All you have to do is close your eyes and take a deep breath – you can smell that it’s Lilac season at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market and they are everywhere! I love seeing all the people carrying big stalks of varying shades of lavender, purple and white. You just know they are going [...] Read More

I had lunch with a friend a couple weeks ago, a fellow flower fiend. And one who also loves and appreciates Geraniums, especially the smell (she even once bought me a fabulous Dyptique candle with the scent of Geranium which I loved!). It seems it would be awhile before she would be able to actually [...] Read More

It is definitely Springtime and I love this picture on the JCrew homepage with this super waif model and tons and tons of flowers – beautiful! Cozyland author has started a new and grueling job which is currently leaving her very very little time for blogging but have no fear, there will be a light [...] Read More

There are many flowers shops in Zurich and I love them all! They just know how to do it right! A really organic, natural approach mixing lots of natural fibers like burlap and wood with roses and paperwhites, pinecones and holly. Really really beautiful and totally inspiring! Pussy Willow candle holders, fuzzy and unique! The [...] Read More

These days I don’t usually have the extra money to go out and buy flowers much as I’d LOVE to! That of course doesn’t stop me from figuring how to create something beautiful – like these wild Fennel fronds that grow along the road where I live. They look wild and beautiful and smell amazing! [...] Read More

So as not to be disappointed with my tomato garden for the 3rd year in a row I have decided to grow a Geranium garden in my lower garden area. Mainly because I somehow have 3 very successful large flowering plants down there. So, when in Rome… But I don’t really have a flower budget [...] Read More

Although it looks like something out of a Monet painting, it’s right in my backyard – the Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California! As soon as I arrived I truly felt like I was transported into another world. The air was soft and summery and smelled like roses. No wonder as the rose garden (always [...] Read More