Innholdsfortegnelse for January/February 2016 i Flower

My inspiration for this design was the start of a new year. After the whirlwind of the holidays, my mom would take down the decorations mid-January, and I remember coming home from school to the cleanest-smelling house. This time of year always brings me back to that, so I incorporated some materials with fresh fragrances to add to layers of texture. The geranium has a lemony scent, and its foliage is unexpected and fun. The pine brings to mind freshly fallen snow, hyacinth smells like the start of springtime, and the dried hydrangeas are a nod to summer around the corner. Sweet-smelling chocolate cosmos adds a deep color—perfect for winter—that balances the garden roses’ pops of peach. MATERIALS & TOOLS ■ ‘Caramel Antike’ garden roses■ dried ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas■ parrot tulips■ double…

FLOWER LIST: ■ phalaenopsis orchids■ vanda orchids■ cymbidium orchids FLOWER LIST: ■ Dutch parrot tulips■ ‘Ad Rem’ tulips FLOWER LIST: ■ ‘Piano’ garden roses■ ‘Ad Rem’ tulips■ phalaenopsis orchids “Working in Palm Beach lends itself to the use of many orchid varieties and tropical foliage, both of which I love for creating that casual Florida look.”–TOM MATHIEU FLOWER LIST: ■ ‘Green Eyed Beauty’ garden roses■ tulips■ hyacinths■ hellebores■ variegated ivy■ moss FLOWER LIST: ■ Rilona’ amaryllis■ kiwi vine…

KERRI McCAFFETY Photographer The interiors photographer captured a luncheon hosted by Jane Scott Hodges in her historic New Orleans home for House Party (page 25). Smitten with the charming Southern city, McCaffety has parlayed her love for the Big Easy into several books focusing on its architecture and history. “Interior design is evolving constantly here and stays interesting in its array of influences,” she says. “I love the blend of French, Greek Revival, and Caribbean architectural elements, along with the Catholic iconography paired with tropical flora.” What music are you currently listening to? Tango nuevo. Favorite movie? Casablanca. BECKY LUIGART-STAYNER Photographer A pro at shooting still lifes and food with natural light, Becky Luigart-Stayner took luminous images of marbleized containers for Contain Yourself (page 11). Recently the photographer’s interests have…

for a luncheon with friends, “I wanted to make it a bit girly, and really colorful,” says Jane Scott Hodges, founder of Leontine Linens, a New Orleans–based company devoted to creating bespoke, monogrammed linens. Hodges moved the party out of the dining room, opting instead to use one end of her chartreuse-infused double parlor. “It made guests instantly feel like this was going to be cozy and fun,” she says, as did her use of mismatched chairs, flowers in sun-drenched hues, and, of course, beautiful napkins on the table. “My hostess mantra is to ‘worry less, entertain more.’ I set a table the same way I dress, by combining interesting pieces, mixing high and low, and just having fun with it all.”–JANE SCOTT HODGES “You’re definitely making a statement when…

WHEN YOU LOVE something with a passion, the natural thing to do is to learn all you can—immerse yourself in it. Over 30 years ago, prior to leaving Wall Street to start my decorating business, I had begun to do research on the industry’s greats. Who were the people that designers referred to as the influencers? Whose legacy of great style proved to be the catalyst for subsequent careers? Nancy Lancaster, the pioneering 20th-century tastemaker, co-owner of Colefax & Fowler, and collector of some of England’s most beautiful country houses and gardens was at the top of my list. Why? Because Nancy had something elusive, that “hard-to-pin-down but instantly recognizable gift of style,” as the Duchess of Devonshire once said. As a self-described “percolator of ideas” (but not a decorator),…

THE SIGHT OF NARCISSUS—those plucky, early-blooming trumpeters—signals that winter is surely on its way out the door. As March winds blow, the flowers act as a visual chorus, collectively defying cold mists and clouds that threaten to douse their display. Hardy and resilient, they are especially dramatic when drift-planted, transforming dreary, dormant woodlands and dun-colored fields into undulating carpets of blooms. Although the precise origin of the flower’s name is unknown, it is undoubtedly linked to several Greco-Roman myths. In one, the beautiful youth Narcissus was so mesmerized by his reflection in a pool, he drowned in it and was turned into a flower. In another, Homer describes how a brilliant bed of narcissus distracted the goddess Persephone, and she was easily seized into the underworld by the god Hades.…

Prices are subject to change. Any items not listed are unknown. DESIGN SCHOOL PAGES 19-23 Floral Design: Jaclyn Journey, jaclynjourney.com. Photography: Whitney Neal, whitneynealphoto.com. Container: Terrain aged iron pedestal bowl, $54, 877.583.7724, shopterrain.com. HOUSE PARTY PAGES 25-28 Jane Scott Hodges, Leontine Linens, 504.899.7833, leontinelinens.com. Book: Linens: For Every Room and Occasion by Jane Scott Hodges, (Rizzoli New York, 2014), $55, rizzoliusa.com. Interior Design: Gwen Driscoll, Driscoll Design & Decoration, 901.767.1340, driscolldesignanddecoration.com. Floral Design: Margaret Ludwig, Giverny Design, 504.301.5380, givernydesign.net. Linens: Leontine Linens, 504.899.7833, leontinelinens.com. PAGE 26 Dinnerware: Royal Limoges Paradis Bleu plates, through Adler’s, 800.925.7912, adlersjewelry.com. Anna Weatherley colored chargers in pink, $110 each, 800.289.3462, michaelcfina.com. Macarons: Sucré, 504.708.4366, shopsucre.com. TO HAVE & TO HOLD PAGES 31-36 Event Planning, Floral Design, & Catering: Charlotte and Ben Simmons, Little Island Design,…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Fine Art Show January 27 – 31 losangelesfineartshow.com ATLANTA, GEORGIA Cathedral Antiques Show January 31 – February 7 cathedralantiques.org PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Jewelry, Art & Antique Show February 10 – 16 palmbeachshow.com NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville February 12 – 14 antiquesandgardenshow.com NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Essence of Style Design Symposium February 17 – 18 longuevue.com SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Northwest Flower & Garden Show February 17 – 21 gardenshow.com HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT Connecticut Flower & Garden Show February 18 – 21 ctflowershow.com LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY The Blue Grass Trust Antiques & Garden Show March 4 – 6 bgtantiquesandgardenshow.org PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia Flower Show March 5 – 13 theflowershow.com indicates flower is attending or sponsoring the event. For more events, visit flowermag.com.…

there’s a lot to love about Harbour Island: The pink sand, Caribbean breeze, and laid-back atmosphere are just some of the charms of this Bahamian paradise. Swept up in the natural beauty, Anna and Harrison chose the island for their wedding weekend, which was filled with bohemian chic and colors as bright and airy as the location itself. For more information, see Sources, page 86.…

Take two parts fairy tale, add one part tulip and one part butterfly, fold in a schloss in Austria and a French book on chinoiserie, and perhaps you may get a tiny taste of the world that informs the work of artist Harrison Howard. It is a world of stylized fantasy that allows your mind’s eye to run free as you take up residence where headdresses are made of flowers, trees sprout butterflies, and seashells must be tended in an underwater greenhouse. Howard’s creativity and copious imagination had deep roots from the start. He had a working-artist father, lived and traveled abroad at a young age, and was steeped in his family’s bon vivant attitude toward life. “During my childhood, my parents’ lives revolved around their joint interests in art,…

Lauren Liess Great Falls, Virginia “When I was little I was allowed to play with the weeds and wildflowers but other areas of the garden were off-limits to me, so the uncultivated parts became my domain,” says Virginia-based decorator, author, and textile designer Lauren Liess. Later, as she recounts in her recently published book, Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating (Abrams, 2015), the discovery at age 11 of an herbal encyclopedia roused a real passion for wild plants and botanical illustrations. Through her teens and beyond, the attraction never waned, and eventually Liess’s love of botany serendipitously led to her own collection of fabrics. “I’m self-taught. A doodler, really. But one day I glanced over at a rough sketch for my decorating business logo that I’d put aside on a…