Carlisle Flowers
In the York Times’ Home Section this past Thursday, there was an article about a renovation done in the Hudson Valley of a home that was built for the noblesse oblige to play tennis under a vaulted roof and swim in an expansive pool at the turn of the 19th century. With that in mind […]
Since Tuesday we have had the privilege of seeing this bucket of calla lilies waiting for us to put them into action. Their shear beauty is breathless. Their lines, their curves, their melding of color boggles the mind. As Nat King Cole would sing, “Unforgettable, that’s what you are…”
This little ceramic square is part of a Crate and Barrel trio. Its earthy colors complement the yellow and oranges of the arrangement. I used a pin holder to keep the flowers in place, such an economical tool to show the flowers off in their own right with air around them. I don’t see […]
Opening Fango Lilies, or for that matter any lilies is a challenge. You want to have at least two striking heads open on the stalk unless the heads are so big they can carry the arrangement with just one open and the other two to four buds waiting in the wings. To get to […]
A riot of colors. Lavender stock as a high centerpoint that sways to the right, yellow roses marching along one side and mums with matching alstromeria blending into a patch of purple on the other side. The oasis sits high , about 2 inches above the rim of the vase and the flowers are kept […]
