Summer Floral Designs
What a nice mix of jobs I had this summer. I loved every bit of it, and I guess it
showed. Merchants in New Preston and Washington, CT, turned to me to create
window boxes and planters that would go the extra mile for the busy tourist
season. I had fun coordinating the
entrance D. K Schulman Design in New Preston –with window boxes of black and
papaya petunias. This striking
combination captured the eye of an Artscope Magazine photographer illustrating
an article on Litchfield County. I
worked the ever-faithful angelonia, vebena, lantana and millions bells; these
are the Percheron draft horses, the mainstays, and come in many varieties and
colors. Needlepoint ivy and a few surprises added the finishing touches.
Sometimes flowers and foliage really CAN draw pedestrian traffic, and this was
exactly what happened the day I arrived in Larchmont, NY, and began creating a
large planter for Sweeets, a new candy emporium. “Would you come do mine next
year?’ one of the neighboring merchants asked. The yellow, orange and blue
flowers in the arrangement matched the sign in the shop’s glistening plate
glass window to a “t”.
There were elegant parties and a variety of weddings in
Connecticut and Manhattan. I used flowers that would have been at home in a
local garden for a country wedding. Some of my favorite custom ordered gems
made for an elegant dinner at Manhattan’s Bryant Park Grill. And I had fun
playing with sunflowers s in glass containers, and fiery roses, Bells of Ireland
and hydrangeas for a wedding reception held at an art gallery – they seemed to
capture the very essence of summer.
Now I’m moving on to a large and exciting new project. Stay
tuned!
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