Get creative with your entertaining and design by incorporating flowers. Sandra de Ovando, founder and creative director of Ovando Floral & Event Design shows us how to work flowers into everyday design.

Video clip courtesy of www.nbcnewyork.com

100 customers who spent $100 on flowers (exclusive of delivery & fees) received our fall season customer appreciation package :

• a one year subscription to flower magazine.  Learn techniques from top designers, be inspired by floral decor, and infuse your lifestyle with chic floral fashion.
• one year of insider access to Global Black Book for selected travel, lifestyle and connection partnerships worldwide. Where to stay, how to get there, and what to do there.

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This photo shoot featured in January ELLE magazine was shot on location at Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden and Benenson Ornamental Conifers at the New York Botanical Garden. The rich, textural settings provide a striking contrast for the floral prints.

How about a walk in the great outdoors!

Long time member Che Bella, www.chebellafiori.com, features a traditionally beautiful Sympathy Wreath with a contemporary flair -created by their designer Thea.  Gorgeous Hydrangea, Casablanca Lilies, Arabicum, Leonidas Roses and Magnolia on their website.

Battery Park, at the foot of the island of Manhattan, was once an urban wasteland.

The Spring issue of www.flowermag.com has a great article about Warrie Price and how she came up with a plan to change all that.

Sometimes we all need a little help from our friends. Birmingham, AL  garden designer Charlie Thigpen helped a friend plan and build her kitchen garden on a tight budget. “When you’d rather spend money on plants than mulch, you have to get creative,” he says. Here, Charlie shares how he creatively reused materials.

To view slideshow of Charlie’s Salvaged Garden visit:

www.southernliving.com

Barbara Wyeth,  of long-time San Francisco member Bloomers is an accomplished photographer of botanical subject matter.

Williams-Sonoma now carries a limited edition collection of Barbara’s striking images featuring gorgeous fresh produce.  Congratulations Barbara!

Jose Cabada is obsessed with bees!

Listening to the 52-year-old businessman talk about them—especially the indigenous, stingless varieties belonging to the melipona genus—it’s hard not to become infected with his enthusiasm.

To learn more about his eco-tourism private reserve in Costa Rica, which utilizes the native bees as remarkable pollinators,  please read more in March 7, 2011 issue of Garden Design.

This informative article by Daniel DiClerico in the March issue of Garden Design explains the diversity and complexity of  the Rhododendrons genus.

def: Rhododendron (from Ancient Greek rhódon “rose”, and déndron “tree”) is a genus of over 1000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers. It includes the plants known to gardeners as azaeleas.

Member Loasis, www.loasisfloraldesign.com , was recently featured in the flagship store windows of one-of-a-kind Custom Couture Cleaner Madame Paulette®, www.madamepaulette.com.

This gorgeous and unique  Cleopatra inspired headpiece is a  tribute to Elizabeth Taylor.  Both headpiece and the accompanying 8 feet long train were created for the recent Tulips & Pansies: The Headdress Affair runway show.  The designs include over 500 orchids, fishtail and feathers!