Journal

Everyone sends cut flowers on Mother’s Day. And they’re beautiful — for about a week. Then the petals drop, the water gets cloudy, and the vase goes back in the cabinet until next year. An orchid is a different conversation entirely. As a Mother’s Day gift, an orchid is the one nobody expects — and nobody forgets. Three Months From Now, She’s Still Looking at It That’s not an exaggeration. A healthy Phalaenopsis orchid blooms for two to four months.… Read More

Easter flowers in Raleigh mark a turning point in the season, when gardens wake up and color returns to the Triangle. There’s a particular kind of morning light in early April in the Triangle — softer than summer, warmer than anything we’ve had since October — and it changes the way flowers look on a table. Easter lands right in the middle of it this year, April 5th, and if you’re thinking about sending something or bringing something to brunch,… Read More

Beautiful holiday flower arrangements can transform any gathering into something truly memorable. There’s a moment in November when the light shifts and the air gets that particular crispness and suddenly you want your house to look like a page from a magazine. Candles on the mantle. Something simmering on the stove. And flowers — real, fresh, seasonal flowers — on the table where your family will gather. Holiday entertaining with fresh flowers doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. It… Read More