Author: Jill Brooke
Constance Spry’s Legacy Revived at Smythson’s Flower Display
By Jill Brooke Since Chelsea in Bloom’s flower festival asked participants to be inspired by British icons as its theme this year, Smythson’s stationary store chose Constance Spry as their focus. Spry, an author and well-known hostess, was also commissioned to design the flowers for the Queen’s coronation in 1953 at Westminster Abbey. It’s a …
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Flowers Festival Blooming at Chelsea Storefronts and Streets
By Jill Brooke As is the tradition, hundreds of stores and restaurants support the week-long Chelsea Flower Show by agreeing to be part of Chelsea in Bloom, and follow a floral theme in design or just creating their own floral designs to join the fun. For 2022, the theme was British icons in anticipation of …
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Who Knew? Chicago One of Nation’s Best Local Flower City?
By Jill Brooke Not surprisingly, the state of California had many sun-kissed winners for the Lawn Love survey of the Top 20 cities for best local flowers. After all, California is one of the most prolific and industrious agricultural states not only in floral production but innovation. So, yes, Santa Rosa. Home to the Association …
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Trending Sustainable Options for Flower Arrangements
By Jill Brooke Boston’s Cass School of Floral Design and New York Flower School are some of the role-modeling educators encouraging their students to employ eco-friendly sustainability practices. This is really education through innovation. Both leading floral schools, as well as others, have announced that they will use Agra wool as an alternative to the …
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How Women’s Right To Vote Impacted Perception of Yellow Rose
By Jill Brooke Proving that red roses are sometimes not always the best choice, a son opts to listen to the advice of his mother which results in women getting the right to vote in 1920. It was back in 1920. Harry T. Burn, the youngest member of Tennessee’s state legislature arrives for the ratification …
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Scientists Finding Way to Block Plant’s “Self-Fertilization”
By Jill Brooke With food shortages and price hikes dominating the news, a new study in the journal Current Biology offers hope for better plant productivity. As you may know, cereals, vegetables, fruits, and nuts depend on proper pollination since over 60% of our food comes from flowers. But what you may not know, is that …
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The 50 State Flower Garden Project
Welcome to “The 50 State Flower Garden” story. Did you know that a hundred years ago, many state flowers in the United States were determined through state legislatures? However, in the ensuing decades, as flower farming evolved, so did the varieties of flowers grown in each state. For example, in Alaska, the state flower …
Rose Loving Marilyn Monroe Painting Breaks Sales Record
By Jill Brooke Marilyn Monroe is definitely an enduring rose, which was the actress’ favorite flower. Considering that an Andy Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe just broke sales records at Christie’s selling for $195 million, thought you would find this rose story about Monroe interesting. You may remember Warhol from his flower paintings but his …
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The Floral Flourishes From #2022 Met Gala
This year, it wasn’t a garden of blooming flowers on the dresses for the Met Gala 2022 which had the theme of the Gilded Age. What instead was a nice touch was how flowers were accessories on many of the fashions. Vogue’s fashions were all presented for the world to see and appreciate since editor …
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Where to Find the Best Mother’s Day Flowers and Gift Ideas
FLORAL SHOPS HAVE THE BEST MOTHER’S DAY FLOWERS AND GIFTS You love Mom and want a quick, meaningful gift for Mother’s Day flowers and gifts, but where should you shop? For 2025, sales are expected to surge, and it’s no surprise. No other holiday inspires such floral generosity, leading to a staggering $3.2 billion …
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