Fine Flowers Blog by bbrooks » flower magazine http://blog.bbrooks.com Make Better Arrangements™ - Ideas, tips, advice and musings from the floral design experts at bbrooks Fine Flowers. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 22:04:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Best in Show! http://blog.bbrooks.com/2015/01/09/best-in-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-in-show http://blog.bbrooks.com/2015/01/09/best-in-show/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:49:43 +0000 http://www.fineflowers.com/?p=9907 Best in Show.flowermag.2015

As seen in Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Flower magazine.

]]> http://blog.bbrooks.com/2015/01/09/best-in-show/feed/ 0 The Escapades of Rose Bush! http://blog.bbrooks.com/2014/08/07/the-escapades-of-rose-bush/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-escapades-of-rose-bush http://blog.bbrooks.com/2014/08/07/the-escapades-of-rose-bush/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:49:24 +0000 http://www.fineflowers.com/?p=9154 downloadDelightful!

Margot Shaw, Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Flower magazine chronicles the day-to-day activities of a busy flower girl.

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Visit www.flowermag.com/prim-rose to purchase your copy!

 

]]> http://blog.bbrooks.com/2014/08/07/the-escapades-of-rose-bush/feed/ 0 Ariella at Chalk Hill Clematis Farm http://blog.bbrooks.com/2014/06/26/ariella-at-chalk-hill-clematis-farm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ariella-at-chalk-hill-clematis-farm http://blog.bbrooks.com/2014/06/26/ariella-at-chalk-hill-clematis-farm/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2014 22:25:38 +0000 http://www.fineflowers.com/?p=8727 ariella.2Ariella Chezar hosted a workshop at Chalk Hill Clematis Farm, where attendees soaked up the designer’s signature floral style and a little California sun.

Relying on local and seasonal blooms, Ariella’s floral arrangements are best described as wild, romantic masterpieces, and she’s able to make something as simple as fruit-bearing branches look like a Dutch still-life painting. The eight attendees travelled from near and far in hopes of capturing a bit of Ariella’s artistic magic during the master class.

As seen in June 2014 issue of Flower Magazine.

 

]]> http://blog.bbrooks.com/2014/06/26/ariella-at-chalk-hill-clematis-farm/feed/ 0 Torryne Choate of Birch SF http://blog.bbrooks.com/2013/10/08/torryne-choate-of-birch-sf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=torryne-choate-of-birch-sf http://blog.bbrooks.com/2013/10/08/torryne-choate-of-birch-sf/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:10:23 +0000 http://www.fineflowers.com/?p=6189 Torryne Choate of bbrooks member, Birch San Francisco, fashions arrangements with dramatic flair in Flower Magazine, Fall 2013 issue.

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Featured above is a lush, textured arrangement of peonies, parrot tulips, David Austin roses, ranunculus, fritillaria, vanda orchids, ghost orchids, kangaroo paw, scabiosa pods, geranium foliage and wild wheat.

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As seen in  Summer 2013 Flower Magazine.

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martha stewart.flowermag.13“I’ve been gardening since I’ve been walking. Dad put me in the garden when I was three years old and taught me what was a weed and what was not a weed.  Of six kids I was the one with the green thumb.  I would do it for hours and hours.

I absolutely loved it. I have always been an avid gardener.” explains Stewart of her horticultural origins.

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The watercolors were commissioned by Mr. Gainey to illustrate his newest book, “The Gathered Garden” and will be displayed in an exhibit on February 27th, 2013, in association with the Cherokee Garden Library of the Jame G. Kenan Research Center at  the Atlanta History Center.

 

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Changed out seasonally, the exhibit included all of Monet’s favorites: irises, poppies, nasturtiums, roses, delphinium, and foxgloves.

As seen in flowermag.com Winter 2012 issue.

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Charlotte, North Carolina member, In Bloom, Ltd is featured on the cover of the Special 5th Anniversay Issue of flowermag.com.  The inclusion of “Campanella Peach” roses, coral & pink ranunculus, pink spray roses, and variegated elaeagnus creates  a fresh-from-the-garden composition.

Jay Lugibihi also shares his secrets to creating classic arrangements in an online interview with the magazine.

 

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