Tierra Floral Design

Juan Carlos! We loved your designs! BOOK THIS GUY! We used Tierra Floral Design for our wedding reception last October, and Juan Carlos came up with stunning tall and short arrangements, all very woody and using grasses. We wanted a natural feel, and he hit a home run. From my gorgeous demdrobium bouquet with peacock feathers to the spider head mums stuck in the curly willows, the night was absolutely gorgeous and TOTALLY affordable. He also hung 30 paper lanterns from the rafters. It was such a gorgeous set up. Thank you again! Hire this artist!

I came across Tierra Floral Design at The Lansdowne Resort, as my husband and I were looking for a venue for our daughter's wedding, we knew we wanted this florist for our daughter's wedding. Juan Carlos was still working in the ball room and we approached him to tell him how beautiful we thought the flowers looked. He was very pleasant and we definitely wanted his card. Juan Carlos worked within our budget and was very easy to work with and showed us a sample of the flowers that we were going to have for our daughter's special day. On the day of the wedding, the flowers were beautiful and as of today, 11 days after the wedding, I have a centerpiece that is still alive. The Bride and Bridemaids' bouquets were full and beautiful. The pew flowers were a late add, so I didn't know what they going to be like, I just left it up to Juan Carlos and I just loved them. The reception flowers were exactly what we wanted and they really made the room. Everything had a nice finishing touch. I highly recommend Tierra Floral Design.

Juan Carlos @ Tierra Floral was unbelievable. I had received his name as a referral from a friend who is a wedding planner when I asked for names of places that would be able to fit in our smaller budget. Juan Carlos was able to do exactly what I was looking for at exactly the price I could afford. The result was the elegant and simple look I was going for. And one week after our wedding my bouquet is still going strong. I would strongly recommend Tierra Floral and would use them again in a heartbeat.

Juan Carlos from Tierra Floral Design was great! He was recommended to me by my coordinator, Kawania Wooten, and I was not disappointed! I came to him with specific things in mind for my wedding, and he accommodated all of them and added on to make my ideas even better! He was very receptive to any changes I wanted to make, and did a beautiful job incorporating my mother's wedding veil onto the ribbon on my bouquet's handle. Everyone not only loved the flowers themselves, but the way they were put together and the elements of the floral design. Thank you Carlos!

Juan Carlos is amazing! I didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted and he was able to show his previous work and give suggestions based on some vague ideas and color schemes I provided. He even did a preview of what the arrangements would look like which was great. He worked within my budget to create truly magical arrangements and was never pushy or tried to up-sell us. He was on time for all meetings and promptly replied to all of our questions. Him and his staff showed up right on time for setup and breakdown. The arrangements were unique and dramatic but still tasteful and wedding appropriate.

Tierra Floral and Juan Carlos were just excellent. I thought he had the best prices of the florists I looked into. THe flowers were beautiful, he was completely professional at every turn and was flexible with last minute changes. He combined beautiful flowers with excellent service and prices. Tierra Floral was really great for our wedding!

Juan Carlos at Tierra Floral did an amazing job on my wedding flowers! His showroom in Bethesda was modern and comfortable and we talked through my ideas. He pulled pictures of his previous work on a large LCD screen mounted on the wall. Seeing his work in such a large format gave me confidence to put my wedding flowers in his hands. He did a full mock up of my bouquet, the attendent's flowers, and the different centerpieces before the wedding. He was extremely responsive, came within my budget, and exceeded my expectations. His designs for me had a fresh modern twist that I loved! I highly suggest his work to any bride getting married in the DC metro!

Juan Carlos and Tierra Floral Design were incredible! I'm not a big flower girl, but I fell in love with what we had planned. Even my husband thought it was pretty amazing!

Juan Carlos meets with you, comes up with a plan and then you come back a week later and see your arrangements! It's the greatest set up ever! You see your centerpieces, boutonnieres, mini versions of your bouquets, etc...The best part is that if you are unhappy with any of it, you can make adjustments right there!

We had a chuppah made of wood and vines that he was the mastermind behind! It was beautiful and he was able to incorporate our talit from our bar/bat mitzvahs into it! It was a scene from a fairy tale! Everyone raved about how amazing centerpieces! Very creative!

Juan Carlos and his crew showed up on time and we got to say thank you at the end of the night when he came to help break down the event. We would highly recommend Juan Carlos and Tierra Floral Design for any event!!!

Juan is an AMAZING floral designer. Everyone was spellbound by the creations he made for our special day - I'm trying to find reasons to have more events where I can have him do more designs!

Simply the best floral designer in DC, period.

Juan Carlos Castillo at Tierra Floral in Bethesda was phenomenal. The flowers were beautiful, and I was so happy that I really turned creative control over to him. My husband and I had ideas of what we liked for colors and a couple of particular flowers, but Juan Carlos really put it all together. My mom's comment to me after the wedding was that one of the things she'll remember most is how vibrant the flowers were against the bridesmaids' dresses. Our centerpieces were beautiful as well, and we took them to Inova Hospital's children's ward the next evening, where they really appreciated them. The price for this area was completely reasonable. This review is awfully overdue, but that's my fault- married life is kind of busy!!!

Katie, wedding 10/9/10
From the bouquets to the centerpieces, my flowers were outstanding and unique. The "fall tree" he created for my escort table was amazing. Juan far exceeded my expectations and made my wedding day more beautiful. He graciously accommodated all my requests, and within my budget!

Juan Carlos is a God send!!!!! He really worked with my budget to give me what I wanted for what I could afford. I visited 3 other florists & NONE of them could reproduce the centerpice that I wanted it....none except Juan Carlos!!!

I almost cried when I saw how beautiful the arrangements were...everything was perfect! He was more than accomodating & patient when I kept adding on to the list. The flowers were fresh & vibrant, I couldn't ask for anything more!!

Juan Carlos and his team were very fast in setting all the floral for our wedding! Before the wedding we had some very last minute changes and Juan Carlos made all the necessary changes to make our day very beautiful. I would recommend him hands down to any bride looking for an excellent florist!!

Ahhh, Juan Carlos...what can I say - not enough! Without question, Tierra Floral Design was the star of the show at my wedding. Well, I just mean that there was almost no comment from a guest that didn't include: "The flowers are amazing!" We interviewed a number of florist and felt very comfortable with Juan Carlos. He wasn't the cheapest, but lord he wasn't the most expensive by far! And the florist who was cheaper than him would have reflected that in his work, I'm sure. Tierra was a recommendation from my planner, Kelly O'Driscoll, and as with all her other recommendations, I have no regrets. Truly, the flowers blew my mind. I had ideas, but not a lot of faith in my own design scheme. Juan Carlos was great at listening to what I wanted, showing me options, helping me refine my ideas, and best of all, changing things at any stage. He was laid back and so easy to work with; honest and up front about decisions that would increase costs; and he came through in a big way. For me, this was the biggest surprise of my wedding. I didn't even think I cared that much about flowers until I saw what he created for us and it was just so spectacular. My bouquet exceeded all expectations and every suggestion Juan Carlos offered was spot on. We used moss on the tables with orchid blooms. Curly willow with a few orchid blooms weaved throughout. The chupah he created was magical and unobtrusive. The head wreaths for the flower girls were melt-your-heart cute. Really, people still talk about the flowers. We got married at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and he knew the site and could offer advice about what would really work in that space. I would recommend Tierra Floral to anyone - particularly anyone on a budget who thinks it's insane how much flowers cost. I'd like to think I looked okay on my wedding day, but even I have to admit, Tierra was the star. Thanks, Juan Carlos. You're a master!

Everything about the flower arrangements -- and we had a lot of variety -- was exquisite! From the ceremony to the reception, the flowers were consistently elegant.

The hydrangeas on the church pews were fresh and fluffy; the altar arrangements were tall (mix of flowers, including hydrangea and the long stem calla lilies) and could be seen from the back of St. Matthew's Cathedral. My bouquet, 25 dark pink calla lilies wrapped in an ivory ribbon, was jaw dropping; the color was stunning. My bridesmaids bouquets were white calla lilies wrapped in black ribbon; and my toss / fortune bouquet was red and white roses -- so beautiful!

The cocktail table centerpieces were shallow bowls, holding a lavender orchid and purple accent beads that were lit from underneath by a waterproof tea light -- Juan Carlos has a similar picture in his photos. These set the mood perfectly for a fun and colorful cocktail hour. The centerpieces at the dinner table were long stem calla lilies in tall vases -- I'm sure you've all seen these in pictures, but Juan Carlos made them look better than any picture I'd seen.

Again, everything about the flowers was exquisite and elegant. And I couldn't have been happier with the way everything looked. Juan Carlos was a pleasure to work with. He was responsive and professional, and he was patient with me when I made changes along the way. I highly, highly recommend Tierra Floral to anyone looking for a great florist!

We met with Juan Carlos during the winter of 2009-2010 for our wedding this June in 2010. Ever since the first meeting he's been professional, responsive, flexible on price and offered his stylistic decor services when I needed a professional opinion. His shop is super cute too, with lots of ideas & fresh flowers everywhere lending themselves for a very hands-on consultation! Toward the end of our planning, we were still missing an arch for our outdoor ceremony and when I told Juan Carlos what I was looking for, he not only helped me find one, but when our combined efforts left us with nothing he had one MADE for us! It was perfect (and affordable!) Our guests couldn't stop talking about the ceremony decor and how beautiful it was! "Unique and Simplistic" was on everyone's lips (which made me happy!) My biggest piece of advice for anyone considering Juan Carlos and Tierra Floral Design is to not make the mistake of thinking he's too expensive for you. He'll MAKE it work! We had an average to small budget and was completely happy with how it turned out, I can't hardly imagine what he could do with a bigger one. Thanks again Juan, we loved everything!!

When it came to my flowers I knew from the start what I wanted and how I wanted everything to look and it all started with an orchid that I found on the internet. Tierra was the only flower vendor that I went to and after explaining my vision to Juan Carlos I knew that I would be working with Tierra on my flowers and decor. He understood what I was looking for, and two weeks later when I came in to see the models of the flower decor for the tables I knew that I had chosen the right place. Juan Carlos was always willing to work with me to make changes to my order right up until the week of the wedding. I was so happily surprised at the care and pride he took in placing my flowers around the venue, and the pergola was amazing. I will be forever grateful to Juan Carlos at Tierra Floral Design for the care and quality of service and flowers on my wedding day. Thank you Juan Carlos for helping to make my wedding perfect!

Juan Carlos is an amazing florist!!! I got married in cambridge maryland in may and he made my centerpieces, bouquets, and my alter!! Everything was above and beyong my expectations! We was extremly flexable and throughout ALL of my changes he always accepted them with open arms and had great ideas.... use him you will NOT be dissapointed!

Juan Carlos was WONDERFUL! He took the time to conduct a walk through of my very unique venue (National's Park) and totally made the room magnificent! Everyone raved to me afterwards about the towering flowers and beautiful set-up. Juan Carlos also provided us with unique vases so that we could take our lower arrangements to my husband's mom's nursing home, something very important to us. Also, we had a rather early wedding, 11 am, and Juan and his team were totally one time and left us with nothing to worry about. Like all the other reviews, I was SOOO happy with how Juan Carlos completely made our vision come to life. Would highly recommend!

Tierra was AMAZING for my wedding. Everyone said my wedding looked like a fairytale and they were so impressed. The decor looked even more perfect than I had imaged!!! Juan Carlos was so great to work with and was even able to make some last minute changes the day of! I highly recommend them to anyone for any event!

Tierra made my wedding gorgeous! We were working on a tight budget. Juan Carlos honored our budget and put together breath-taking, unique centerpieces and lush bouquets! If you want high quality, vibrant, couture floral designs, priced just for you go to Tierra!

WOW! Juan Carlos was amazing to work with! He went above and beyond to make my wedding absolutely beautiful! The day before the wedding I asked him to deliver the fllowers to my house and not the hotel, and he was very understanding and bent over backwards to make me happy. He is very talented at what he does, and I would recommend him to just about anyone who asks me for a florist. The whole night of my wedding I had people asking me who supplied my flowers, and how original they looked. Honestly the best part of my wedding was the centerpieces and my bouquet (oh, and also the fact that I got married). When you have good taste, anything you do is wonderful, and Juan Carlos has good taste.

Outstanding job! We could not have asked for more from Tierra Floral Design! Amazing, innovative, one-of-a-kind designs for a reasonable price. Everything from the initial meeting, to the consultations (because we had several), to the set-up at the ceremony and reception site was incredibly professional. Juan made me (the bride) feel like I was his only client, and that my day was special and unique. This was particularly important to me and my groom, because we are "of a certain age" and we didn't want our wedding to look like our son's wedding. Also, they were very aware and sensitive to different customs and cultures. They went above and beyond to accomodate our requests, and to make the day beautiful!

Tierra did a beautiful job with my flowers and even responded quickly when there was a mix-up the day of with the color of the flowers in my bridesmaids bouquets.

I would highly recommend Tierra Floral Design for anyone who is looking for creative and unique flowers for their wedding. Juan Carlos has extremely original ideas and created samples for us to see, which was so helpful in deciding on arrangements and colors. He modified things to work with our budget. Everyone loved the flowers, and I was so happy that they were unique, like nothing I've ever seen at another wedding. Jorge was also great to work with, our wedding coordinator even commented on how pleasant he was to have around while everything was being set up.

Tierra provided outstanding service. Juan met with my fiancee and me on several occasions and was flexible and creative in designing a package that right for us. He made a couple of trips to our wedding site which is located almost two hours from his office and on the big day, Juan andhis partner transformed the winery into a thing of beauty.

We could not be more pleased and would welcome the opportunity to work with Tierra Floral Desigen again.

Juan Carlos and his assitants came up with some wonderful ideas. He puts the arrangements together for you before you sign the contract. The flowers were just perfect. They were classic with a very modern twist. They were absolutly great.

Juan Carlos listened to our requirements and then suggested a design for our centerpieces and bouquets. During the first visit, he used flowers from his studio to put together an example as we agreed on the selection. We returned a week later for a demo of the centerpiece and the bouquet. With a clear picture before the wedding of exactly how the arrangements would look, we were confident that our custom pieces would add a special touch to our reception. The reviews from our friends on our wedding day confirmed that we had found the best florist in town for our event.

I went to seven other florists before I came across Tierra Floral Design. He was the only florist that made demos to preview and I found that turned out to be extremely important because when I went to see the demos that Juan put together based on our initial meeting, I hated them. They were not like anything I envisioned...way too traditional for me. Juan took it all in stride and worked with me patiently until we finally made our decision. For my bouquet, I decided on picasso calla lilies. Juan didn't have them in stock to show me during our demo meeting so he special ordered them the following week for me to see. Juan also made our chuppah which was gorgeous. We got married at Meadowlark Gardens so we wanted something that would fit with the scenery. He made the most beautiful yet simple chuppah from branches and orchids. Juan created the most gorgeous centerpieces I have ever seen. The purple tealights in the vases lit up the entire reception. We received so many compliments on the centerpieces. I would recommend Tierra Floral Design in a second.

We were referred to Juan Carlos and his team by a friend of ours and were extremely happy with our results. Juan Carlos did an excellent job of working with out budget and listening to exactly what we wanted and pulled it off. We went in with out a set vision in mind and he worked with us to show us different examples of what he could do until we were 100% satisfied. We received numerous compliments on how elegant and unique our centerpieces and cocktail hour flowers looked. We would highly recommend Juan Carlos and the entire Tierra team. They were the utmost of professionals and even catered to our busy schedule.

Tierra design made our dreams come true. They have the best design for the best price. My flowers were amazing and made the church and the reception look the best!!! everyone kept telling us that the flowers where beautiful and that they must be very expensive!! but for the quality and service that we received the cost was very good! Also for valentine's day my now husband used Tierra and I received the most beautiful roses in a unique box! WE LOVE TIERRA and we recommend them to everyone for every event!!! Thank you Tierra for my Peonnies!!

I saw their work at another wedding, and loved it! Had to use them! Great modern style, very easy to work with and meet with. Would use them again!!

Juan Carlos from Tierra Floral Design was so wonderful to work with. Tierra provided me with everything I hoped for and more! The flowers were beautiful and the entire experience was pleasurable.

Unfortunately, Tierra did not deliver for my wedding. Literally. We placed our order a few months before our wedding date, having heard about them through a friend. Everything leading up to the wedding was fine, and we were dealt with very professionally. Hovever, they did not show up on our wedding date! The contact information we had been given was useless as no one in the shop was answering the phone, and no one even returned our phone call until 24 hours after the time they were supposed to deliver! When they finally did contact us, we got no explanation of why our flowers hadn't shown up, and they hardly even apologized. I appreciate that they quickly refunded our money, but that doesn't change the fact that I had to carry flowers from a grocery store, and the mothers, bridesmaids, flower girl, and groomsmen had NOTHING on the day of my wedding! The worst part was the lack of explanation and apology, even after we wrote to the owner to explain our dissatisfaction. I would not feel comfortable recommending Tierra to anyone, knowing that this type of thing could happen to someone else.

Our flowers were absolutely amazing and fresh, and the florists were so helpful, creative, and easy to work with. They were great giving us what we wanted working with our budget. We received endless compliments on our centerpieces. Juan Carlos and his team did a great job. I would certanly recomend them.

Tierra Floral Design was such an amazing florist for our wedding and far surpassed our expectations! Juan Carlos Castillo and his team were so welcoming and open to our ideas and spent time with us to pick exactly the right flowers. He is so insightful and inventive and helped us create the perfect colors and designs. His eye for color and space shows in the way he puts the bouquets together. Our guests raved about our centerpieces and complimented the uniqueness of his designs. I would highly recommend Tierra Floral Design for any bride and groom who want a stress-free, joyful, and reliable wedding planning experience!

Tierra Floral Design was able to create flowers based on my invitation pattern and it matched exactly what I had in mind. They made some arrangements for me to see what it would look like instead of looking at magazines. Everybody loved the flowers. They were very professional and timely.

Tierra Floral Design was an amazing team to work with. I use them now for my regular floral deliveries and parties. I could not have found a better group to work with.

Juan & Jorge know wedding business - they started in the event industry ten years ago from the equipment rental standpoint and worked their way up. They will work with any bride, with almost any reasonable budget, and the outcome is always spectacular. Many of the pictures on this site are Tierra Designs ! They are incredibly talented, highly creative, contemporary and fresh but also they are so easy to work with. I sing their praises and so do many happy clients !

Definitely one of my top picks for any bride who wants a contemporary modern look and value for their floral dollar. I refer so many of my bride's to this team of talented individuals, who make every event look like a showcase wedding out of a magazine ! They will even make a sample centerpiece which has impressed every client I've sent to them. Both Juan and Jorge have a true knack for knowing what works - be it color combinations, fabric or chair choices - TRUST them, they know their business.