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Jeff Leatham Creates Epic Flower World for Genesis House
By Jill Brooke Since flowers are catnip to everyone, Genesis House wisely partnered with celebrity florist Jeff Leatham to create a New York immersive floral world. The end result? Thousands more will know of the Korean car company as a result of having Leatham design this free floral extravaganza titled “Bloomtanica” which will run until …
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Flowers Bloom on Fifth Avenue Thanks to Van Cleef & Arpels
By Jill Brooke Flower installations interpreted by artist Alexandre Benjamin Navet are blooming on NYC’s Fifth Avenue. For the month of May, Van Cleef & Arpels in partnership with the Fifth Avenue Association in NYC, have lined the streets from 50th to 59th with what they call a colorful 3-D ‘unfolding garden complete with interactive …
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Who Are Barbra Streisand’s Fave Florists?
By Jill Brooke Everyone likes getting flowers for their birthday. But when you are Barbra Streisand, you get LOTS of them. She doesn’t have to worry as she sang in her song, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” Plenty of pals sent beautiful bouquets. And of course many of those bouquets had roses. Streisand, who has …
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“Chelsea in Bloom” Will Have Food Theme for 2024
By Jill Brooke Here’s a tasty floral treat to look forward to! While the RHS Chelsea Flower Show requires coveted tickets to attend – and gets sold out quickly – anyone could enjoy the tangential Chelsea in Bloom, which celebrates its 15th year. It is the bucket list experience I always recommend. Over 80 stores, restaurants and hotels …
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Solar Eclipse Creativity from Florists!
By Jill Brooke You got to love the creativity of some floral artists. After all, flowers express what words often can not. It’s a visual vocabulary. So first, here’s a shout-out to Love Always Floral in Fargo, North Dakota. The clever artists used a scabiosa and craspedia to mimic the eclipse. As we know, on …
Japan Gifts U.S. 250 Special Cherry Blossom Trees – Again
By Jill Brooke Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko gave U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden the perfect gift. More cherry blossoms! How many? 250 of them. These trees will replace the 100 that have to be removed as part of a restoration project now taking place around …
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New Tulip Variety “Baptized” in NYC
By Jill Brooke At what will become an annual event called Tulip Day, Consul General of The Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York, Ahmed Dadou, presented an exclusive New York tulip variety to the City of New York at Union Square Park. “We are honoring our history, the Dutch history of New York and …
Why Beyoncé Is Sending White Flowers to Country Stars?
By Jill Brooke With the launch of her groundbreaking country music album, “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé has been sending flowers. To Jack White. To Mickey Guyton. To K.Michelle. But not just any floral bouquet. These are ALL white flowers. White anemones. White hydrangeas. White ranunculus. White roses. As a floral historian, the choice of a white …
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Alexandra Farms Names Rose Honoring Holly Chapple
By Jill Brooke Considering that floral designer and educator Holly Heider Chapple is such a champion of garden roses, how wonderful that Alexandra Farms created a special rose in her honor. It’s a “wonderfully imposing peach-colored bloom,” owner Joey Azzout says. In fact, Princess Holly’s Hope was selected by Holly as her signature garden rose …
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200,000 Tulips Will Blanket NYC -FREE Flowers for Visitors
By Jill Brooke It is no secret that Holland is the epicenter for all things tulips – and blooms. This is why Royal Anthos, who represents Dutch companies that distribute bulbs around the globe, is now bringing their popular San Francisco tulip festival to New York. On Sunday, April 7 between 11.30 a.m. and 3 …
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