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Have you ever thumbed through a magazine such as House Beautiful?
You will find very few people in the photos of House & Garden.
There are many flowers and plants. The focus on plants and flowers is not new.
Generally, such publications limit their articles to one or two features.
Dedicated to gardening. Magazines are full of articles about gardening.
days. Swedish Ivy in Grosse Pointe drapes its long, languid self over the roof.
In Boston, a Gerbera arrangement in a vase is displayed.
A tufted ottoman holds an Art Deco Vase. A stand is also being used.
An old copper boiler rises in the corner of an apartment building in New York with bamboo that is ornamental.
Penthouse Terrace
It’s
The same is true in the designer showhouses which are, after all, like shelters
magazine come to life. A showhouse can be a place of total immersion.
Fantasy world of eclectic furniture with faux finishes and fancy trimmings
Combinations can be made in many different ways, both probable and unlikely. Most inspiring
The artifice and the craft have been brought together.
For a worthy cause. Visitors to the Showhouse pay generously in order to find out whether
Chintz and leopard print can coexist. They also support the homeless
Shelters, soup Kitchens and many other charitable initiatives are supported.
The sponsoring organisations.
Other
The Brookwood Showhouse and Garden is a huge fundraising project.
The Junior League of Montclair Newark organized the event. As everyone else I was
The imaginative designs and artworks of various designers have inspired me.
The vast expanse of rooms that comprised an Edwardian house were transformed. Being a
The number of different ways to garden impressed me most.
In which designers have brought the outside in. Horticulture and design collide
The result of this was a botanical theme showhouse.
Themes, accents and arrangements. There were many trends and picking them was exciting.
They should be displayed in every room.
Two is better than one
It is not a secret that there have been a number of books with orchid themes recently making the bestseller lists.
The orchids on Mt. Kilauea. Kilauea.
Brookwood with dendrobiums (cattleyas), cymbidiums (cymbidiums) and phaleonopsis accentuating
almost every design scheme. Most impressive orchid displayed was the
The forty-year-old purple-flowered plant was gracing the downstairs of a house.
alcove. Add foxgloves or other orchid-like flowers to the alcove.
Total effect
Nearly
The pitcher plants leaves were more exotic and beautiful than orchids.
The metal canister in the hall of the first floor was filled. The densely veined
The faux marble finishes complemented the leaves perfectly.
The house was filled with a smattering of dust. It’s true! I knew it beforehand.
Now, the carnivorous pitcher plants have clearly entered into the world.
High fashion
Since when?
Oscar Wilde is pictured with a calla lily that has drooped. Is this South African?
Native been so popular. At Brookwood calla lilies showed up in several
Two tall wire accent pieces can be arranged in one arrangement.
The rooms.
Decorators
Hot glue guns are used by crafters to extremes.
The hot-glued decorations of the year are clearly the
Styrofoam covered in dried plant material. The items are:
The flowers are wrapped in crushed lavender, dried magnolia or desiccated moses.
They are usually mounded in decorative bowls and containers. The made
Accents are placed in different locations.
The One and Only
Designers took a second-floor narrow space and turned it into a garden.
bathroom into a darling potting shed. It was only the potting shed that was not included.
The plan called for a dumbwaiter that would transport pots, seeds trays and equipment to the bottom of
garden level. Perhaps I missed something.
Whole
The walls and staircases were covered with a gallery of botanical prints.
There were many floral motifs in rugs, wallcoverings, and draperies.
As well as
Landscape designers, incorporated brought the outdoors in with decorators from Brookwood
Indoor elements are found in various gardens. A designer designed a room.
Complete with a fireplace, boxwood sofa and checkerboard floor.
Alternate grass squares with bluestone.
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The use of horticultural trends in garden settings included
The installation of Victorian-style Victoriana and the ornamental arrangement of culinary herbs
The property’s entrance has a mosaic bedding scheme.
Spotting
The horticultural trends that are shown at showhouses is like playing.
“Where’s Waldo”. You’re not playing just for fun.
cause.