i'm the chief florist of the white house hedieh ghaffarian. and we are very excited that the first lady mrs. obama chose this, jade as one of the favorite colors of the first lady of canada. as spring coming up we've incorporated some yellow which is the first color of spring and is the color of friendship. you can see we have enhanced the centerpieces with satellites with each one of them have one type of flower to have a flower stand by itself but in the bigger arrangements with cascading orchids, hydrangea and roses and some hanging -- which gives you a feel of walking through a garden at springtime with all the flowers are starting to bloom. thank you and i will introduce my colleague cris comerford, the executive chef. >> hi. good afternoon ladies and generally. w my name is cris comerford. i'm the white house executive chef and for the state dinner we want to showcase everything from the pacific north west all the way to the atlantic side of the north americas. for the first course this is the first time ever we will be unveiling this wo

malik is a great pleasure to introduce the white house florist, hedieh ghaffarian. thank you. >> hello, everyone. i'm the chief force of the white house, hedieh ghaffarian, and we are very excited that the first lady mrs. obama chose this event. since jade is one of the chemicals of the first place a candidate. coming up we've incorporated some yellow which is the first color of the spring and is the color of friendship. as you can see we have enhanced centerpieces with small satellites with each one of them have one type of flower, cut the flower show is be myself into bigger arrangements with cascading orchids, hydrangea and roses and some -- which gives you a feel of walking through a garden at springtime when all the flowers are starting to bloom. ex-im going to introduce my colleague, the executive chef. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i am the white house executive chef and for the state dinner we want to showcase everything from the pacific northwest all the way to the atlantic aside from the north americas. and for the first course this is the first