Author: Jill Brooke
Sir Elton John’s Flower Collections from Christie’s Sale
Flower lover Elton John gave Christie’s – and us – the opportunity to see his vast art and photography collection – and some cool clothes and jewelry too. Titled “The Collection of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road,” rifting on his song “Goodbye Yellowbrick Road,” this collection was eye-popping in that he has amassed …
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10 Amazing Gardens Around the World to Add to Your Travel List
As the poet Rudyard Kipling once said, “Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.” True garden beauty is the result of years of vision, strategy, and often painstaking care. As the former garden editor for The New York Times Home section and a current contributor to Cultured magazine, …
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Grammy Flower Styles
By Jill Brooke Trendy floral fashions didn’t only populate the 66th Grammy Awards as Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy for the hit song “Flowers.” Notice how florist Tu Bloom, who has a partnership with Suntory Flowers, used blue flowers in his arrangements. Suntory through hard work, diligence, and passion bred blue flowers which are …
A History Of Flowered Clothing, Embroidery, Lace & Chintz
By Linda Lee Since it was fashion week in New York City last month, what better time to give a little perspective on how lace and floral motifs were used in clothes throughout history. For eons men and women concerned themselves with merely covering themselves. First, they used animal skins. Then they learned to weave …
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Give Flowers To Your Wife’s Best Friend for Saving Your Marriage
Jill Brooke, who launched Flowerpowerdaily.com, the website that looks at how flowers intersect into news and pop culture, has a message for spouses. “Give your spouse’s best friend flowers or candy this year for Valentine’s Day since they have most likely saved your marriage countless times. You can write on the card, ‘Thanks for …
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Consumers Spending 25.8 Billion for Valentine’s Day in 2024
By Jill Brooke We all know that Valentine’s Day is the floral industry’s Oscars. In the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, consumers are expected to spend a total of $25.8 billion on Valentine’s Day this year. The top gifts include candy (57%), greeting cards (40%), flowers (39%), …
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Late Blooming Amaryllis Teaches Life Lesson
By Jill Brooke Do you know a late bloomer? Tag someone who like this amaryllis, blooms when they are ready, and isn’t in a rush. This beauty was supposed to bloom in December. But it decided to be fashionably late to the party. Is this amaryllis any less beautiful? Of course not. Flowers teach …
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JLO Makes Waves with Flower Coat from 7000 Rose Petals
By Anabelle Chase JLO – aka – Jennifer Lopez knows the power of the flower. Especially with floral-inspired fashions. At the Paris fashion shows, she wore a “coat made of 7,000 real rose petals kept fresh and alive by sugar water, also known as hummingbird nectar.” As she described on her Instagram, it was designed …
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Flowers Surviving the Cold – Check Out These Pictures!
By Jill Brooke Flowers are teachers. They teach us to be adaptive – even in cold weather. As 80 % of the United States is freezing or experiencing frigid cold weather, thought we could gather some beautiful images of flowers in ice. Many plants have developed methods to survive sub-freezing temperatures. The first of …
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Best Floral Dresses at Golden Globes? You Decide
By Linda Lee and Jill Brooke We were kind of disappointed that Taylor Swift didn’t embrace flowers at the 81st Golden Globes award this year. However, these other stars dazzled in a variety of styles that were blooming with flowers. Here are our favorites. Dior was the house that had two major wins. Dior …
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