Tabla de contenidos para May/June 2021 en Flower

In 1929, Harvey Ladew was a very rich man living a very rich life. Heir to a Gilded Age family fortune (in leather), the native New Yorker was a friend to aristocrats, an Anglophile, and an international traveler. He loved art, beauty, culture, and a good joke. But most of all, he loved fox hunting. Once when he was hunting in England, he came across a topiary garden with the shape of a fox cut into the top of a hedge. Smitten, he was inspired to bring the idea back and create his own topiary garden in America. Like many hunters then and now, Harvey was a conservationist, a lover of unadulterated land and wary of increasing development (fox hunting, after all, requires wide parcels for the chase). On a…

In the Tuscan countryside, scattered in a postcard landscape between Val d’Orcia and Val di Chiana, sits the town of Pienza, with its softly rounded hills and rows of cypresses and only a few houses scattered here and there. This is where sisters Teresa and Laura Cugusi grew up in the farmhouse of their grandfather, who arrived in Tuscany from Sardinia between the 1960s and ’70s. All around it are 50 hectares (123 acres) of farmland; olive trees; woods; and, today, thanks to the two sisters, a lush flower garden or, rather, a flower farm with a floral design workshop. “After studying and working in a wide range of fields in various parts of Italy, we decided to go back home, where our roots are, and start a project bound…

IF YOU ARE LIKE SEVERAL OF US ON THE FLOWER STAFF, every weekend jaunt or big getaway includes searching for treasures at antiques shops, flea markets, art galleries, and the like. If you’ve been feeling stranded, Marchioness Home & Garden can help. Interior designer Bethany Berk, now based outside Boston in a country landscape setting—where she recently finished renovating a historic property on the Charles River—decided to bring her expertise to the Web. Bethany was inspired by her 25 years of far-flung travel, searching for antique treasures and unique finds to make her clients’ homes special. She curates collections with a theme in mind, such as Botanical; Aubusson; and, most recently, Olde World Weddings. “For the Botanical collection, I was inspired by the greenhouse cultivars on my property and my…

EVERY YEAR, when winter wanes and the weather warms, Mother Nature reveals her true colors in the Texas countryside. Come spring, the Lone Star State produces one of the biggest and brightest wildflower shows on Earth, with bluebonnets and brown-eyed susans, winecups and Indian paintbrushes blanketing the state’s south-central region. This year, Carolina Lewis, along with her twin cousins, Margaret and Alicia Amberson, are celebrating the season at their San Antonio–based ranch wear brand, Sorella Clothing Co. Their capsule collection of wildflower scarves includes the oversized Sallie shawl made of 100% silk, plus two 40-inch-long silk ribbons that can be worn as wristlets, hat bands, hair ties, and more. While the shawl blooms with flora and fauna, the ribbons recount the South Texas vendors selling grapefruits, oranges, strawberries, and watermelons…

LUXURY TOWEL AND ROBE PURVEYOR Weezie Towels, founded in 2018 by longtime friends Lindsey Johnson and Liz Eichholz, tapped Birmingham, Alabama–based interior and textile designer Heather Chadduck Hillegas to collaborate on a new collection drawing inspiration from Heather’s designs, especially her Grande Frond pattern. “It was a new experience for me, discussing how to deliver patterns to terry cloth—we had to address scale, as these are large towels, and of course getting the colors perfected,” says Heather. The results are telling—beautiful and practical! We need one of each color as we anticipate pools and shores in our futures. Each piece is crafted in Portugal using 100% organic cotton. weezietowels.com…

In The Naturally Beautiful Garden: Designs That Engage With Nature and Wildlife (Rizzoli New York, 2021), British garden writer Kathryn Bradley-Hole takes us on a journey to more than 30 gardens from across the globe with a bevy of photographers that showcase the beauty and impact of spaces designed with an eco-friendly and sustainable approach. Featuring gardens ranging from public spaces to cottage gardens and intimate city courtyards, the book also speaks to topics such as incorporating seeds, fruit, and grasses, and the challenges of various climates. The variety of spaces is what makes this book such a standout. As Kathryn writes, “Each one is a work of art in its own right, and each one, whether actively sought or through its planting, assists the wild creatures that make these…

1 SHERRILL FURNITURE 42 Series Swivel Chair Densely packed spots give a textural appearance. $2,455 sherrillfurniture.com 2 LENOX CORPORATION Kate Spade New York Larabee Dot Flatware Have fun at the table with these dotted settings. $100/5-piece place setting lenox.com 3 POLLACK Drawers This pattern almost feels mathematical with its rhythmic perfection. To the trade pollackassociates.com 4 PALOMA & CO. Party Tumblers These feel great in hand and look fabulous on the shelf. $28 each shoppalomaandco.com 5 NGALA TRADING CO. Ardmore Feather Pillow Relax into a pop of print with these pillows. $365 ngalatrading.com 6 CENTURY FURNITURE Deidra Swivel Chair These multicolored spots line up in a fashionable order. inquire for pricing centuryfurniture.com…

JOHN FUNT IS ALWAYS HIGHLY COGNIZANT OF COLOR. Even when confined indoors due to weather, “I garden on my easel,” he says of the landscapes he paints. And in all his expressions, a lush sense of verdure prevails. Green is always the underlying theme. That said, when designing his landscape, he incorporates pops of color. Often, seasonal foliage provides a spark, or seasonal flowering shrubs step in and out of the limelight. It’s a subtle expression, and it’s immensely soothing and unpretentious. It just feels right. When John refers to a pop of color, he does not necessarily mean something bright. One of his favorite plants is Viola ‘Bowles Black,’ which has matte midnight petals so dark they almost slip into the shadows. That heirloom ground cover has been allowed…

IN BLOOM PAGES 19–24, GARDEN: TOUR: Ladew Gardens, ladewgardens.com, Instagram @ladewgardens; PAGES 32–36, DECORATE: FLOWERS: Floral design, Bree Iman Clarke of The Iman Project and The Plant Project, theimanproject.com, Instagram @theimanproject and @theplantproject_; white vase, theimanproject.com/plantshop.com; concrete vase, Accent Decor Inc., accentdecor.com, Instagram @accentdecorinc. PAGES 38–44, DECORATE: Q&A: Interior design, Veere Grenney, Veere Grenney Associates, veeregrenney.com, Instagram @veere_grenney. PAGES 46–54, GARDEN: FLOWER FARM: Floral design, Laura and Teresa Cugusi of Puscina Flowers, puscinaflowers.com, Instagram @puscinaflowers. BRIGHT IDEAS PAGES 64–69: Interior design, Martha Schneider of La Maison, lamaisonraleigh.com. Instagram @lamaisonraleigh; flowers, Trellis Floral, trellisraleigh.com, Instagram @trellisfloralraleigh. DINING ROOM: Oscar de la Renta table, Century Furniture, century furniture.com; mohair fabric on chair backs, Osborne & Little, osborneandlittle.com; cloth wallpaper, Romo, romo.com; settee fabric, Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com; silk drapery fabric, Pierre Frey,…

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Kips Bay Decorator Show House April 8–May 9 kipsbaydecorator showhouse.org MONKTON, MARYLAND Garden Festival May 1 ladewgardens.com NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Art in Bloom: Home Grown May 5–9 noma.org CHERRY VALLEY, CALIFORNIA A Walk Through the Lavender Fields May 14–August 1 hsresort.com HOUSTON, TEXAS Texas Design Week May 17–21 texasdesignweek.com Design In Bloom Houston Design Center May 18 designinbloomhouston.com An Evening with Ray Booth Hickory Chair Showroom May 18 designinbloomhouston.com MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN Lilac Festival June 4–13 mackinacisland.org NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND Newport Flower Show June 18-20 newportmansions.org Indicates Flower is attending or sponsoring the event. For more events, visit flowermag.com.…

Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf dinner plate ($175) and dessert plate ($145), mottahedeh.com • Coralla Maiuri Berry charger (top left, bottom; $380) and pink dessert plate with drop edge (above; $195), Coralla Maiuri Michelangelo dinner plate (top left, middle; $250) and round platter (left, middle; $515), and Horn rectangular salt & pepper set ($30) from Be Home, all through Table Matters, table-matters.com • Hemstitch linen cocktail napkins with Langston monogram ($85 each) and Sybil place mat ($185 each) and dinner napkin ($185 each), all from Leontine Linens, leontinelinens.com • Claude Dozorme mother-of-pearl with gold cuff flatware (from $62) through Bromberg’s, brombergs.com • Hand-stitched suzani textile from Uzbekistan ($2,200) from B. Viz Design, bviz.com • Moser Optic blue wineglass ($110) and William Yeoward Marina green wineglass ($320), both through Table Matters, table-matters.com TABLE TALK “Sometimes, using a beloved, bold…