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Winter 2011

• fun in store (Petal Pusher)

  Customers can participate in the creative process at Montreal’s “open-kitchen” flower shop, Flore

• Planning a Party? Don’t Stress. ()

  Carolyne Roehm offers a few helpful tips to help make your party a success

• no reservations (Flower Shop)

  Happy hosts everywhere are serving up style with floral tabletop accessories as enchanting as a fresh arrangement

• seasonal color (Flower Show)

  Ray Jordan and Janet Jackson of Flowerbuds conceive a collection of lush arrangements sure to brighten any winter’s day

• All Roads Lead to Roehm (Feature)

  From the Midwest to Manhattan, with a parenthesis in Paris, Carolyne Roehm has arrived at a destination of undisputed entertaining excellence

• preston bailey flowers (Leafing Through)

  Event magician Preston Bailey showcases some of his most fabulous party flowers in his latest book

• kerry & kurt (Wedding Flowers, Favors & Food)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are some of our favorite moments from this wintry Boston wedding.

• toujour l’amour (Feature)

  A couple sets their sights on the City of Light for a romantic winter wedding

• Snow-Covered Tulips (Extra!)

  “Seeing tulips in the snow is a sure sign that spring is just around the corner.”–Virginia Wolff

Fall 2011

• becca & josh (Wedding)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are some of our favorite moments from this forest wedding.

• changing the landscape (Flower Power)

  Massachusetts’ Hope in Bloom is on a mission to grace the lives of breast cancer patients with flowers, gardens, and joy

• nashville’s 2011 swan ball (Web Exclusives)

  Nashville’s Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art benefit offered understated elegance reminiscent of days gone by.

• mantel piece (Design School)

  Houston designer Johnathan Andrew Sage creates an “over-the-top” arrangement

• Design with Grace (Feature)

  Design*Sponge Founder Grace Bonney uses flowers in her widely followed blog and new book to illustrate the accessibility of beauty

• in situ (Extra!)

  Nashville’s Joe Smith of Ilex for Flowers concocts beautiful blends of blooms, legumes, grasses, and succulents that are right at home

• White House in Color (Feature)

  Spanning six administrations, former White House floral designer Nancy Clarke translated first ladies’ personal visions into state-worthy style

• Dutch Flower School (Bonus Images!)

  A gallery from Remco van Vliet’s Dutch Flower School

• pillow talk (Flower Shop)

  Plush pillows bearing floral motifs speak volumes

• trade secrets garden tour (Web Exclusives)

  Bonus images from the Trade Secrets Rare Plant and Garden Antique Show and Trade Secrets Garden Tour

• a time to plant: an interview with james farmer (Web Exclusives)

  In honor of our Fall 2011 issue’s theme of “Flowering the House”, we sat down with author and “farm to table” expert James Farmer to discuss the joys of gardening and his newly released book, A Time to Plant: Southern-Style Garden Living.

Summer 2011

• floral resorts (Extra!)

  In the Summer 2011 issue, we feature four resorts with floral flair. Scroll through our galleries to explore a sample of their ravishing rooms.

• the four seasons (Web Exclusives)

  For a local event, contributing editor Troy Rhone and his talented team decked out garden statues in floral costumes befitting all the seasons of the year.

• lining with leaves (Web Exclusives)

  Learn how to line an open floral container with leaves in just a few easy steps.

• johanna & steven (Wedding)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are some of our favorites from this seaside summer wedding.

• suzanne rheinstein (Outside In)

  With a shop named Hollyhock, a fabulous garden, and botanicals in every interior, this bicoastal designer raises the flower bar to new heights

• moda botanica (Extra!)

  Thanks to the creative team at Philadephia’s Moda Botanica, our summer 2011 Flower Show had a nautical spin.

• Puppy Love (Feature)

  A chance encounter at doggie daycare leads to a Palm Springs wedding full of unconventional flair

• when you wish upon a flower (Profile in Petals)

  Fantastical blooms bring their own brand of magic to Disneyland

• florals alfresco (Contain Yourself)

  All-weather containers are perfectly primed for taking it outside

Spring 2011

• all for one and one for all (Design School)

  New York floral designer DeJuan Stroud shows how to create a design that is more than the sum of its parts

• mona & mark (Wedding)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are just a few of our favorite flourishes

• hearts and flowers (Master Class)

  Meredith Waga Perez of Belle Fleur shares how her smart style and romantic sensibility evolved and how the two merge in her class at FlowerSchool New York

• the language of flowers (Artist in Bloom)

  British painter Dan Bennett creates works bursting with vibrant floral forms

• urban bright (Green Piece)

  A flower-filled park on Manhattan’s waterfront celebrates the resilience of the city

• budding talent (Extra!)

  New York’s new generation of floral designers

• Beautiful Day (Feature)

  For a wedding in Bridgehampton, New York flower power Lewis Miller creates a glorious setting replete with perfectly executed rustic floral fare

• spring awakening (Contain Yourself)

  Yellow vases filled with white flowers usher in the season

• overflowering grace (Flower Show)

  Nicolette Owen of Nicolette Camille Floral Design combines bright blooms and loosely flowing greenery for springtime arrangements full of romance

• shopping with charlotte moss (Web Exclusives)

  Charlotte’s favorite floral sources in New York

• nicolette camille floral design (Behind the Scenes)

  We love the romantic arrangements Nicolette Owen created for our spring 2011 Flower Show, so we asked her to tell us more about herself, her style, and her experience as a floral design teacher.

Winter 2010

• enchanted forest (Flower Show)

  Using woodland elements, unorthodox materials, and sumptuous blooms, Pensacola’s Shannon Pallin of Fiore conceives intriguing winter assemblages

• barry dixon (Outside In)

  This designer calls Virginia home but uses nature to firmly ground interiors to locations all over the globe

• Love Rocks (Feature)

  A couple who met en route to a concert composed a winter wedding that just may be the beginning of their greatest hits

• rice paper (Artist in Bloom)

  Painter Kristy Rice renders flowers on stationery that makes every occasion special

• favorite things (Scentimental Journey)

  Building on a youthful fascination with the treasures of the natural world, antiquarian Robert E. Smith of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, shares his life-long passion for acquiring beautiful things

• singular sensation (Design School)

  For an amaryllis topiary, Greg Campbell of Garden District in Memphis demonstrates how to make an impact using just one variety of flower and a few of his trade secrets

• Party Perfect (Feature)

  For a birthday celebration across the pond, North Carolina floral designer Randy Ouzts joins forces with British floral designer Robbie Honey and good friend and style maven Stephanie Hoppen to create an unforgettable night

• special order (Petal Pusher)

  Barbera Brooks shares how her company, B. Brooks Fine Flowers, ensures that arrangements sent through her network meet her rigorous standards of integrity, trust, and uncommon beauty

Fall 2010

• fall in (Flower Show)

  Atlanta floral designer David LaVoy combines textures, colors, and exotic elements for autumnal bouquets worth falling for

• on track (Green Piece)

  Eco-conscious New Yorkers have reclaimed the High Line, an abandoned railroad bed, and transformed it into a place of rest and botanical beauty

• lauren & ben (Wedding Flowers, Favors & Food)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are just a few of our favorite flourishes

• Celebrate the Seasons (Feature)

  Flowers are the focus of these festive tablescapes, but their sidekicks–seasonally toned tabletop pieces–are just as pretty

• iris & travis (Wedding)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are just a few of our favorite flourishes.

• knock on wood (Contain Yourself)

  With a lot of rustic style, these wooden containers are a natural selection.

• paper doll (Artist in Bloom)

  Trained as a painter and fashion illustrator, Eloise Corr Danch took a professional detour and found success with her exuberant paper flowers

• Farm Fresh (Feature)

  Fall flowers, family trees, and the bounty of the season inspire an Alabama wedding.

• container gardening of atlanta (Web Exclusives)

  Anne Bolling Gaines and Mary Delia Poynter’s love for flowers and plants was shaped by time spent gardening with their mother. After their mother’s passing, they started Container Gardening of Atlanta as a way to honor her memory and share their love and gift for gardening.

• permanent botanicals (Web Exclusives)

  Gorgeous faux flowers crop up in some of the prettiest places. Here are a few places that made us ready to gather up a bouquet or two.

• natural beauty (Master Class)

  Informed by European aesthetics and a bohemian spontaneity, floral designer Ariella Chezar creates arrangements the old-fashioned way

• bunny williams (Outside In)

  With a successful decorating firm, her own line of furnishings and accessories, retail shops, and a recently published book, this New York designer doesn’t remain still for long. But when the weekend comes, she loves to slow down the pace, puttering in the garden and arranging flowers for her house

• cornucopia of color (Design School)

  In her event and floral studio, Georgia designer Amy Osaba shares her secrets for crafting a rich, fall-hued centerpiece

• A Noble Cause (Feature)

  With a royal legacy, an unconventional sensibility, and a spirit of generosity, the Duchess of Northumberland joined forces with Belgian landscape architect Jacques Wirtz to create a garden wonderland at her home of Alnwick Castle

Summer 2010

• pensacola art in bloom (Web Exclusives)

  Last year, flowers played a major role in the merriment as the Pensacola rang in the arrival of spring with Art in Bloom, a fundraiser for the Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA)

• Garden in a City (Feature)

  Dee Nash chronicles her summertime odyssey through the Chicago Botanic Garden.

• Resounding “I Do” (Feature)

  Remembrances of childhood summers provide the inspiration for a young couple’s wedding on Long Island Sound.

• zoe & griff (Wedding)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are just a few of our favorite flourishes.

• guarding the lily (Green Piece)

  A rare yet plucky river lily blooms briefly in the summer and inspires conservationists to ensure that it will every summer hereafter.

• mix master (Outside In)

  Interior designer Todd Romano’s eclectic style makes all kinds of flowers feel at home.

• stack up (Design School)

  Reed McIlvaine of New York City’s Renny & Reed shares an easy, chic centerpiece.

• so glad (Trellis)

  Summer brings back the many gladiolus varieties in Ryan Gainey’s Georgia garden.

Spring 2010

• passion flower (Profile in Petals)

  Britain’s brilliant floral designer, Paula Pryke, shared her story with Editor Margot Shaw at the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show.

• an experimental nature (Artist in Bloom)

  Dutch designer Tord Boontje melds craft, technology, and floral imagery to adorn everything from laptops to lighting with his pretty point of view.

• all encompassing (Contain Yourself)

  Containers from the four corners of the world give international flair to flower arrangements

• french twist (Design School)

  Dive in and try your hand at this classic European bouquet style.

• magic carpet (In the Event)

  In Brussels every other year for three days, the Grand Place is carpeted in flowers—and then they disappear.

• Honor and Keep (Feature)

  What’s a bride to do when her fiancé is Scottish with a large family still living in his homeland? Choose one of the country’s most beautiful castles and hold the wedding of their dreams.

• Ost with the Most (Feature)

  From flower spheres the size of small buildings and royal weddings to one bloom thoughtfully placed, the work of Belgium’s floral design iconoclast Daniel Ost runs the gamut.

Winter 2009

• art in bloom (Flower Shop)

  Not all flowers are wall flowers, as these unique pieces in a range of mediums prove.

• super modeling (Artist in Bloom)

  Diane Phillips carves lifelike flowers out of clay that will last a lifetime.

• flower talk (Master Class)

  Drawing from decades of experience and a respect for her raw material, designer Alisa A. de Jong-Stout let her blooms speak for themselves during a recent garden club demonstration.

• tyler & will (Wedding)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are just a few of our favorite flourishes.

• le rouge et le noir (Design School)

  A classic French design of lush red and black blooms in an antique iron urn.

• Bridal Bower (Feature)

  Flowers and weddings were made for each other. Say “I Do” to an abundance of fresh and fashionable blooms for the big day.

• Handy Around the House (Feature)

  Celebrated floral designer Grayson Handy combines culture, design, and color in his newly released book, creating innovative arrangements to inspire the at-home decorator.

• antiques and garden show of nashville: february 4, 2009 (Web Exclusives)

  This year’s theme exhibited the show’s focus on meeting the needs of society in an aesthetically pleasing way without compromising natural resources that are needed for future generations.

Fall 2009

• bonus book review! (Web Exclusives)

  As a much-published chronicler of home and garden design, and a Master Gardener to boot, Debra Prinzing dove into several informative selections on a variety of “green” themes. Enjoy this bonus book review and check out the rest in our Fall 2009 issue.

• hybrid designs (Flower Show)

  Hoot & Heart in Santa Monica, California, combines the blooms they grow themselves with vintage and natural containers for elegant, earth-friendly looks.

• a casual courtyard affair (Wedding)

  Floral designer Sybil Sylvester created two wedding themes, gentle on both the earth and earnings, that used local, repurposed, or vintage ingredients.

• x-ray visionary (Artist in Bloom)

  Jewelry artist Julia Barello stumbled upon an ingenious reuse for medical imaging film and a new art form for herself.

• greened in (Flower Shop)

  Dress your interiors with the planet in mind using these eco-conscious items.

• some organic evening (They Had a Ball)

  A connection to the earth served as thematic inspiration for this stellar soiree in our nation’s capital.

• backyard bouquet (Design School)

  Brides, do try this at home. Making your own wedding flowers is eco (nomical).

• Back to Eden (Feature)

  A fall wedding in Florida added caring for the environment to its mix of natural resources, bright colors, and bohemian touches, and the result was seamless.

• Beauty Queen (Feature)

  With great foresight, Lady Bird Johnson blanketed the nation with wildflowers and her legacy endures.

Summer 2009

• nashville’s chic swan ball at cheekwood (Web Exclusives)

  Nashville’s premiere white-tie benefit for the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art.

• soulflower interview (Web Exclusives)

  Emily Dreblow, the owner and lead designer of Soulflower, a floral design studio in San Francisco gives a glimpse of her perspective on how to be stylish, creative, and still conscious of the environment.

• new orleans homage (Flower Shop)

  Bring old world luxury into your home with these accoutrements inspired by the Paris of the South.

• summer romance (Flower Show)

  Loose, ephemeral arrangements showcase Ariella Chezar’s natural style in graceful compositions.

• party tints (Design School)

  Put your petals on parade for a colorful summer shower.

• cammie & ryan (Wedding)

  Weddings are made of thousands of tiny details and delicate touches. Here are just a few of our favorite flourishes.

• Life of the Party (Feature)

  New Orleans lets the good times roll during its fabled festival, and flowers perform a significant role in the revelry.

• Something Old, Something New Orleans (Feature)

  From a Dixieland band in an antebellum home to massive tulip arrangements in modern drum chandeliers, a Louisiana wedding borrows from the past while looking to the future.

Spring 2009

• primavera wear (Flower Shop)

  Breezy spring pieces lighten your wardrobe.

• the all-american garden (Garden Party)

  Showcase your patriotic spirit with a red, white, and blue flowerbed.

• in living color (Flower Show)

  Gina Humphries of Atlanta brings a fresh eye to classic form and a vision of spring to these free-flowing designs.

• lawn ornaments (Design School)

  Pops of color burst from a flat of wheat grass for a clever indoor conversation piece.

• Two if by Sea (Feature)

  The duo behind MartinRoberts Design split their time between studios in Kauai, Hawaii, and San Francisco, California, creating modern weddings by the sea. Casey Sparks and Dode Martin greeted Kirk Reed Forrester with a warm “Aloha!” from their studio in Hawaii and treated her to a peek at the mechanics behind their floral magic.

• ReedGeneration (Feature)

  With a growing interest in all things floral, Reed McIlvaine joined forces with his uncle Renny Reynolds in 2000 and turned over a new leaf.

Winter 2008

• winter light (Flower Show)

  Lewis Miller of LMD Floral in New York paints four wintry floral tableaux using a snowy palette and ethereal strokes, framing the flowers in a mix of classically cool containers.

• camellia cheer (Garden Party)

  In the bleak mid-winter, a certain camellia provides a pop of color inside and out.

• winter glitter (Flower Shop)

  Precious gems and metals sparkle with flowers.

• design à la mode (Design School)

  This low, lush centerpiece arrangement takes its cue (and hues) from designer couture.

• Beguiling Iris (Feature)

  Visionary artist Georgia O’Keeffe painted big, bold, beautiful flowers for all the world to see.

• England in the Outback (Feature)

  Production designer Catherine Martin conceived an English garden in the barren bush of Australia.

• the 2008 chicago show of summer (Web Exclusives)

  The Show of Summer, a major Garden Club of America Flower Show, bursts forth with bloom and verve.

Fall 2008

• greenville county museum of art’s antique show and gala (Web Exclusives)

  For the Gala, Greenville’s most talented floral designers accented the museum gallery with breathtaking arrangements creatively tucked within and around antique pieces.

• Golden State of Matrimony (Feature)

  A New York couple’s California nuptials embrace their love for other cultures and far-flung locales.

• autumnal array (Flower Show)

  New York City’s Remco van Vliet designs a quartet of artful arrangements, marrying the look of fall with this Floral Master’s European technique.

• market share (Design School)

  Fall’s abundance of color and texture fill a woven basket.

• Garden of Mirth (Feature)

  American author Edith Wharton’s greatest work, in her own eyes, was not her wildly successful novels but rather her adaptation of Italian gardens at her New England home, The Mount.

Summer 2008

• Howe Wild Indeed! Cheekwood’s Howe Wild Auction and Plant Fair (In the Event)

  The Garden Club of Nashville hosts this unique annual auction and plant sale.

• a cake creator (Artist in Bloom)

  A genius with genus, Sylvia Weinstock replicates botanical beauty that fools the eye and stuns the senses.

• cut flower garden (Design School)

  This refreshing design conjures up a cool breeze and a tall glass of lemonade.

• Tide the Knot (Feature)

  One wedding guest recounts a summer ceremony by the sea.

• Lovin’ Lilacs (Feature)

  Summertime finds Mackinac Island awash in brilliant purple hues.

Spring 2008

• rosewares (Flower Shop)

  Keep the rose in bloom year-round with these inspired finds.

• topiary take one (Design School)

  Hot pink roses welcome the return of spring in this fresh approach to a familiar design.

• Florescent Fairytale (Feature)

  A trip to Georgia’s famed Barnsley Gardens offers a treasure trove of rosy delights.

• Run for the Roses (Feature)

  As famous as the race itself, the Garland of Roses remains a time-honored Kentucky Derby tradition.

Winter 2007

• edible floral indulgences (Flower Shop)

  Flower your home with these accessories.

• just add water (Design School)

  This simply elegant arrangement can be transformed to your heart’s content.

• Into the Woods (Feature)

  Los Angeles newcomer Lauryl Lane stages a sylvan scene for a winter wedding.

• A Bloom for All Seasons (Feature)

  Make your winter interiors blossom with orchids.

Fall 2007

• indoor blooms (Flower Shop)

  Flower your home with these accessories.

• ease into fall (Design School)

  No wire, string, foil, picks, liners, or Oasis needed—this is simple! All you need is a container and a roll of floral tape to execute this fall arrangement.

• Good Reception (Feature)

  flower talks with bride and floral designer Suzanne Graves about “flowering” the party of her dreams.

• Rhythm and Hues (Feature)

  Flower Show correspondent Gay Estes travels to Cleveland and covers a musical festival of flowers.

Summer 2007

• flower shop (Flower Shop)

  Floral prints and patterns make a bold summer statement.

• oasis, if you must! (Design School)

  “This popular floral foam is not my first choice. Since it gives you more control, especially in the beginning, most people think it’s easier to manage. Flowers last longer in water so try and avoid using Oasis whenever possible, but if you must, here’s how.”

• Grand Designer (Feature)

  Horticultural Renaissance man Ryan Gainey arranges to delight an old friend.

Spring 2007

• flower shop (Flower Shop)

  Different floral mediums showcase blooms at their best.

• how to achieve jeff leatham’s signature “four seasons” look (Design School)

  How to achieve Jeff Leatham’s signature “Four Seasons” look.

• Guest Again (Feature)

  Cornelia Guest, heiress to her late mother C.Z.’s house and gardens on Long Island, shares how she’s walked into her mother’s “wellies.”