BBrooks member florist The Flower Studio, TX created this beautiful Autumn display at the Four Seasons Hotel, Austin.

BBrooks member Greenwich Floral Design, CA features a great mix of florals and fruit in this textured seasonal centerpiece.

Among the many artful arrangements winding their way through Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr accounts, a very specific aesthetic is asserting itself: a low, wide, asymmetrical grouping that is nothing like the tidy Martha Stewart bouquets that dominated in the 1990s. Now, airy and elaborate mixed compositions erupt from low-footed urns and nearly spent-looking blooms reach in all directions alongside stray tendrils and vines. This distinct style, which appears over and over, calls to mind Dutch and Flemish botanical paintings of the 16th century…

In the 16th century, flower bulbs were so rare and expensive that it was more economical to commission a painting of an arrangement than to own fresh blooms…In its heyday, the Dutch style deliberately combined disharmonious colours and, unlike later tall and stiff Victorian styles, had no symmetry or central point. “Wild flowers and grasses from the field were also included,” Blacker notes. “Some flowers were purposely placed facing backwards and sideways…they were not crowded in the vase – the aim was to make each bloom clearly visible.”

FlowersFlowers, IL

Robin Wood Flowers, OH

Black kale with bright orange contrasts are all the rage this Halloween!

It’s a WHITE HALLOWEEN! Our own great white pumpkin with dahlias, succulents, poppies and blushing bride flowers from BBrooks member Floral Art, CA.

With some of the best views in Maui farm country, Kula Country Farm Stand promises just rewards for those who are deserving! 

A man-made mountain blanketed in royal blue and purple flowers and set within former palace grounds, now the world’s largest museum, conjures up the type of grand flourish once commissioned by kings.

Its construction within the Cour Carrée, the exquisite quadrilateral courtyard at the Louvre’s east end, began as it always does ahead of Paris Fashion Week: first the fencing, then the frame demarcating the perimeter of the tent, followed by the support beams and white shell. But at some point last week, there were signs that this structure would be different; namely, an undulating wood grid protruding from one of its sides. Over the next few days, a team totaling 100 continued adding to the structure so that by Wednesday, museumgoers peering out from the royal apartments began marveling at – and photographing – half-planted hill.

Gregory Britt of Tourterelle Floral Design describes his approach to using his favorite autumnal finds.  To learn more, read The Scout Guide.

Succulents have been so popular this year! Here is another great display from

The Succulent Perch, CA.