Carlisle Flowers
We thought of Joan of Arc when this arrangement was complete. Not before but after. Gravillia has a flame- looking leaf, airy with a spine of red. White sprays of waxflower are dotted with a light rose for the bud unopened. Pink larkspur can be nothing but a young woman. Tied from her stem down, […]
Oh Darling. C’est mervellieux. The lobster and the rose. How clever. You interior decorator you. The colors match perfectly. N’est pas?
Bells of Ireland are ringing. Red dogwood stems fleeing(?) Help me out here… Waxflowers are not waning and mini carns are staying. Ode to a lyrical urn.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia, just off of Interstate 95, is a place to learn about plants and marvel at nature. Each year we host GardenFest of Lights, which attracts thousands of visitors to take in the wonder of our botanical garden dressed in holiday lights and splendor. GardenFest is holiday tradition! The show […]
A dear friend just starting out in life was given seven rose buds, a gift for her New Year. This poem by Anais Nin summons the feeling these flowers evoke. “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful then the risk it took to blossom.”
The U.S. Botanic Garden located at the foot of Capitol Hill on the Mall in Washington, D.C. is celebrating the holidays with “Windows to Wonderland.” Here you see Ford’s Theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. This year marks the Bicentennial of his birth. January 30th the U.S. Botanic Garden will open an exhibit […]
