Floral Media - # 19 - Floral Links

Link to Linda Lomelino's blog - one of my favourite Swedish food bloggers and her amazing food photography. 

Floral and gardening trends and events in 2014 - some new and exciting things happening in the flower world this spring.

The French artist Aurore Janon gentle floral water colours are beautiful. She studied at  Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris and now lives in the North of France.

A charming farmers' market in Sydney, Australia - via Minna Mercke Schmidt and her blog Blomsterverkstad.

Indoor potted plants are becoming more and more popular Erin Boyle at Gardenista asked The Sill - to give us their ten top tips on how to look after houseplants.  

The gardener, TV presenter, author of many gardening and cook books - Sarah Raven - picks her Top Ten Dahlias. 

It was Tulip Day in Sweden on the 15 January marking the beginning of of the tulips season. Have a look at this fun little video at what happened at Malmö train station in Sweden on Tulip Day.

[Styling and photography 1. © Linda Lomelino, 2. © Aurore Janon, 3. © Minna Mercke Schmidt, 4. © The Sill.]

Have a Lovely Floral Monday!

Back soon!

xoxo Ingrid

Floral Media # 15 - Tulips and Other Bulbs

On the 15 January its Tulip Day - Tulpanens Dag - in Sweden. The tulip flower is the most popular cut flower in Sweden and also one of my favourite flowers. Minna Mercke Schmidt at Blomsterverkstad photographed some stunning tulip arrangements created by Gunnar Kaj.



This is an update of a post of mine that was previously published two years ago. I'm reposting it because it gives you a little bit of the history of tulips.

Claus Dalby shows some Paperwhites planted in big planters. The bulbs are planted quite close and as a nice finish Claus has put gravel on the surface in between the bulbs. 

Erin Boyle on Gardenista shows you how to grow Lily of the Valley on a windowsill.



Miss Pickering - as she likes to call herself - is a florist and blogger, she likes to cook and has a dog she calls 'The Hound'. 
I love this wall of stacked old wooden crates in her flower shop in Stamford - full of planted and cut flowering bulbs.

[Photography: 1. © Minna Mercke Schmidt, 2. © Ingrid Henningsson, 3. © Claus Dalby, 4. © Erin Boyle, 5. © Miss Pickering.]

Have a Lovely Floral Day!

Back soon!

xoxo Ingrid

  

Floral Media # 10 Last Minute Christmas Inspiration

Stylish wreathes for your front door - Erin Boyle from Gardenista - took a walk around Brooklyn in New York and found some interesting and unusual stuff. It also looks like everybody has a black front door!

The British gardener, TV presenter and author Sarah Raven creates a white and silver table decorations scheme that sparkles in the candle light. 

Some more wreaths with bright red rose hips - they are quite wild but beautiful - by Kendra Wilson at Gardenista.

How about making a mini Christmas tree for your window sill? Minna Mercke Schmidt from Blomsterverkstad - shows you how to make one.

Christmas can be many colours - Claus Dalby has waved his magic wand and used some unusual but very beautiful colours. 

I love Linda Lomelino's work - and I have featured her before in this post - here she has made a Saffron Cinnamon Wreath - and taken some stunning photographs.

Photographs: 1. © Erin Boyle, 2. © Kendra Wilson, 3. © Minna Mercke Schmidt, 4. © Claus Dalby, 5. © Linda Lomelino 

Wishing You A Very Happy Floral Christmas!

See you soon again!

xoxo Ingrid