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POETIC JUNE POSIES
“How rapidly new flowers unfold—as if nature would get through her work too soon.” -Henry David Thoreau June is the ideal month for flowers, where everything starts blooming in rich profusion. With roses of every shape, variety, and hue, the world takes on a rosy glow. June is the best month for tending to rose […]
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE FLOWER?
Did you know that your favourite flower can reveal aspects of your personality? Based on your preferred blossom, one can create an entire aesthetic. For example, if you love red roses, you probably also like red wine, romance novels, and grand gestures. Red roses are classic, but they are also deeply romantic, mysterious, and sensual. […]
JUNE BLOSSOMS: ROSES AND HONEYSUCKLE
June is that magical time of year when the natural world is bursting with roses. Cascades of climbing roses decorate trellises, and wild ones grow any and everywhere they can. There’s nothing quite as captivating as the scent of wild roses. What could possibly make roses even better? Honeysuckle is a flower whose scent is […]
MONET’S GARDENS AT GIVERNY
“Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.” –Monet Claude Monet was a revolutionary artist who helped define the Impressionist movement in the mid to late nineteenth century, and his gardens were his main […]