Welcome
Meadow Wilds is a farm and floral design studio based in the middle of an oldgrowth apple orchard in New York’s Hudson Valley founded by designer, educator and mother Rebekah Mindel. After a formal apprenticeship with flowers & herbs at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, she started her own business in 2014 and has continued to grow and design ever since. Meadow Wilds began by making dried arrangements and wreaths from flowers she she grew, dried and foraged and attended local markets to share her creations.
Since she was little Rebekah has always been, drawn to flowers. She is inspired endlessly by the beauty, wildness and strength flowers emanate. Rebekah seized the moment, bringing her most poignant experiences of nature to life in her own work. Calling upon childhood memories spent on the beaches of Cape Cod or long rides on horseback collecting wildflowers our West, Rebekah began to nurture a unique style that reflects the richness of her lived experience, and deep love of nature.
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
-AristotleIt is this sensitivity, this reverence for the moment and all the emotions which encompass it, that makes Meadow Wilds and its floral design unique. Just as each flower is special, so is each moment they accompany and adorn. What led me to start designing was a yearning to play with flowers as a way to be grounded in the moment. I wanted to use colors and textures to inform the design. As a grower, I focus on going with the flow of nature and working harmoniously with the seasons. I believe this not only contributes to the beauty of what I am able to create but also gives me a deeper reverence for nature.
The Meadow Wilds process seeks to identify the meaning and emotion present behind ritual and between every adoring couple and conjure that special feeling in the face of their flowers: Meadow Wild’s arrangements are crafted with humility and intention; each arrangement the most authentic expression of love, gratitude, celebration and life.
Our Manifesto
Flowers are both our muse and our medium – their beauty helps us express a feeling or dignify a journey; flowers anchor us in a moment, add color to our memories, and mark the occasions that define our lives.
The Meadow Wilds process is collaborative and visionary. We design with an artist’s eye, pulling inspiration from the natural world, sensory experiences, all of earth’s fine details, and of course, love.
Foraged or cultivated, flowers are precious, and short-lived. We work with our materials intentionally and holistically, from caring for the land on which they grow to curating arrangements that bring the beauty of nature into ceremony.
The result of our work is something elemental and memorable—a thoughtful exchange between color and composition made to suit the recipient, the setting, the occasion—or just to satisfy a simple whim.
