Carlisle Flowers
Andrea Wulf, trained as design historian at Royal College of Art in London and British author of the recently published, “The Brother Gardeners,” will speak at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA on Wednesday, May 13th. “Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession” is the story of a garden revolution that started with John Bartram from […]
. Much harder than realized. The pussy willows were the strong lines/curves that guided the rest of the arrangement. White stock, alstromeria, ranunculus and waxflower outline the curve. The deep colors of the yarrow and star of bethlehem center it. Camelia leaves complete it. Not sure whether the curve of the crescent is in right […]
There are benefits to walking the dog on a cold blustery day. Arum Italicum meets us in a neighborly way. Will return to see your flower spike of light green followed by your orange berries in the shade.
Ah, this pink mysterious woman was at the Oscars last night wearing the only hat there with ranunculus in her hair. Ryan Seacrest didn’t catch her on the red carpet, she chose the green one instead.
Opening Day is March 28th. Tally Ho! is SUNDAY, March 29th. The hounds, the horses and the mounted riders in their “pinks” from the Elkridge Harford Hunt Club will present information about this 200 year old tradition here in Monkton, about 20 miles north of Baltimore. Three weeks later the 99th running of “My Lady’s […]
Road rage. The photo image of two “V”s in our campanula arrangement made us dislike this bell flower, the first anti-sentiment to be felt about our friends, flowers. Those darn campanulas were unbending, so upright. To think that these bells for the workers’ prayers could actually be put at a 35 degree angle. Must do […]
