Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2017 i Flower

MANY OF US AT FLOWER are avid entertainers, having been exposed to parties and their planning since we were quite young by helping Mother set the table, gathering flowers from the garden, and polishing the silver. We’ll often share our plans before the weekend, then report on our successes (more often than not) on Monday mornings with photos of floral arrangements and a discussion of what our guests liked most on the menu. So we get excited when a new entertaining book arrives at the office, especially when the ideas are pretty and doable, such as those in Entertaining in the Country by Joan Osofsky and Abby Adams (Rizzoli New York, 2017). The pair takes us on a culinary jaunt to the homes of 12 tastemakers, including Grace Bonney of…

LAURA IAROCCI NEVER imagined she would be leading floral tours in Europe when she started working with flowers almost 20 years ago, first with the flower guild at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, Georgia, and later with her own studio, Faith Flowers in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood. But she had an epiphany while visiting the Netherlands when her father was the U.S. Ambassador. “When we were visiting, we saw amazing flowers and gardens, and I kept thinking that I wanted to share this experience with my flower friends,” says Iarocci. “So in 2008, I started to plan a flower tour centered around floral arranging.” She was introduced to Gudrun Cottenier, who runs the largest private flower school in Belgium, and Rob Plattel, a Dutch master florist, both of whom…

ASPEN, COLORADO Aspen Antiques and Fine Arts Fair July 1 – 9 aspenartfairs.com HIGHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA Bascom in Bloom July 7 – 8 thebascom.org ATLANTA, GEORGIA ADAC in Bloom July 19 flowermag.com/adac SEQUIM, WASHINGTON Sequim Lavender Festival July 21 – 23 lavenderfestival.com MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA Lotusland Celebrates July 29 lotusland.org BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Art, Antique & Jewelry Show August 24 – 27 baltimoresummershow.com MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN The Grand Garden Show August 27 – 29 grandgardenshow.com Indicates Flower is attending or sponsoring the event. For more events, visit flowermag.com.…

WHEN A FOOT INJURY ended Maggie Austin’s career as a professional ballerina, she found comfort in the kitchen, whipping up cakes with her father and, later, with some of the finest pastry chefs in the country, earning a reputation that landed her desserts on the Today show and in the White House. The ballet studio may seem like unorthodox training ground for a cake designer, yet Austin’s designs bear the hallmarks of a ballerina’s craft: artistry, precision, grace, and beauty. In her first book, Maggie Austin Cake: Artistry and Technique (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017), Austin guides readers through her process, showcasing ethereal cakes cloaked in sugar flowers so detailed and delicate, only a Sugar Plum Fairy could create them.…

WHEN AMY VIRGINIA BUCHANAN and Patrick Janelle met in 2012, both were transplants to New York bewitched by their adoptive city. Both had backgrounds in theater, and both were itching to put on a show. Janelle offered the patch of yard behind his SoHo apartment as a location; Buchanan suggested a backyard cabaret. Friends were invited, a white tarp was strung up as a makeshift curtain, and guests cooled off with $3 PBR beer. “It was a really special party,” says Buchanan, “and out of that moment, Spring Street Social Society was born.” For the next two years, she and Janelle hosted evenings of cocktails and entertainment in backyards, coffee shops, and other places they could find around Manhattan. In 2014, they held their first sit-down dinner, recruiting a cadre…

Flower: You live on a beautiful property just outside Santa Barbara. Tell us a little about your home and the setting. Jennifer Amodei: The house is nestled in a 30-acre lemon orchard with two acres of formal gardens surrounding it in a small town called Somis. It truly feels like you have entered a European setting with soft, rolling hills and acres of farmland. The look is California coastal with a Provençal attitude, mixed with an Italian influence. The Italian vibe is from my husband, who was born in Sicily, so he’d prefer to call it more Italian, but my true heart is for French design, which tends to pop up when he is not looking! How would you describe your design aesthetic? I love things that are classic, not…

THE MORAINE HOME OF ALA & RALPH ISHAM DESIGN STYLE: A combination of Alpine design with Newport influences built on a hillside with beautiful views and gardens. “Ala and Ralph Isham’s storybook house, the Moraine, is set in regal isolation on the crest of a magically landscaped hillside. The driveway’s ascent is so gradual that you don’t realize how far up you’ve climbed until you’ve reached the house and taken in the view: a glacial topography of ridges, swales, and farmland, as well as the Atlantic Ocean four miles away,” writes Jennifer Ash Rudick. “WHEN SOMETHING IS PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IT WILL ALSO BE BEAUTIFUL AND ITS APPEAL WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME. LIKE THEIR OWNERS, EACH OF THESE HOUSES EXUDES A DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING…

Prices are subject to change. Any items not listed are unknown. COVER (newsstand) Design and styling by Jennifer Amodei, Amodei Designs, 805.341.2522, amodeidesigns.com. IN BLOOM PAGE 18, TRAVEL: Laura Iarocci, Faith Flowers, 404.922.8298, faithflowers.com. FRESH STYLE PAGES 23–26, ENTERTAIN: Tara Guérard, Tara Guérard Soirée, 843.577.5006, taraguerardsoiree.com; Prêt-à-Party book by Lela Rose (Rizzoli New York, 2015), $40, rizzoliusa.com. PAGE 28, MEET: Troy Rhone, 205.249.1030, troyrhone.com. PAGES 30–34, DESIGN: Jennifer Amodei, Amodei Designs, 805.341.2522, amodeidesigns.com; outdoor furniture, Sunset West, 760.599.1021, sunsetwestusa.com; clothes styling, Kate Peris, 818.645.7122, kateperis.com; makeup, Angela Santori Merritt, blackcatbeautymua.com. PAGES 36–42, ARRANGE: Ingrid Carozzi, Tin Can Studios, 347.251.0447, tincanstudiosbk.com; Handpicked book by Ingrid Carozzi (Abrams, 2017), $25, abramsbooks.com. A SUMMER REPAST AT THE FARM PAGES 44–51: Pardis and Frank Stitt, 205.939.1400, highlandsbarandgrill.com; striped linens, forks, bistro glassware, and silver coupes from…

A Look Back… at Sarah Winward’s striking arrangement from Summer 2013’s Flower Show column. The first time I saw this arrangement, I was preparing for a job interview at Flower and was flipping through the issue to become familiar with the magazine. I completely paused when I saw this photograph. The artistry, composition, and palette from using one type of flower against a vibrant blue hue moved me. I knew then that I wanted to be on the team and create more moments like this one. No matter how many other beautiful shoots we produce, I keep coming back to this image again and again. To see more of Sarah Winward’s arrangements, go to flowermag.com…

IT WAS ONE of those perfect Charleston, South Carolina, mornings—the air was crisp yet warm, the light was soft, and the weekend was just a few hours away. Stylish, classic Lela Rose was in town for Charleston Wedding Week and, unbeknownst to the fashion designer, her entertaining book was surreptitiously making the journey as well. Tara Guérard, an event-planning celebrity in Charleston, New York, and beyond, whose company, Soirée, is known for its deft touch with elegant, original parties, had a plan for her friend: a surprise book-signing party where chic fashion and entertaining done right meet to kick off the weekend. Guérard herself was the hostess and not the hired event planner, so the party had an extra layer of personality. It reflected both guest of honor and hostess,…

FLOWER LIST: ■ garden roses ■ spray roses ■ ranunculus ■ sweet peas ■ lisianthus ■ muscari ■ fritillarias ■ waxflower ■ quince ■ fern Flower: What flower do you think best represents your personality, and why? Ingrid Carozzi: I’d say thistle, because it’s strong, stubborn, and a bit wild. Do you have a favorite floral trend? I try to look at the timeless versus trends as much as possible. In both floral design and as a general way of living, I like things that last a long time. But one specific trend I like right now are arrangements that use nude or skin-tone flowers and dark foliage. How would you describe your floral aesthetic? Lush, asymmetrical, romantic, and unruly. If you were not a floral designer, you might be…

THOSE WHO THRILL TO BE IMMERSED in a Jane Austen novel or an episode of Downton Abbey will find Ballyfin irresistible. Built in the 1820s, the opulent Regency mansion in the Irish Midlands was the seat of the aristocratic Coote family for 100 years. After Ireland gained independence, it served for decades as a boarding school before its 21st-century rebirth as a luxury hotel after a multiyear restoration. With only 20 guest rooms, Ballyfin blends intimacy and grandeur. Matching the stately architecture are 614 acres of parkland, ancient woods, a lake, fanciful structures, and more. Predating the existing house, the setting’s 18th-century design was inspired by the naturalistic English style of the great landscape architect Lancelot “Capability” Brown. Once the property was purchased in 2002, the task of restoring the…

MEET JONATHAN SAVAGE, the fresh-faced interior designer with boyish good looks, loads of charm, and an eye for style, whether it’s for a room or his own sartorial choices. He is quickly changing from one to watch to one who has arrived. Savage grew up in Middle Tennessee and at a young age was deep into illustrating everything—especially architecture—for hours on end. “My family was in the construction and real estate business, so I was exposed to that early on,” he explains. The precocious youth went from rearranging his own bedroom at least monthly to taking on bigger projects. “When I was about 16 and my mother was out, I rearranged our living room. I dragged a sofa across the floors, and they had to be redone, but the room…