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Florist behind Princess Eugenie's wedding blooms reveals his tips for the perfect bouquet - Daily Mail

Royal florist Simon Lycett is one of Britain's most coveted botanical experts He has  done the floral arrangements for the Queen and the Cambridge familyUsed roses from Queen's garden to adorn Windsor Castle for Eugenie's wedding Advised to use blooms from your garden and add pines and conkers for texture By Jessica Rach For Mailonline Published: 08:34 GMT, 10 November 2019 Updated: 08:26 GMT, 11 November 2019 A celebrity florist has revealed his top tips for recreating a bouquet fit for a king. Simon Lycett is one of Britain's most coveted experts, and has created displays for the Queen's private dinners and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's parties. He was also the man entrusted with devising the spectacular blooms for Princess Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank in October last year.  Speaking ahead of his appearance at the Spirit of Christmas show, Simon shared his advice for creating the perfect bouquet - including adding bunches of berries for texture and turning to trendy dahlias.      Royal florist Simon Lycett is one of Britain's most coveted experts and adorned the grand staircase at Windsor Castle with glorious seasonal foliage from Hillers Nurseries a... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7550969/Florist-Princess-Eugenies-wedding-blooms-reveals-tips-perfect-bouquet.html

Royal florist Shane Connolly: ‘Duchess of Cambridge was such a calm bride’ - Belfast Newsletter

Ulster born Shane Connolly, who is renowned for his beautiful floral creations at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, offers an insight into the grand occasion Shane Connolly designed the flowers for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall for the Service of Dedication in St. George’s Chapel in 2005 and in 2011 was appointed artistic director of flowers for the wedding of the HRH Duke and HRH Duchess of Cambridge, including the bridal bouquet and headdresses for the Duchess of Cambridge and her bridesmaids. Shane designed the floral arrangements at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Was he nervous doing the flowers for such an auspicious occasion?‘‘Not until two days before. I think the thing that makes anybody nervous is the press - because I felt like it was just a lovely, normal family wedding and then suddenly you get asked questions by the press. I remember one of them asking ‘how do you feel thinking that millions of people are going to see your work?’ I h... https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/royal-florist-shane-connolly-duchess-of-cambridge-was-such-a-calm-bride-1-9103178

Mystery 'asparagus' agave flowers in Cambridge after 57 years - BBC News

A giant plant dubbed an "asparagus on steroids" has flowered for the first - and only - time after keeping gardeners waiting for more than half a century.The agave flower spike appeared in June at Cambridge University Botanic Garden and grew to 4.5m (14.5ft), almost hitting the glasshouse roof.Staff were not sure of the species, but believed it was an Agave vivipara.They said the long-awaited flowers, which smell like broccoli, were "not as pretty as people might expect".Staff had been tending the agave, part of a family of plants from which tequila is made, since 1962 but could not confirm its species until it flowered. When the succulent, which resembles a giant asparagus spear, began to grow "at an impressive rate" of about 10cm (7.5in) a day, staff thought it was likely to shoot through the roof of the glasshouse - and were prepared to remove panes to make room for it.They also believed its flowers would show within a couple of weeks.However, the agave had other ideas, stopping just shy of the 5m (16.4ft) ceiling, and refusing to bloom until Monday night. Assistant curator Dr Ángela Cano has identified it as Agave vivipar... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49648859

At Harvard, glass flowers that perfect the imperfection of decay - The Boston Globe

CAMBRIDGE — In her poem “Silence,” Marianne Moore quotes her father: “Superior people never make long visits,/have to be shown Longfellow’s grave/or the glass flowers at Harvard.” The glass flowers — or, more precisely, the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants — are at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The collection consists of 4,300 models, representing more than 780 plant species. Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, father and son, made them between 1887 through 1936. Harvard had commissioned them as teaching tools.A selection of the glass flowers are on permanent display at the HMNH. “Fruits in Decay,” a new exhibition that looks at an unusual aspect of the collection, runs through March 1.AdvertisementThe glass flowers are marvels: so exacting in detail as to be a kind of botanical virtual reality, only this version of VR is analog and in three dimensions. They’re astounding, of course. But that very capacity to astound raises all sorts of interesting, even unsettling,... https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/art/2019/09/05/harvard-glass-flowers-that-perfect-imperfection-decay/SbW5FA3jqnOskov2WXxx8M/story.html

Daily Dose: Florist, "Celebration" :: Music :: Features :: Florist :: Paste - Paste Magazine

Calif. @ Cafe Du Nord29 – Portland, Ore. @ Lola’s Room (Crystal Ballroom)30 – Seattle, Wash. @ Fremont Abbey Arts Center August 03 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Baby’s All Right05 – Cambridge, Mass. @ The Great Scott06 – Burlington, Vt. @ Arts Riot08 – Troy, N.Y. @ The Church10 – Ft. Wayne, Ind. @ B-Side (One Lucky Guitar)11 – Chicago, Ill. @ Schuba’s12 – Columbus, Ohio @ Ace of Cups13 – Allentown, Pa. @ Soft Machine Gallery14 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ PhilaMOCA15 – Washington, D.C. @ Songbyrd16 – Richmond, Va. @ Gallery 517 – Durham, N.C. @ The Pinhook19 – Atlanta, Ga. @ 529... https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/07/daily-dose-florist-celebration.html

South Jersey flower shop will help special needs students grow toward employment - Cherry Hill Courier Post

The school received $24,000 in grant funding from the Woods Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the Langhorne, Pennsylvania-based parent company of Archway, to open and operate the shop. "This class is quite important for the students," noted Wesley Roach, a teacher at Archway's Upper School. It helps them acquire skills for jobs after they graduate, and experience working with others. "It allows them to see other things outside their box, and gives them a chance to move around; it's more interactive than in a classroom setting and the teachers make the class fun and engaging," he added. Archway has in recent years expanded its on- and off-campus structured learning experiences, explained Archway's Upper School principal Mark Letiziano, who's been at the school for the last 19 years. "We're doing more to prepare students' resumes and give them valid experiences that will help them transition to employment after graduation," he said. "Job sampling helps them decide, well, this really isn't for me, but maybe something else is a good fit once they get some hands-on experiences." For Serenity Wested, horticulture class is an opportunity to break free from the traditional classroom. https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2019/03/01/waterford-nj-flower-shop-help-special-needs-students-grow-toward-employment/2951323002/

In-state ATH Flowers 'in awe' during latest Penn State visit - 247Sports

Penn State already did an excellent job of identifying the top underclassmen in Pennsylvania, and is doing just as good a job getting them on campus multiple times already.So as Harrisburg (Pa.) Steelton-Highspire class of 2022 athlete Mehki Flowers was back on campus Saturday for the fourth time in four months, it went well again as he watched the Nittany Lions remain unbeaten with a “White Out” win against Michigan.“The atmosphere was amazing,” the 6-foot-1, 187-pound Flowers said. “I was speechless. I was in awe every time the crowd stood up and got loud. That’s, for sure, a place people want to be.”Since Flowers is a sophomore, college coaches cannot call him. However, he can call them and talk, but nothing beats getting face time with them, and he relished the opportunity again.“The coaches are great,” Flowers said. “They always have high energy. Every coach I talked to, they acted like they knew me for years and I’ve only known them a couple months. They definitely want you to feel like it’s a home.”Flowers also paid close attention to the game, and what too... https://247sports.com/Article/Mehki-Flowers-Penn-State-Nittany-Lions-white-out-football-recruiting-137415008/

Blooming beautiful - The Ellsworth American

TH AMERICAN PHOTOS BY JENNIFER OSBORN“I call it dressing houses,” Ganz quipped. “I have a lot of clients who Airbnb or HomeAway.” Ganz will arrange bouquets so the renters arrive to fresh flowers.The Pennsylvania native grows every last flower from seed and hates to see any flower go by without being used. So that’s how she got the idea of “flower bombing” people.Plus, Ganz loves spreading beauty.“Random acts of kindness are so important,” she said.Her recipients are most appreciative.“She has bombed the town office multiple times,” said Steuben Town Clerk Julie Ginn. “Her displays are always fantastic and creative.“She uses things you don’t typically see, like cabbage,” the town clerk continued. “It’s always beautiful. She did bomb our fire department chicken barbecue. There were flowers on every table. It was gorgeous.”The gardener’s grandparents, Peter and Mary Dickey of Sehova and Hadji, Czechoslovakia, respectively introduced her to flowers.Amaranth hang from their stalks in another cutting garden. Ganz likes to wrap the dripping blossoms around a flower arrangement.Ganz relies on a greenhouse she bought in Friendship to grow many thousands of seedlings over the course of a year.Flower bombs also are a clever advertisement for her work. Ganz attaches a tag that exclaims “You’ve been flower-bombed,” with her business name and the address of her posy stand at 85 Dyer’s Bay Road in Steuben.div id="at... https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/living/arts-a-living/blooming-beautiful/

Pop art, Woodstock era energize 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show - Cherry Hill Courier Post

Flower Show are accustomed to being wowed by show-stopping floral designs of some of the most masterful flower and horticultural designers in the region. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show takes things up a notch. That’s because the 190-year-old event will play host this year to the FTD World Cup, which brings together some of the most respected floral designers in the world in an international competition. The show runs Saturday, March 2 through Sunday, March 10 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City. More: Flower Power: Your survival guide to the 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show More: Philadelphia Flower Show: Experts offer tips to aspiring gardeners More: Look Back: 190 years of the Philadelphia Flower Show  “FTD World Cup is the biggest showcase in the flower world,’’ said Sam Lemheney, vice president and chief of shows & events for Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. “Philadelphia is hosting the show this year. It will include 23 floral designers representing 23 different countries. The World Cup only happens every four to six years, most recently in Berlin and Shanghai. It hasn’t been in the U.S. since 1985 (Detroit), and ’74 (Miami) before that.’’ The theme of this year’s Flower Show is “Flower Power,’’ and in addition to evoking some of the most colorful aspects of the 1960s, it al... https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/life/2019/02/20/pop-art-woodstock-era-energize-2019-philadelphia-flower-show/2910425002/