Author: Jill Brooke
Gillian Anderson Joining e Loving “The Great”
By Jill Brooke Hulu is saying it with flowers – by introducing Gillian Anderson as the newest cast member of Hulu’s “The Great” with this photo of the actress festooned in an over-the-top floral dress! It just screams drama and style. Don’t you just adore this hat and dress designed by Catherine Martin, who also …
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Meet the Prints Charmings of Floral Designs
By Jill Brooke Vogue magazine just declared that floral couches are the new rage – but to Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke, the partners of Madcap Cottage, flowers never went out of style. In fact, one of their whimsical fabrics is inspired by Diana Vreeland’s famous couch and gardens. Vreeland of course was one …
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Whether Using Fresh or Faux Flowers, Floratorium Dazzles
By Jill Brooke I love when people defy expectations. Although Floratorium is known for literally rescuing many New York restaurants by creating inviting outside faux floral displays during the pandemic. Carlos Franqui and his colleague Patricia Gonzalez are pros who whip up beautiful displays whether faux or fresh flowers. Whether it’s this display of wispy …
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Check Out Rishi: Talented Florist for Jennifer Gates’ Wedding
By Jill Brooke So who did Jennifer Gates’ wedding flowers at her wedding to fellow equestrian Nayal Nassar? Here’s the scoop. Rishi Patel of HMR Designs was the lucky guy who was chosen to create a boho-chic but modern look for the 25-year-old medical student daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates. Although clearly this family …
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For National Dessert Day – Yummy Floral Decorated Cakes
Who knows who started this day, but if it gives us an excuse to have a guilt-free dessert that tastess good and make you feel good. There is true artistry in designing cakes and here’s something fun – choose which ones you like between @juliesimoncakes @anjulicakereflections @latulipedessert @elizabethcakeemporium and @juliesimoncakes. We are big fans of …
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Benjamin Moore’s 2022 Color Inspired by Flower Stems
By Jill Brooke Announcing its Color of the Year 2022 – October Mist 1495, the folks at Benjamin Moore explained that the color selection is “evocative of the stem of a flower.” No surprise that a shade of green was chosen this year since bringing the garden inside and the restorative aspects of nature is …
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American Bumblebees Extinct in 8 U.S. States – What You Can Do To Help
By Jill Brooke Here’s some buzz for you to consider. This fall you may want to consider planting bee-friendly plants and not use harmful pesticides. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the American bumblebee — a vital pollinator of wildflowers and crops across North America — has completely vanished from eight U.S. states — …
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Studies Confirm Houseplants Power for Prosperity and Health
By Jill Brooke Intuitively, do you surround yourself with flowers and plants because it cheers you up? Turns out a new study reveals what a series of other recent studies have also confirmed – people like us who put houseplants in our homes and offices are more productive and happier. STUDIES ON HOW PLANTS …
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More Young People Want to Be Flower Farmers – Do You?
By Jill Brooke Do you think it’s because Erin Benzakein of Floret Flowers in Washington’s Skagit Valley makes it look so wonderful that so many young people are now shifting jobs and want to be farmers? CBS News just reported on a study that found that nearly a third of U.S. workers under 40 considered …
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Honoring Indigenous Day, 5 Flowers That Heal and Beautify
By Jill Brooke In honor of Indigenous Day, a thank you to native Americans who told settlers what plants were toxic and what flowers had medicinal properties that also inspired through its natural beauty. Did you know that in the Navajo tribe, the zinnia is considered sacred – a symbol of wisdom. Flowers were fed …
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