On two occasions Dekker has been summoned to produce bouquets for the Queen of Holland while on official visits to Wiesbaden; Queen Beatrix in 2004 and Queen M\u00e1xima in 2013. <\/span><\/p>\n As proof, alongside the brass bell in the Marktkirche<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0you will find a photograph taken of Queen M\u00e1xima carrying a Dekker bouquet. Her vibrant orange dress is a canvas allowing the bouquet to shine, as the whole attire becomes greater than the sum of its parts. The bouquet is understated, classic and elegant.<\/span><\/p>\n Regardless of your pedigree, Jaap Dekker and his stemmed companions are eager to turn moments big and small into something more, a memory worth remembering.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blumen Dekker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Langgasse 42\/Ecke Webergasse<\/p>\n 65183 Wiesbaden<\/p>\n 0611 495341<\/p>\n (Per their website, US military ID card holders receive a 10% discount.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was on a mission to find a peony.\u00a0 As I entered\u00a0Blumen Dekker\u00a0I learned peony season had come and gone. The owner, Jaap Dekker, ushered me to a bucket filled with roses in full blossom. With a discerning eye he plucked the flower that …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,7],"tags":[13,15,14,12,10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":502,"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-0305-1-e1540713860170-225x300.jpg\")
I’ve since learned Dekker was raised on the home soil of Rembrandt and\u00a0<\/span>windmills, which explains the orange sign over his\u00a0<\/span>door, along with his favored attire: vibrant tangerine sweaters and t-shirts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>For 15 years his artistry and knowledge have drawn locals, but his reputation extends beyond Wiesbaden.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Some of his most loyal customers are international flight attendants and Dutch Royalty.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-9290-225x300.jpg\")