Monday, November 11, 2019
The fuchsias were brushed by frost a few days ago. Ordinarily this might be the end but I was struck by the faded beauty of the blossoms, muted by the cold with shades of their former selves. Some have taken on almost gem-like translucent tones of amethyst….➤ Read MoreThe Fuchsia+Blog Tags — autumn | fall | flowers | fuchsias | winter
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
October 2nd. 6:00 am. The dawn was finally here. I had hardly slept. Three months of packing up the apartment in New York, dealing with movers, closing down my beloved little city garden a couple of decades in the making, and generally wrapping up….➤ Read MoreThe Fuchsia+Blog Tags — road trip
Friday, August 30, 2019
Over the course of the year, I do four different seasonal arrangements in the window, as well as the four large planters in the garden. Spring, summer, fall and winter. It's the last of its kind since I'll be heading for Portland in October. I'm really pleased….➤ Read MoreThe Fuchsia+Blog Tags — garden | ornamentals | plants | seasons | summer
Thursday, August 01, 2019
This is the last summer of the Fuchsias in the City. This City, anyway. Yes, we're leaving Manhattan! And not just to another outer borough. Or Long Island, or up the Hudson, or even across the river to the former Garden State, New Jersey. This move's serious and bi-coastal….➤ Read MoreThe Fuchsia+Blog Tags — garden | fall | new york | urban
Saturday, March 02, 2019
It was full-on Flower Power at the 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show this year. Step into the Entrance Garden this year and the design immediately enfolds as the Power of Flowers pulls you further and further into its floral heart…. ➤ Read MoreThe Fuchsia+Blog Tags — flower show | philadelphia | spring
Thursday, January 24, 2019
A brief visit to Cleveland. You've long wanted to take in its botanical garden. The perfect opportunity. But it's not summer. It's the middle of January. And a blizzard has just swept through two days before dropping almost two feet of snow….➤ Read MoreThe Fuchsia+Blog Tags — botanical gardens | parks | greenhouses | seasons | winter
Sunday, January 20, 2019
As winter storm Harper spread snow, ice and rain throughout the Northeast, the orchids were standing tough. Well, inside the Rutgers University's Douglass Student Center in New Brunswick, NJ anyway. It's the North Jersey Orchid Society's annual show and sale this weekend….➤ Read MoreThe Fuchsia+Blog Tags — flower show | flowers | orchids | plants | winter
