The person in the center of the above Zoom conference screen is Tonya Anderson of ABBA Design. She is the mastermind behind the giant floral installation in front of Cone Health (Wesley Long Hospital) featured here yesterday. Tonya, originally from Tennessee, moved to Greensboro with her family. In July 2016, she opened ABBA Design, located at 700 Eugene Street. Tonya specializes in floral design work for weddings and other special events. Lately, she has also been doing some daily deliveries for individuals. Tonya, ever passionate about her work, is self-taught and considers it a God-given talent.
Word of mouth, getting on preferred vendors lists, and having breathtaking examples on her website, have helped Tonya's business continue to grow over the past four years. Just talk with her for a few minutes and you will realize just how super-creative, innovative, and energetic she is. New ideas seem to always be coming her way; hence the impromptu, floral installation at Cone Health.
If you notice the top panel from the Zoom call, "yours truly" is caught mid-sentence on the left, interviewing Tonya. In the middle is Carrie Little, the friend of a mutual friend who helped solve the mystery of who showered Greensboro with 25 dozen roses. While Tonya had pulled off the road for our call, Carrie was busily working away at the shop, preparing flowers for an event this weekend. Carrie, a long-time resident of Greensboro, graduated from UNCG, raised her children here, and taught science at Northwest High School. Now that her children are older, she has gone back to work, helping Tonya at ABBA Design. Carrie is the one who arranged the Zoom call and was masterfully able to trim roses and conference with us at the same time.
Getting to the bottom of a good Greensboro mystery and meeting two wonderful people like Tonya and Carrie is what makes Greensboro Daily Photo all worthwhile! And then, of course, there are our readers like YOU!
Happy Thursday!
Terrific portrait.
Posted by: William Kendall | Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 06:48 PM
A great human interest story. Sorry I missed the roses at Wesley Long, but at least I saw your photo.m
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Friday, May 29, 2020 at 06:09 PM
i saw pictures of the giant floral installation in front of Cone Health, didnt see it with my own eyes, but nevertheless it looked spectacular. She has talent!
Posted by: näohooldus | Monday, June 01, 2020 at 02:38 PM
lovely portrait picture, as good as vitamiinid
Posted by: collistar | Tuesday, June 02, 2020 at 12:30 PM