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Fabulous Bouquets

Anna — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:52:49 +0000

We love weddings. And as you know, with every wedding comes a beautiful bride and with that bride a fabulous bouquet. These alluring photos from some of our favorite blogs caught our eye.

Trade Secrets

Anna — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:58:03 +0000

Come to LionRock Farm in Sharon, Connecticut, on May 19-20, 2012, to explore the Northeast’s most talked about annual garden event, Trade Secrets Rare Plant and Garden Antique Show. This artful event is a benefit for Women’s Support Services and is celebrating their 12^th-annual garden weekend. Whether you’re looking for antiques for your home or a rare plant for your garden, you’ll be sure to find it at Trade Secrets. And don’t miss the chance to tour some fabulous gardens, including interior designer Bunny William’s garden in the Litchfield Hills.

Photo Credit: Tria Giovan

Photo Credit: Tria Giova

Beautiful Greenery and Flowers

Photo Credit: Tria Giovan

To learn more about Trade Secrets, visit tradesecretsct.com

To see more pretty photos from last year’s Trade Secrets, click here

Bud of the Day

Anna — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:27:20 +0000

A double tulip in a Paris garden
Photography by Arden Ward
To see more floral images of Arden’s trip to Paris, click here

The Balcony Gardener

Anna — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:12:23 +0000

Recently at the flower office we stumbled across Isabelle Palmer’s “The Balcony Gardener” and have not been able to put it down. This book offers helpful hints on how to make the most of your gardening space, however confined it may be. And with its beautiful photographs this book is making us wish our office had a balcony too.

Floral Art with Common Treasures

Anna — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:03:05 +0000

Springtime in New York

Anna — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:53:32 +0000

We Love Lilies

Anna — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:13:06 +0000

We love lilies! So…not content to only feature them in the Spring issue, we’ve pulled together a line-up of lily-inspired items for the blog. Graceful, elegant, and always chic. Feel free to pick a few…

What a Stud

Anna — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:00:54 +0000

Spring is here so time to show your flower love wherever you can!
For starters, check out these flower-y earrings…

Rachel’s Favorite Flower

Anna — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:46:25 +0000

She’s as breathtaking as the summer breeze, as fresh as a spring morning. And if you’re really lucky, she’ll hang around to match the beauty of any fall evening—the hydrangea. Whether in gloriously large pom-pom bundles or classic lace-cap style, as a potted plant or a whole bush of extravagance, in my mind, the hydrangea always radiates classic Southern charm. It embodies everything we Southern women hope to be: strong, long lasting, dependable. Breathtakingly beautiful. And each time I see one, smell one, touch one, lovingly pluck one for display in my small apartment that needs it so, I’m reminded of my South Alabama childhood. I can taste the sweet tea, hear my Memaw’s giggle, feel the tingling in my stomach I always got on the tree swing in her front yard. Those feelings, those memories, those tiny glimmers of pure joy I am able to find even in my busy life as a graduate student, aspiring writer, and flower intern, simply by glimpsing the flower of my past, never grow old. And just like my Memaw’s love, sweet Southern summers, and timeless elegance, the hydrangea never goes out of style.

Easter Arrangements

flower magazine — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:36 +0000

One of our missions here at flower is to democratize flowers…to make anyone feel comfortable creating with flowers, whether they are a novice or professional. For this reason, we love teaching flower arranging workshops!

This week we taught women at the YWCA of Central Alabama how to create a bright and springy arrangement for Easter. As is the case in many workshops, the women were initially a bit intimidated by the flowers and supplies sitting in front of them. I watched their wary faces as flower Contributing Editor Sybil Sylvester demonstrated the arrangement. I saw their looks of doubt as the women began working on their own arrangements. And then—my very favorite part of every workshop—I began to hear, “Come look at this!” and “How am I doing? This looks pretty good, right?” I turned around and the woman who had told me in no uncertain terms that she was not going to be able to do this, was contentedly snipping roses and admiring her work.

The workshop participants left with smiles on their faces and pretty arrangements to keep for themselves or share with a friend. And the flower girls also left with smiles on our faces, and a reminder of the uplifting power of beauty and flowers.