If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know I have a soft spot for plants and flowers. When I started planning my wedding almost 5 (?!) years ago, I fell in love with the wild and gorgeous arrangements by the likes of Saipua, Green Lion Design, Studio Choo and Floret. I’ve continued to follow these […]
Hooked On Sustainability
An heiress’s garden
Doris Duke was the only child of a wealthy tobacco and power industrialist. When her father passed away in 1925, 12 year old Doris inherited his estate (about 1.3 billion in today’s dollars). Rough Point is just one of the many “summer cottages” (mansions) you can visit on a trip to Newport. In my humble opinion, […]
Friday Flowers: greenlion design
For our last installment of May’s Friday Flowers series, we have my hometown hero, greenlion design. I know owner Kim Lamothe because we went to the same high school, but it wasn’t until she did the flowers for my wedding that I learned what an amazing person and floral artist she is. Greenlion design is […]