the crosby hotel

hard to say whether i would love the crosby hotel as much as i do if they didn't choose to work with lewis miller.  this exemplifies what i love about floral design- it has the power to complete a story with live and always changing accents.  in this instance, the flowers and foliage make sense of the property's entire design direction.
lmd takes a "just picked" approach- loose arrangements, herbs, greens, garden roses and sporadic pops of color to harmonize the eccentric furniture and artwork.  also, this addition of key organic elements (such as succulents, vibernum, cephalaphora, green trick dianthus, japanese maple- to name a few) makes the humorous interior feel more grounded.

 

love.

flowers in full bloom, even when there is snow on the ground.

peony perfection

"he is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower" 
-mary howit


from a tight green bud to luscious layered petals, every stage of a peony is art.  local growing season ended back in june, but they are imported from holland through august.  if you are lucky enough to live in a metropolitan area such as manhattan, you can purchase these and other blooms wholesale in the flower district (26th through 29th street on and off sixth avenue).  the market closes around noon and local purveyors are there at the crack of dawn to get first dibs so arrive early.  

courtesy of martha stewart 

fuchsia peony

coral peony with yellow inside

my personal favorite, white peony