Author: Jill Brooke
Take a Look at the World’s Largest Flower, Just Found
World’s largest flower found – it’s stinky and like an alien invades a host plant and takes over
7 Life Tips for 2020 Inspired by Floral Artist Azuma Makoto
By Jill Brooke There are many life lessons to be learned from flowers. They have superpowers. What else is a go-to for comfort or congratulations, scientifically heals and provides bursts of joy? Another magic trick is flowers help you deal with fear. As well as enhance patience, love, appreciation, curiosity, fun and perspective. It only …
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5 Reasons Why Flowers Make the Perfect Hostess Gift
By Jill Brooke The New York Times recently said not to bring flowers as a hostess gift. But that advice missed several important points. “A floral bouquet is a nice gesture, but if the host is in full dinner-prep mode without a spare inch of countertop space, they won’t have time to scramble for a …
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Tips to Make Poinsettias Bring Holiday Cheer For Months
By Linda Lee While our Christmas trees may be thrown to the sidewalk, the discarded symbols of celebration and goodwill toward all, poinsettias don’t have to go with them. If you have chosen the poinsettia wisely, it has weeks, even months, of bloom ahead. You can tell how long by looking at the actual flowers. …
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No Fights Allowed: Flowers for Togetherness, Unity and Calm
By Jill Brooke Flowers are biologically designed to heal, comfort as well as inspire. Especially roses. What our family, friends and communities need is for all of us to remember what we share vs. what divides us. Remember, we all share the same roots. In the ancient language of flowers, there are some flowers …
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The Origin of the Chanukah Bush? Milton Berle and Gertrude Berg
By Jill Brooke Ever wonder where the tradition of incorporating a Chanukah Bush into Jewish holiday traditions came from? Turn back the clock to the 1940s with comic Milton Berle and radio and TV pioneer Gertrude Berg, whose show, The Goldbergs, originated in my house in Bedford Hills, New York. It was around Christmas time …
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Best Floral Paintings at Art Basel
By Jill Brooke For centuries, artists have been drawn to flowers as fertile sources of inspiration to explore the human condition. At Art Basel in Miami, I saw evidence of flowers blooming in contemporary paintings, proving that flowers are part of modern art too. This isn’t surprising. After all, as Artsy critic Sarah Gottesman notes, …
Combining Traditions: Doing Hanukkah with Festive Style
By Jill Brooke When I married my husband, Gary, part of his tradition was celebrating Hanukkah. Since he is the most loving, wonderful guy, and more religious than I am, out went the two-foot-high Santa Claus centerpiece that was my go-to for years. In came an assortment of Hanukkah replacements that never felt quite as …
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Holiday Centerpieces That Aren’t Santa Claus Red is New Trend
By Jill Brooke Although we love Santa Claus’s cherry-red attire, which has come to symbolize Christmas, the color isn’t great for every holiday table. If your dining room clashes with red, it can pose a problem. Furthermore, millennials are veering toward modern design that consists of a sea of neutrals, which adds to the dilemma …
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Classic Blue Has Been Anointed Pantone’s 2020 Color of the Year
By Jill Brooke You can expect to see a lot of dusky blue next year. The Pantone Color Institute announced that its 2020 Color of the Year is Classic Blue, a shade that evokes “sky at dusk,” “It’s a color that anticipates what’s going to happen next,” said Laurie Pressman, the vice president of the …
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