WestWind Succulents

We had our wedding this year and decided to work with Jen from West Wind Succulents for all our floral needs, and we’re incredibly glad we did! She helped create these absolutely gorgeous succulent, flower, and herb arrangements for our bouquets, boutonnieres, altar decorations and centerpieces. We can’t stress enough how talented she is at her craft. We had a general idea of what we wanted such as color scheme and types of plants, but relied heavily on her expertise to bring our vision to life. She also thought through the logistics of the arrangements including how to keep them fresh and in place throughout the long day (our flowers even lasted several days past our wedding, and we saved all the succulents from the arrangements which are growing happily in our backyard now). We had a few unique requests, including using some wooden lanterns and letter planters we had made ourselves, which she happily obliged and even gave us some tips on how to construct them. Jen is also super quick to respond and clear with her communication, which is so important for a large event such as a wedding. We did most of our communication through email but she was more than happy to jump on a few phone calls to talk through our vision and hammer out details. The last thing I’ll mention is that we really appreciate that she’s environmentally friendly. All the arrangements are constructed mostly with wooden skewers, wire, pins, and wood pieces, no floral foam in sight. Love that! I highly, highly recommend Jen for any floral needs you have. There honestly isn’t a single bad thing I can say about her!

I took a class with Jen last October. We made fall succulent arrangements on pumpkins. The class was so much fun! I learned a lot about how to care for succulents, and my arrangement lasted for MONTHS. Even after the pumpkin started to go I was able to replant many of the succulents; well worth the cost of the class. Highly recommend, it's a fun girls night, or come by yourself to learn something new and go home with a beautiful arrangement.

Jen is so talented! Prior to working with her on our wedding, my husband and I had purchased a ton of plants from her. Every time we spoke with Jen, she was always so passionate and knowledgeable about the plants she was selling and thanks to her guidance and advice, I was able to learn about plant care and grow my own collection. After getting to know her, I knew I wanted to work with her on our wedding. We had a very small wedding (14 people total), so we only needed my bouquet and my husband’s boutonniere. Even with such a small order, Jen made us feel valued and heard as clients. She was always friendly and responsive and took the time to speak with me to really get to know my style and what we were looking for (I was a nervous wreck during the planning process!). What she created totally blew us away – true works of art. Our flowers were stunning and exactly what I’d hoped for. She captured our color palette perfectly and mixed live and dried florals in the most beautiful way. From our initial call to our wedding day, everything went seamlessly. We couldn’t be happier with our experience working with her. I even dried my bouquet so I can display it forever! 10/10 would recommend her. Thank you, Jen – you’re the best!

I met Jen and her succulents at the Rock and Scroll street fair in Oakland. They were all so gorgeous it was hard to decide which one to get! Jen was friendly, warm and very helpful!

The new shop is great! We were delighted to hear about a new plant shop opening where Goldenbug used to be… and it did not disappoint. This is a beautifully curated shop and Jen was so nice. Her husband also made some of the furniture in the shop, and it is beautiful. We will be back!