Archive for the ‘Flowers Flowers Everywhere’ Category

Recently Margot and I headed up to Philadelphia for the celebrated Philadelphia Flower Show. We had a fabulous time in the City of Brotherly Love and the nearby Brandywine Valley. Here’s a look at our floral travels: Margot had the opportunity to visit Longwood Gardens. Longwood is the result of generations of arboretum and garden [...]

  As we deck the halls at Christmas time, our botanical thoughts turn to greenery, berries, amaryllis, and poinsettias. The carnation, the official bloom of Mother’s Day, does not immediately come to mind as symbol of the season; however, a quick look at its history and symbolism will show that there are few more appropriate [...]

If you’ve read our Fall 2011 issue (and if you haven’t, we so hope you will) you saw the focus of Flower Shop this time around was pillows for the home. We love the way a patterned pillow can spark new life into furniture and add personality to a room. Margot recently stumbled across pillows [...]

Even in a quick snap with a phone camera, these David Austin roses are simply beautiful. We’re working on a number of photo shoots this week for upcoming issues of flower. Design School, Contain Yourself, Varieties… so many departments to shoot and so many fresh flowers sitting on the sidelines waiting for their moment of [...]