Easter is Sunday, April 20, this year.

Easter, the greatest feast day in the Christian calendar, celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Easter is a moveable feast, which means that it does not occur on the same date every year.   The Easter Bunny tradition originates  from German Lutherans.  Bunnies also just happen to be very cute!

Ink & watercolor drawing “Through the Backyards”, at left, by Catherine Campbell.

A stunning floral motif is the focus of this Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda layout found in Vogue Germany April 2104.

Floral and Fine Jewelry headpieces are featured in this dreamy fashion layout, which was photographed at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, outside London.

Styled by Amanda Ross. Photographed by Sarah Maingot. As seen in March/April 2014 issue of Departures magazine.

The recent state dinner with French President Francois Hollande was full of the standard White House traditions that serve to highlight the very best of our country’s culture and culinary.

However, this state dinner was notably different.  Something special, subtle and important happened.

The Obama White House decided to ensure that the flowers presented at the center of the table would be as fresh, sustainable and as American as the food that would be served to their special guests.

The floral arrangements displayed at the dinner included:

Flowering quince branch – Mississippi; Weeping Willow – South New Jersey; Scotch Broom -Virginia; Iris (blue and purple) – California; Alocasia – Apopka, FL and Zellwood, FL; Equisetum, Nandina and Green Liriope – East coast FL, De Leon Springs.

As seen at americasflowers.org.

Sylvia Weinstock is known for her wildly elaborate cakes.   She has also become an expert at transporting the multi-tiered masterpieces across oceans.

Once you’re engaged, call Weinstock.  Your cake can be sent almost anywhere, from Ireland to Abu Dhabi.  But, it may need to travel with Weinstock or a “cake artist”.  So, you’ll have to consider the cost of travel and lodging for the artist.

The cake and its handler(s) will board a flight to the wedding destination.  For complicated travel arrangement, Weinstock turns to a trusted shipper.  For a wedding in Sardinia, the cake took a direct flight from New York to Rome, and then a truck to Naples, a boat to Sardinia, and a car to the wedding venue.  When it arrived, Weinstock was there to put it all together!

Sylvia Weinstock is opening her first retail location this spring, in Kuwait, and is working on a line of dishware.  You can’t have that cake on an unattractive plate!

As featured by Micaela English in Spring/Summer issue of Town and Country magazine.

Bouquets to Art 2014 at the de Young to Showcase Bay Area’s Designers Work, 3/17-23

The annual Bouquets to Art show will return to the de Young museum March 18-23.  Many B|Brooks member florists will be exhibitors.  Floral design above by Friends of Filoli.

Is she a statue or is she real?

Eye-catching living vases created by floral designer Alison Franchi and make-up artist Jennifer Aspinall.

Tickets for the 2014 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, March 1-9, are now on sale!

The annual show has an admirable history and is a long-standing event for the city.  This year is going to be a vibrant array of unexpected exhibitions that express ARTiculture – Where Art Meets Horticulture.

Featured again will be bbrooks member florist Robertson’s designer, Eric Schellack. Eric is hard at work designing  this year’s presentation, a space inspired by Dancing The Dream, currently exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery.

The Flower Show and Philadelphia Wedding Magazine will also sponsor an amazing contest called The Search for The Greatest Groom and is still accepting nominations!

“For You It Should Rain Red Roses”  by Jenny Forsbach at IPM Essen 2014.

At IPM Essen, participating designers were required to create a heart, using 200 Porta Nova Red Naomi stems, as a Valentine wish for the attendees.

This amazing event is entitled “Lucid Dream”.  Spectacular!

The creative team of Designlab Events in Dubai specializes in transforming wedding and event dreams into spectacular reality for refined clientele.