Author: Jill Brooke
Deets on Fab Connecticut Flower & Garden Show
By Jill Brooke Want spring in winter? If you are in the Northeast, visit the 41st Annual Connecticut Flower & Garden Show in Hartford. Starting tomorrow through Sunday, “Gateway to Spring” covers nearly 150,000 square feet of expansive live gardens, informative seminars, and demonstrations with creative and practical ideas for houses and apartments. I’ll be …
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Orchid Show 2023 Opens at NYBG – 20th Year
By Jill Brooke The 20th annual Orchid Show returns to The New York Botanical Garden with landscape artist Lily Kwong as the guest designer this year. The immensely popular show runs from February 19th to April 23rd. Kwong is an inspired choice by the executives at what we call the Harvard laboratory for flowers. For …
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Lewis Miller’s Valentine Flower Flash Inspires New York Love
By Jill Brooke Whether it was celebrating romance, friendship or self-love, New Yorkers got in the mood for love under a lush romantic rose arch that florist Lewis Miller generously created at Rockefeller Plaza. Miller, who flowerpowerdaily.com dubbed the Pied Piper of Petals, has become famous for his spontaneous “Flower Flashes” where his team creates …
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Consumers will Spend How Much on Valentine’s Day Roses?
By Jill Brooke Consumers are expected to spend $25.9 billion on Valentine’s Day this year, up from $23.9 billion in 2022 and one of the highest spending years on record. “Valentine’s Day is a special occasion to shop for the people we care most about,” National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay said. The …
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3 of the Greatest Florists Show How to Do Valentine Love
By Jill Brooke The tradition of giving flowers on Valentine’s Day harkens back to the 17th century when Sweden’s King Charles XI introduced the popular “Persian language of flowers” tradition to Europe by sending what some consider the first Valentine’s Day bouquet. Each flower in the bouquet would carry a specific meaning. This tradition for …
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Finnish Study Says Garden Walks Reduce Blood Pressure
By Jill Brooke A new study reveals that gardening is not only visually pleasing but good for your health. A Finnish study just reported that walking in a garden three or four times a week was associated with an odds ratio of “lowering the use of mental health medications 33%.” Yes, you read that right. …
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Dine at Famous Flower Farms in U.S. This Season
By Jill Brooke Want to have an incredible flower farm experience? Well, the popular Field to Vase Farm Tour locations has been announced for 2023. To be enveloped with heady scents of fresh flowers and get a true peek into farm life is truly memorable. Included in these trips are a farm tour reception, dinner, …
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Winter Is Best Time To Prepare Your Spring Garden Design
By Lawrence Leaf Winter seems to last forever when it is actually the best time to plan every element of your spring-planted garden design. People tend to make all their decisions in the spring missing many opportunities for a well-planned garden using all the fundamentals. As a gardening expert for over 30 years, here are …
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Which First Ladies Wore Floral Dresses to Inauguration?
By Jill Brooke As is tradition, Dr. Jill Biden donated her Inaugural dresses to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Turns out that Biden’s ivory-mid calf dress was one of the few designs that had flower motifs among all the First Ladies. Other First Ladies who chose floral accents were Dolly Madison, Grace Coolidge, …
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The Garden Electric Is Theme of Philadelphia Flower Show
By Jill Brooke Flower enthusiasts can start marking their calendars for the return of the Philadelphia Flower Show to be indoors. Although outside the past two years, the longest-running flower show in the United States returns to the Pennsylvania Convention from March 4-12. Why is this fantastic news? Because this way visitors can enjoy a …
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