meet marna

Marna Ringel is an award-winning sought after floral designer based in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Her flowers have been commissioned by The Hampton Classic, The American Red Cross Ball in Greenwich, Connecticut, The Greenwich 2016 Antiquarian House Tour, and Rooms with a View in Southport, Connecticut. Marna took home three ribbons in a joint collaboration for a contest at the St. Louis Art Museum. Her floral arrangements for a Memorial Sloan-Kettering charitable event were featured in New York Social Diary. Marna continues to be a favorite among brides, and her bridal bouquets have been featured on Style Me Pretty.

Marna has taken courses at McQueens Flower School in London and Gregor Lersch’s seminars in Germany and Laura Dowling’s flower class in New York. In 2013 and 2014 she volunteered under Dowling at the White House. (Dowling was Chief Florist during the Obama Administration.) This spring she’ll head to Paris to attend the esteemed Flower School Catherine Muller.

Marna has and continues to lecture at Garden Clubs throughout Connecticut. She has worked at the Home Gardening Center at The New York Botanical Garden, and currently offers classes at the Greenwich Botanical Garden and the Delamar Hotel in Southport, Connecticut. (Schedules will be announced shortly.)

Most recently, Marna was commissioned by Pinstripes, an upscale bowling and bocce eatery, to provide weekly flowers and outdoor plantings as well as for the restaurant’s recent grand opening party.

The Essential Florist provides the following services: Weddings, Engagements, Birthdays, Special Occasions, Mitzvahs, Anniversaries, Funerals. Holiday Arrangements such as Mother’s Day & Valentine’s Day Flowers, Holiday Decor including centerpieces, mantels, and trees.