Friday, February 23, 2024

Here's How to Style An Elegant Pink and Green Tablescape Look To Delight Your Guests

 

With the joyful blessing of two special occasions on the calendar, I was looking to design a table setting that would work for the different occasions.

With a mirific sense of sophisticated style and garden glamour, of course.

Here's how to delight your guests with an elegant combination of nature's favorite colors: pink and green.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Florals in Fashion: Orchids Dazzle Fleek Fashion Runway at NYBG Orchid Show


If fashion runways ~ Catwalks ~ are meant to grab attention for introducing new fashion lines, then the 21st edition of the iconic orchid exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden, The Orchid Show: Florals in Fashion, is a heart-stopping, fashion-inspired celebration of all things orchid that you can’t take your eyes off of.


What does the intersection of “Hort-Couture” and “Haute Couture” look like? 

You won’t believe this orchid-inspired “Collection” style.  Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll see at this year’s Orchid Show: 

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon With An Abundant, Elegant, Colorful Tablescape Design: Here's How to Layer the Look


Celebrate the Lucky Year of the Dragon this Lunar New Year with a tablescape design that is festive, romantic, and elegant. ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‰

Here are a few table decor suggestions to bring out the Dragon's divinity, power, nobility and good luck.

Monday, February 5, 2024

How Can Your Garden Adapt to a Changing Environment? 7+ Ways to Manage Horticultural Futurism According to Thomas Rainier

   
Unlike the oft-quoted French saying, “Plus รงa change, plus c'est la mรชme chose,” in horticulture things really do change. Especially given the impact of Climate “Change”  

The keynote speaker at this year’s Metro Hort plant symposium, Thomas Rainer, highlighted the “Hot Mess” we’re in; yet offered sustainable gardening solutions. 

What does this cutting edge leader of Ecological Landscape Design have to say about garden designs in our changing world?  You’re in for a Plant-Centric garden discovery.