Author: Jill Brooke
Renowned Gardener Sarah Kowitz Dazzles With Creativity
In their 25-year marriage, David and Sarah Kowitz have lived in Hong Kong, London and New York and gathered friends along the way like flowers in a bouquet. Those of us who are the perennial friends were invited to their lovely home in Hastings, East Sussex, for a weekend to celebrate their silver milestone. What a treat …
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The Vivid Chinese New Year Festivals And Lantern Parades
China is slightly smaller than the entire United States, but has the largest population of any country on earth. When it comes time for the annual Lunar New Year, or Golden Festival, or Spring Festival, however the People’s Republic of China defines it, the event encompasses not only that actual date of the New Year, …
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Over 400,000 Recycled Bouquets for Patients & Nursing Homes
In 2007, Random Acts of Flowers founder Larsen Jay was in a near-fatal accident landing him in a Tennessee hospital bed. Aside from expert medical care, he also credits the bouquets of flowers generously sent by friends and family in helping him heal and persevere through the multiple surgeries and challenging recovery process. Leaving the …
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Here’s Why Oprah And Other Stars Adore Colin Cowie’s Work
By Linda Lee Event designer Colin Cowie uses more than just flowers. With Colin, guests can expect the unexpected – fireworks from a barge anchored off the beach in Malibu, trees growing out of tables in a Brooklyn hotel ballroom, chandeliers that rise out of the floor, spectacular lighting effects, inventive food and drinks …
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Flowers Have Same Healing Effect as Valium, Study Says
By Jill Brooke In folk medicine, it has long been believed that compounds derived from plant extracts that have a particular smell can have medicinal effects. Turns out lavender is one of those magical elixirs. After all, flowering plants are the basis of chemical combinations that create medicines in laboratories around the world. In a scientific …
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Jenny Tobin Finally Got Credit for The Allure Of This Film
By Jill Brooke It’s not every day one can say, “Oh yes, six of the movies I worked on this year were nominated for Oscars and other awards.” “It’s a very exciting time,” says Jenny Tobin, the sought-after British florist whose work is currently seen in “The Favourite,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Fantastic Beasts,” “Finding Your Feet,” …
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Frida Kahlo Exhibit Will Be at Brooklyn Museum Until May
Flowers Heal and Sometimes Wound. Frida Kahlo has morphed into a heroine for every wounded minority and spurned spouse. The show that opened recently at the Brooklyn Museum: “Appearances Can Be Deceiving,” the largest in ten years devoted to her life and art, is sure to draw crowds, even though it shows only ten paintings. …
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