Our Approach

SELVA is a woman-owned business dedicated to celebrating and uplifting those around us. Advocating for team, community and environmental well-being, we are guided by a foundation of mutual respect, and are committed to inclusivity, supporting BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ owned businesses, creative collaboration, community involvement, and paying our team a livable wage.

We are devoted to operating with sustainable and environmentally conscious practices, and commit to sustainability through:

Sourcing materials from local businesses and our own organic farm
Reusing and recycling whenever possible
Actively separating green waste and participating in local composting programs
Encouraging a chemical free work environment by using natural product alternatives.

Beginning in 2025, we will be sponsoring team volunteer hours dedicated to community and non-profit projects. If your project or organization could be a good fit for this collaboration, we’d love to hear from you! Please email hello@selvafloral.com to begin a conversation.

SELVA’s owner, Sarah is an artist known for her unstructured and abundant floral & botanical designs. She focuses on sourcing local and sustainably grown flowers and foliages from her own small flower farm and from other small growers whenever possible. She approaches every arrangement as though it were a sculpture, each piece intentionally added or removed, molded bit by bit, allowing the direction of the piece to be defined by both her hands and the medium itself. The result is something refreshingly organic and totally unique.

With over 20 years experience in the wedding and event field in Oregon, Sarah has been named a top Portland Florist and a designer to follow. Her dedication to artisan design and the utmost attention to detail has allowed her to create events that are unique and unforgettable. No event is too small, nor too extravagant.

Sarah grew up with a love for nature in part because her mother, an avid gardener, taught her to appreciate and notice the magic around her. It is with her mother that Sarah started planting a small flower farm. They work together to grow flowers and foliage for Sarah's weddings and events, providing her clients with the highest quality blooms grown specially for them with love and care.

SELVA has been, from its start, focused on sustainable and environmentally friendly business practices. There is no hiding the fact that event production is wasteful. We do everything in our power to minimize that waste by reusing and recycling as much as possible. Our environmentally conscious practices include sourcing local flowers first, reuse then recycle, composting of all green material, foam free designs and a chemical and toxin free work environment.