Luxurious tablescape by One Kings Lane, NY
as featured in House Beautiful Magazine

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Thanks to Corona Del Mar Florist, CA, these sweet seed pods and berries
are a colorful reminder for Veterans Day.

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Bride Maggie Wakefield told The Huffington Post that she considers her grandma Joyce to be her second mother. “I have so many fond memories of my sister and I sleeping over at my grandmother’s house as children making homemade sugar cookies,” she said. “My grandparents have been a huge support in my life and I learned to really value their opinions and stories.” The bride also said that her husband has a close relationship with his grandma Drue, and the special roles they played in their ceremony meant the world to them.

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SF Flower Mart via Twitter
“We’re going to shower the city w #flowers  OCT 19  @Caltrain 4th&King station 7:30-9am #petalitforward“

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 Kokedama isn’t exactly carefree. Depending on the weather and the type of plant used, plants will need watering twice a week or more.  Tropical plants are probably the most successful: anthuriums, philodendrons, asparagus ferns, orchids, begonias, angel hair vines, coleus, staghorn ferns, echeverias and other succulents. Herbs, prostrate rosemary being a favorite, also perform well.

Designs seen above from Fedor Van Der Valk

How to do it

Peter Smith of City Planter, PA has helped to put kokedama on the US map.  He found instructions on various YouTube sites when starting out with kokedama. From there, he fine-tuned those methods to suit his style.

1. He starts by mixing two-thirds peat moss with a third akadama, a surface-mined mineral with the consistency of granular clay that drains rapidly, but also achieves the mud-cake composition needed to hold the roots together.
2. In a bucket, he mixes the peat and akadama together until the mixture is sopping wet. Then he takes his green victim, shakes off the original soil until the majority of the roots are exposed (an exception are plants that wilt easily, such as coleus and ferns – their roots and the original soil are left more intact).
3. Then he slaps an inch-deep layer of the soggy akadama/peat soil mixture onto the roots, creating a ball about the same volume as the original pot.
4. He gives the ball a squeeze to release the dripping moisture and lays out a blanket of sheet moss to envelope the ball, gathering it around the stem.
5. Then comes the waxed polyester or cotton cord (most practitioners seem to agree that fishing line doesn’t look right).
6. He wraps the moss so it is secure, but not mummy-ish, and then he ties the string in. Finally, he creates a loop of cord of the desired length, and hangs the plant.

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What a delightful idea for al fresco dining! As seen at
David Beahm and Good Life Gab

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Meet the young urban farmers of Brooklyn!
Participants from The Youth Farm at HSPS proudle show off bouquets from
their harvest. The organization will also partner with Farm School NYC this Fall.

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The folks of Saipua, NY cultivate the most beautiful and unique flowers
of delicate and textured beauty.

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BBrooks Fine Flowers will be CLOSED Monday, September 7
in observance of LABOR DAY. Enjoy the long weekend!
Floral design by Fleurs Tremelo

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Polixeni Papapetrou is a female photographer from Melbourne, Australia noted for her themed photo series about people’s identities. Her recent series, Eden, uses the language of flowers to explore life itself… from child to adolescent and adolescent to adult, and a oneness with the world, fertility and the cycles of life.

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