Author: Jill Brooke
Fleurs de Villes’ Winners at Hudson Yards Show in New York
By Jill Brooke Despite a floral supply shortage and a surge of wedding events, talented florists rallied to create spectacular jaw-dropping floral installations of couture-inspired designs at Hudson Yards. Organized by Fleurs de Villes’ Tina Barkley and Karen Marshall, who create pop-up one-of-a-kind shows throughout the world, this show’s theme ROSÉ supports breast cancer research …
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Rare Nevada Flower Prevents Lithium Plant Biz Go-Ahead
By Jill Brooke In an effort to protect the Tiehm’s buckwheat flower in Las Vegas- a plant found nowhere else on earth – the Center for Biological Diversity successfully campaigned to put the brakes on a lithium mining business project from a company called “Ioneer” that was also being financed by a South African mining …
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Rose Lovers! American Rose Garden Selections 2022 Winners Here
By Jill Brooke The annual American Garden Rose Selections (AGRS) winners have been announced and here they are! For two long years in six different regions, roses are tested for vigor, foliage proportion, plant habit, flowering effect, rebloom habit, bloom form, aging quality of blooms, fragrance, and hardiness and must demonstrate superior performances. So if …
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Fleurs de Villes Returning to Hudson Yards NYC in October
By Jill Brooke For those of you in New York City, I will be a judge again at the fabulous Fleurs de Villes show running from October 9-17th in Hudson Yards. Fleurs de Villes’ ROSÉ at Hudson Yards – returning for a second year and benefiting breast cancer research @bcrf- will showcase 15 stunning fresh …
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Philadelphia Flower Show Announces June Dates for 2022 Show
By Jill Brooke The prestigious Philadelphia Flower Show has just announced that the world’s longest-running flower show will not take place in March as is tradition, but on June 11-19, 2022. The theme for 2022 will be “In Full Bloom,” focusing on the recuperative powers of the garden and take place outside at FDR Park, …
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Students Create Chrysanthemum that Wins Chelsea Flower Show Medal
By Jill Brooke To get students interested in botany, a program organized by English journalist and garden promoter Peter Seabrook, reaped awards at the Chelsea Flower Show. He sponsored a group of scholars at Pershore High School o grow and nurture a new British-bred chrysanthemum series developed by Kerley & Co. called “Poppins.” Their exhibit …
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70 Stores and Restaurants Participate in Chelsea In Bloom
By Jill Brooke Outside of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, flowers are vibrantly blooming with over 70 stores and restaurants in Chelsea and Belgravia embracing this year’s theme of “Extraordinary Voyages.” In its 15th year, this is considered the best free floral festival in the world and is one of those experiences you should put …
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Chelsea Flower Show Honors Nurses with Special Florence Nightingale Garden
By Jill Brooke Among the popular exhibits at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London last year was a garden dedicated to the service of nurses who sacrificed so much in helping their fellow citizens as the world navigated Covid. That garden – which won a silver medal – is now part of a permanent …
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The Moss-Friedberg Family Proves Stepfamilies Can Bloom in Tended Soil
By Jill Brooke In honor of National Stepfamily Day for September, here’s a success story about a family you may know and admire. When Charlotte Moss, the stylish doyenne of elegant design, married her husband Barry Friedberg in 1986, she became the stepmother of two young sons, including artist James Friedberg, who specializes in creating …
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Emmy Awards 2021 Fashion Winners
Unlike the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s MET gala where garish costumes were de rigeur, except of course for the fab floral fashions, the Emmy Awards were a runway of beautiful clothes that were relatable and wearable. There were so many fashions that we liked. Kaley Cuoco may not have won an Emmy for …