by Jason Burnett | May 7, 2025 | Fresh Features, Plants
Photos by (clockwise) andipantz, bgwalker, atlantic-kid, NNehring, elenaleonova | iStock My roots grew deep in the gardens of my grandparents and great-grandparents. I helped Grandma Ann pick peonies for Memorial Day. At Grandma Mary’s house, we pulled weeds around...
by Jason Burnett | May 2, 2025 | 2025 Flower Showhouse, Showhouses
Illustration by Adrienne Retief FLOWER magazine has selected Nashville, Tennessee as the location for its 2025 designer showhouse and enlisted 23 high-profile interior design firms to create inspirational interiors within the legendary Belle Meade home. FLOWER...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 28, 2025 | John's Almanac, Plants
Photo courtesy of Blackberry Farm“Every morning during the spring and summer seasons, I look forward to walking through our gardens to marvel at the fresh beginning of a new day. At first light, the gardens begin to teem with life—leaves covered with dew...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 28, 2025 | Gardens, Interior Designers
Photo by Blue Carreon“I am a student of gardening—I will never stop learning,” says Marshall. If you know interior design, then you know the name Marshall Watson. Throughout his 40-year career, his work has graced countless magazine covers and dozens...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Italy, Travel
Photo courtesy of Park Hotel Villa GrazioliInside Park Hotel Villa Grazioli. A trip to the Garden of Ninfa is not complete without exploring two Italian treasures—the charming towns of Frascati and Castel Gandolfo—both located in the Alban Hills. In Frascati, book a...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Artists, Books, Flower Arrangements, Flowers, Gardens
Photo by Frances Palmer“Throughout the growing season, I try to walk in the garden each day to see what needs to be addressed and to simply take in the beauty of the flowers,” says Frances. It’s no secret that I am happiest when I am busy, and each day...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Art & Style, Fresh Features, Jewelry, Products
Photo by David Hillegas Miranda Fabric (to the trade) by Clarence House, clarencehouse.com • Weave Wildflower Basket ($198) from MEMOIRE DESIGN by Mainly Baskets Home, memoiredesign.com is filled with veggie roses, salmon ranunculus, hydrangeas, and white veronica...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Homes, Interiors
Photo by Sara Essex BradleyHomeowner Germaine Smith and interior designer Nathan Drewes sit on the front gallery of the Old Metairie cottage. “Perfection is the enemy of beauty.” It’s a powerful notion yet also a tad ironic coming from Patrick Dunne, the legendary New...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Fresh Features, Homes, Interior Designers, Interiors
Photo by Tria Giovan“It’s a luxury to be able to cut flowers from the garden for easy arrangements,” says designer Libby Smith. While living and building her design career in Manhattan, Libby Smith often found herself needing a quick break from the...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Books, Fresh Features, Gardens
Photo by Blue CarreonA playful Alejandra Rossetti trimming limelight hydrangeas. For Alejandra Rossetti’s husband no other sentence makes his knees quiver than “I have an idea!”. An exclamatory declaration delivered with gusto by Alejandra on some mornings when...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Books, Gardens
Photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo often explores the intricate beauty of plants in her work. In her latest book, Ngoc hones in on a bloom heralded by Shakespeare himself as “the best” —the rose. Roses in the Garden follows the author as she journeys around the...
by Carrie Orteza | Apr 18, 2025 | Gardens, Gardens Travel
Photo by Ngoc Minh NgoAt Ninfa, every view is transportive, especially that of the iconic Roman bridge draped in wisteria, where nature and history conspire to make it the most romantic garden in the world. Within minutes of seeing the Garden of Ninfa for the first...
