Carlisle Flowers
Phoenix Art Museum’s sixth annual Arts & Flowers® celebration of spring will once again fill the galleries with the scent and color of flowers March 4-7, 2010. Over sixty floral designers and garden club members will interpret their chosen artwork from the Museum’s collection in spectacular floral arrangements—“flowers interpreting art”. This event, organized by the […]
Flower Graffiti by Moda Botanica. Courtesy CarlisleFlowers.net Metal shipping containers piled two high burst with creative energy by Moda Botanica, a first prize winner for their flower installation at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Graffiti sprayed on one crate, a welcoming walk-in container with plant material brushing your head, a white freezer filled with white chilled […]
2010 Chicago Flower & Garden Show raises curtain March 6-14 on ‘theatrical’ gardens, a ‘streetscape’ and a horticultural competition. The Chicago Flower & Garden Show—the Midwest’s premier gardening exhibition for professionals and consumers alike—returns to Navy Pier on Chicago’s lakefront Saturday, March 6, through Sunday, March 14, 2010. The show’s theme, “Cultivating Great Performances,” underscores […]
Saturday, February 20th and the record 70 plus inches of snow that hit Washington and Baltimore, just below the Mason Dixon line, as some may say the “South”, was melting under balmy “40 degree” weather. So out we came to walk the Capitol Hill grounds guided by Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of “City of Trees, The […]
Superlatives abound when a person tries to describe old-growth redwoods: immense, ancient, stately, mysterious, powerful. Yet the trees were not designed for easy assimilation into language. Their existence speaks for themselves, not in words, but rather in a soft-toned voice of patience and endurance. From a seed no bigger than one from a tomato, California’s coast […]
Did you know that the Morris Arboretum has fabulous color and fragrance even in the middle of winter? Grab your family and head over to the Arboretum for a day of fun and exploration. Follow the treasure hunt to discover the many varieties of witchhazels growing at the Arboretum. Ranging in color from yellow and […]
