Flower gowns, anyone? These trends are giving floristry new life
International fairs, botanical wearables and a farm-to-table movement are reinvigorating the floral industry By Linda Besner (Courtesy of Rosalie Villanueva)
Joezel Yumul is wavering between angel wings and monarch butterfly wings. Angel wings made of masses of white baby’s breath would be more ethereal, but butterfly wings of orange chrysanthemums would be more dramatic especially considering the wings will be attached to a life-sized mannequin in a ruffled gown also entirely made of fresh flowers. “I’m thinking [of] something really a little bit crazy,” the floral designer tells me by phone from his Toronto studio in early March. Crazy because he wants to top his design from last year, when he worked for 48 hours straight, sticking 1,400 individual stems of statice and blue globe thistle into a frame he’d made out of dollar-store pool noodles. The result was a purple-and-white mermaid gown, al
SUMMER has been given a big blooming boost with the news the RHS Flower Show will return to Tatton Park in July. The floral extravaganza will be one of the first major outdoor events to be held in the North-West this year, bringing gardeners and plant lovers together to celebrate the ‘Summer of Love’. It will take place this year between July 21-25. Following the nation’s renewed appreciation of gardens and growing, this year’s RHS Tatton Park will be packed full of inspiration and advice for those looking to maximise their own indoor and outdoor growing spaces. The much-loved event will see the return of innovative gardens and fantastic florals with thousands of plants to purchase, family fun and a packed timetable of talks and demonstrations throughout the week.
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BAL HARBOUR, Fla., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bal Harbour Shops announced today that they will host the worldwide launch of Fleurs de Villes ROSÉ in partnership with Fleurs de Villes to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) from March 19th – March 28th.
(PRNewsfoto/Bal Harbour Shops)
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Hosted at Bal Harbour Shops iconic outdoor setting, visitors will enjoy this one-of-a-kind installation of 15 fresh floral couture
mannequins inspired by the color pink to showcase incredibly unique design differences. Displayed in an elevated gallery-like setting, Fleurs de Villes ROSÉ will be freely open to the public, and visitors will be able to safely walk through this self-guided exhibit while adhering to social distancing guidelines.