Innholdsfortegnelse for May/June 2015 i Flower

MONKTON, MARYLAND Garden Festival at Ladew May 2, 2015 www.ladewgardens.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK Kips Bay Decorator Show House May 14 – June 11, 2015 www.kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org SHARON, CONNECTICUT Trade Secrets May 16 – 17, 2015 www.tradesecretsct.com BRONX, NEW YORK Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life May 16 – November 1, 2015 www.nybg.org LONDON, ENGLAND RHS Chelsea Flower Show May 19 – 23, 2015 www.rhs.org.uk MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN Mackinac Island Lilac Festival June 5 – 14, 2015 www.mackinacislandlilacfestival.org NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND Newport Flower Show June 19 – 21, 2015 www.newportmansions.org DUBLIN, IRELAND Dublin Garden Festival June 19 – 21, 2015 www.dublingardenfestival.ie ATLANTA, GEORGIA ADAC in Bloom July 15, 2015 www.adacatlanta.com indicates flower is attending or sponsoring the event. For more events, visit www.flowermag.com.…

My inspiration for this design was the desire to take a no-longer-wanted object and transform it into something both fun and functional for the garden. I’m often offered things that people were otherwise going to throw away, which has earned me the title of the “junkyard gardener.” I love to give salvaged items a new lease on life, as many times these one-of-a-kind pieces display interesting layers of peeling paint, rusty patches, or a spattering of Mother Nature’s mossy-green patina. Why throw something away when you can reuse it in the garden? Now what once was a rusted old chair without a seat is a whimsical planter whose foliage can change with the seasons. MATERIALS: ■ ‘Rustic Orange’ coleus■ ornamental pepper plant■ shrimp plant■ sweet alyssum TOOLS & SUPPLIES ■…

high school sweethearts Theresa and Dylan were married in the heart of wine country at the groom’s grandparents’ private estate, a place that has always been a peaceful retreat for the couple. Complete with arrangements made from flowers foraged on the grounds, the wedding day added one more cherished memory to a place already filled with them. For more information, see Sources, page 98.…

“MY GRANDMOTHER was a farmer and artist in Oklahoma, guided mostly by her instinct and imagination because she had no real exposure to other artists, and my mother gave us the ability to use our own imaginations. She encouraged us not to feel constrained,” says sculptor Patrick Dougherty, pausing briefly to discuss his creative roots while braving a bitterly cold February morning as he works outdoors on location at Durham, North Carolina’s Museum of Life and Science. Assisted by a team of volunteers, the installation he is building with found branches and saplings will be comprised of massive, bush-like spheres inspired in part by the museum’s existing hedges. “For many children now, their first experience with nature involves suburban bushes, so I think these forms will resonate with the young…

travel verb | trav•el | \’tra-vǝl\ to go on a trip or journey: to go to a place and especially one that is far away (Merriam-Webster) Especially one that is far away is exactly the travel I encountered when friend and contributing editor, event and floral designer Matthew Robbins invited me to accompany him on an Italian tour. These days, when we’re living in the global village made possible by the Internet, blogs, Facebook, and my favorite, Instagram, it’s easy to get oversaturated by and inured to the visual wonders of the world. However, I find these digital postcards only serve to whet my appetite, and I could not WAIT to experience Italy through Matthew’s lens. Though I longed to personally record and share every gorgeous artifact, garden element, and…

FLOWER LIST: ■ garden roses■ anemones■ clematis■ ranunculus■ sweet peas■ dusty miller■ butterfly bush FLOWER LIST: ■ lilacs■ campanulas■ sweet peas■ ranunculus■ stock■ fritillarias■ scented geraniums FLOWER LIST: ■ Japanese ranunculus■ anemones■ hyacinths■ carnations■ hellebores■ garden spray roses FLOWER LIST: ■ David Austin ‘Juliet’ roses ‘■ Camel’ roses■ clematis■ ranunculus■ spray roses■ scabiosas “Discovering the expansive grounds of Longue Vue within the city limits was something of a beautiful surprise when I moved to New Orleans. Both the architecture and the plantings take me back to another era. I was inspired to create arrangements with flowers that looked like they could have been cut from their garden, although I promise they weren’t!”–KIM STARR WISE For more information, see Sources, page 98.…

IN THE NETHERLANDS, flowers are an integral—even essential—part of daily life. Blanketed with seemingly endless fields of tulips and dotted with iconic windmills, the area is considered by many as the cut-flower capital of the world. Even during short, bleak winter days, when winds howl off the North Sea, locals plan spring gardens. This is especially true in the old residential part of Amsterdam, which rises like a stage set along the ring of canals more than 400 years old. Here, hundreds of flower-bedecked bridges crisscross canals and quays lined with soaring, gabled houses standing shoulder-to-shoulder like battalions of soldiers in parade mode. The narrow buildings testify to the 17th-century application of hefty taxes on a house’s width versus its height during Amsterdam’s prosperous Golden Age. Consequently, their long, outdoor…

“When the Duchess of Windsor entered my room, she said, ‘This is one of the most beautiful rooms I have ever seen.’”–RICHARD RIDGE LIKE FLOWER SHOWS, dog shows, garden tours and antiques shows in high school gyms or tents, the decorator show house is a convention of polite society that harkens back to a gentler time, when ladies wore white gloves and men donned hats to the office. Or when people got dressed up for air travel and the theater. These happenings, designed to give interior decorators a platform to showcase their talents and their wares, continues to fascinate and inspire, drawing the oh, so social to their gala openings and general admirers of all things beautiful to their open-to-the-public hours. For more than four decades, the pinnacle of this…

LYDIA SOMERVILLE Writer A contributor to Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles and Southern Living, Lydia Somerville wrote about architect Bobby McAlpine for Outside In (page 27). During the interview, she picked up a tip for her own garden: “I’ve always chosen plants that are bright and cheerful, but I realized after talking to him that a better plan would be to plant things in the palette of my interiors. So I’ll be planting hydrangeas and other shades of blue this season,” says the Alabama native. What inspires you the most? Travel. Seeing other landscapes, cultures, and the way people dress, eat, and live is always so stimulating. What book are you currently reading? The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes (Penguin Books, 2012). MELANIE NASHAN Photographer Ever since being armed with…

Bobby McAlpine often gets asked, “What places do you find most interesting?” and “Who has inspired you the most?” For this architect, the answers to both of these questions are inextricably linked. McAlpine travels constantly, sees a bounty of beauty everywhere he looks, and continuously discovers interesting and inspiring people and places. However, the work of British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens has sticking power, and will forever be at the top of McAlpine’s list. Here are McAlpine’s top three Lutyens properties in the United Kingdom: Castle Drogo Drewsteignton, Exeter Devon, England Often called “the last castle to be built in England,” and now a National Trust property, McAlpine cites it for its “poetry, genius, and theatre.” (www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-drogo) Greywalls Muirfield, Gullane East Lothian, Scotland McAlpine is inspired by the property’s “gathering…

I first met event designer extraordinaire Matthew Robbins a couple of years ago and found him to be a bright, handsome, engaging, dear, and sincere genius. After getting to know him, I was sure there would be many more encounters. Fast-forward a year: I have the incredible opportunity to travel to Italy for the launch of his travel workshops, along with a small group of his talented friends. I am soon to learn that besides being a huge creative force, Matthew is also a completely accessible poet and art historian, whose grasp of beauty is surpassed only by his ability to make everyone in his sphere feel as special and cared for as the treasures he shares with us along the itinerary. He tells me, “Italy is a country that…

Picking blackberries along the unpaved road to my grandmother’s river cottage in Virginia, and grabbing honeysuckle, Queen Anne’s lace, and chicory are memories so clear in my head. Scorching summer days at the “rivah,” without a care in the world, meant exploring, napping, swimming, fishing, and looking for wildflowers. As children, the word “weed” meant nothing to us. Who cared? If it was pretty, we picked it to make a bouquet for my mother and grandmother. We were always being reminded to be careful—to beware of the things that live in the woods besides the pretty things: snakes, poison ivy, and chiggers that were the spoilers of any good time. We were always careful, but it didn’t matter to us, as we knew what was growing there and we were going…

Prices are subject to change. Any items not listed are unknown. CONTAIN YOURSELF PAGES 14-15 Shoot Location: Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts, 404.233.3400, boxwoodsonline.com. DESIGN SCHOOL PAGES 21-24 Planter Design: Charlie Thigpen, Charlie Thigpen’s Garden Gallery, 205.328.1000, charlie-thigpen.squarespace.com. OUTSIDE IN PAGES 27-32 Bobby McAlpine, McAlpine Tankersley Architecture, 334.262.8315, mcalpinetankersley.com. Books: Art of the House: Reflections on Design by Bobby McAlpine (Rizzoli New York, 2014), $55, rizzoliusa.com. The Home Within Us: Romantic Houses, Evocative Rooms by Bobby McAlpine (Rizzoli New York, 2010), $55, rizzoliusa.com. PAGE 32 Castle Drogo, +44.1647.433306, nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-drogo. Greywalls, +44.1620.842144, greywalls.co.uk. Homewood +44.1438.812105, homewood-bb.co.uk. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD PAGES 35-40 Floral Design: Kae Yelchaninov and Alesya Savenok, Kae & Ales, kaeandales.com. Photography: Erich McVey, Erich McVey Photography, 503.910.4994, erichmcvey.com. Catering: Brass Spatula, 707.569.4468, brassspatula.com. Cake: Costeaux French Bakery, 707.433.1913, costeaux.com. Paper Goods…