction situated atop Bixby Knolls in Long Beach, CA. Having spent more than a decade honing her Floral Design skills in the World's Cultural Capitals of Milan, Florence, London, New York and Hong Kong, Carey returned to her Los Angeles home and started her first floral design firm, The Well Dressed Table in Beverly Hills, a Celebrity Favorite. Carey's Floral Designs have been featured in countless Magazines including InStyle, Architectural Digest & the Los Angeles Times, and have graced the tables of events as exclusive as the Golden Globes & Oscar after parties, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Disney Hall, Hollywood Movie Premieres, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, & the Los Angeles Modernism Show. "Carey possesses that outstanding skill of being able to take simple blossoms and transform them into jaw-dropping arrangements" - DTLA Life Magazine, July 2015