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Garden Room Inspiration From Tulips and Thai Orchids
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Garden Room Inspiration From Tulips and Thai Orchids

By Carleton Varney

The new Palm Beach season has arrived, and that means we are soon to put the hurricane months behind us. So for those lucky enough to be in Palm Beach, let us celebrate the new...
Fanciful Inspiration Flows From the Phlox
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Fanciful Inspiration Flows From the Phlox

By Carleton Varney

My sister, Vivian, who lives outside of Seattle in a small country town, recently sent me a text with a photograph of the phlox flowers in her garden. The pink, white, magenta and violet colors...
Bob Eigelberger Gives Mother Nature a Helping Hand
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Bob Eigelberger Gives Mother Nature a Helping Hand

By Carleton Varney

Drive north from Midtown along North Way Lake and you are sure to see a pair of very large ant-like insects cast in bronze, once displayed on the grounds of Palm Beach International Airport but...
Joyous Spring Holidays and Colors So Welcome Now
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Joyous Spring Holidays and Colors So Welcome Now

By Carleton Varney

To those who will celebrate the holiday Sunday, I say: Happy Easter. And to my Jewish readers, I hope you have had a joyous Passover, which began Wednesday at sunset. Easter, as longtime readers know,...
Flowers Provide Colorful Cheer in Stressful Times
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Flowers Provide Colorful Cheer in Stressful Times

By Carleton Varney

These days, we need all the cheer we can find. And for me, the floral colors associated with the arrival of spring are helping provide that cheer in a stressful world.
Spring is Coming. Time for Flower Power
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Spring is Coming. Time for Flower Power

By Carleton Varney

I have in my office a sign that says "He who plants a garden plants happiness!" I totally believe that sentiment: I've always found flowers and gardens to be a source of beauty, fragrance and...
Get Creative in the New Year
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Get Creative in the New Year

By Carleton Varney

It’s almost the New Year, so it’s time to make those resolutions. My hope for all of you is to try something new in 2020. Maybe you’ll try taking piano lessons, something my sister did...
Book Offers a Feast of Flowers
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Book Offers a Feast of Flowers

By Carleton Varney

Every so often a coffee table book comes along that’s filled with wonderful colors, good decorating ideas and magical photography. Such is the case with “Living Floral: Entertaining and Decorating with Flowers” (Rizzoli, $45). The...
Hearts and Flowers Are So Apropos Right Now
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Hearts and Flowers Are So Apropos Right Now

By Carleton Varney

On Saturday, we celebrated the performance of Punxsutawney Phil, my favorite groundhog, who didn’t see his shadow. And that means that spring should come early — hooray! I can’t wait for the daffodils and crocus...