Author: Jill Brooke
Violet – The Flower of February is a Pop Culture Phenom
By Jill Brooke HISTORY Welcome to February where the flower of the month is surprisingly the violet, a bloom that represents loyalty, love and being faithful. The ancient Greeks considered the violet a symbol of love, using it in love potions to seduce potential lovers as well as encourage loyalty and good feelings about others. …
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Tips to Revive Your Drooping Wilting Vase Roses
Roses are a timeless symbol of beauty and love, but it can be disheartening when your fresh-cut blooms start drooping too soon. Fortunately, there are simple and effective ways to revive wilting roses and extend their vase life. In this guide, we’ll explore expert tips on how to bring your drooping roses back to life, …
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To Slow Down Speeding Traffic, Abbe H Planted Sunflowers
By Jill Brooke Because it’s National Plan a Vacation Day, here’s a story that encourages travel and is both funny and resourceful. Sheep farmer Abbe Hoare was so annoyed by speeding motorists zooming by her New Zealand home that she decided to plant 47,000 sunflower seeds near the roadside of her farm to make people …
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Planting Seeds – Your 5 Best Choices Right Here
By Tonneli Gruetter Flower lovers rejoice! 2022 seed catalogs are here. While you certainly can wait until spring to begin garden planning while shopping the seed selection available on the racks of your local garden store, it is so FUN to brighten winter days by getting a head start perusing the pages of seed catalogs. The …
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Check Out These Floral Feasts for the Eye!
By Jill Brooke In honor of National Pie Day as well as our weekly series called Floral Foodie Sundays, we highlighted the work of Loria Stern. The Los Angeles-based baker and artist has a fun motto called, “Eat Your Flowers.” We couldn’t agree more. Known for her flower-pressed shortbread cookies which we’ve reported on, turns …
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Rose Expert Offers Monthly To-Do List for Gorgeous Blooms
By Josyane Colwell I grew up on a farm in southern France with my grandparents who cultivated roses for the perfume industry. As a child, I learned every aspect of growing roses. Throughout my life, I have been a judge for roses as well as overseeing the rose garden at Lyndhurst Mansion. Here is what …
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World’s Landscaping Star Predicts Trends for 2022
By Jill Brooke Among his peers, landscape artist Ahmed Iftikhar of Treeline Designz is a superstar – even though he may be one of the most famous garden designers you have never heard of. For some reason, perhaps because he isn’t based in New York or Florida – and lives in Oregon – many magazine …
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De Buck Gallery Weaving Cool Trend of Crocheting Motifs
By Jill Brooke Threading its way into contemporary art these days are reinventions and interpretations of crocheting and knitting which are hobbies that have been rediscovered during the pandemic. And one of the best stewards of mixing these trends into curated art is David De Buck who runs De Buck Gallery in New York. His …
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Art in Bloom Shows Are Back! Mark Your Calendars
By Jill Brooke Since enchanting creative floral displays are catnip to the public, museums around the world have discovered that when you ask floral artists to interpret existing gallery paintings, it creates the most successful fundraising extravaganzas. Millions of dollars are raised for museums as a result of these popular gatherings. So now mark …
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Guess How Many Houseplants Extroverts vs. Introverts Own?
By Jill Brooke Will it surprise you that extroverts have more houseplants than introverts but different personality types gravitate to different plants? Because we like to share fun trivia with you, here are some findings from a study of over 1000 people from Cinch Home Services. The Big Five Personality Test ranked five core traits …
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