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Diplomatic Gifting: A Masterclass in Curation
Washington hosts more resident diplomatic missions than almost any city on earth, and flowers sent into that world carry a risk most senders never consider: an arrangement that is warm and generous in one culture is a funeral tribute in another.
Yachting Curation: A Masterclass in Curation
Every conversation about flowers aboard a yacht eventually reduces to one decision: fresh or preserved.
Private Jet Florals: A Masterclass in Curation
Flowers on a private aircraft fail for reasons that have nothing to do with the flowers.
Cymbidium Cascades: Precision and Grace
A cymbidium stem is two products.
Sandersonia Bells: Precision and Grace
Sandersonia is sold under at least four names and two of them belong to entirely different plants.
Black Baccara Roses: Precision and Grace
A client orders Black Baccara in January and is delighted.
Lady Slipper Orchids: Precision and Grace
Everything unusual about the slipper orchid can be expressed as a duration.
Gloriosa Lily: Precision and Grace
Gloriosa superba does not look like a lily and most people cannot say why.
Protea King: Precision and Grace
A King Protea head weighs several hundred grams.
Vanda Orchids: Precision and Grace
Fifty-two deliveries a year, or twenty.
The Thanksgiving Centerpiece: Height, Candles and Making It Last the Weekend
The Thanksgiving centerpiece has to do something no other arrangement in the year is asked to do: hold the middle of a crowded table for three hours, share that space with more serving dishes than any other meal, survive candles, and then still look correct on Saturday when the relatives are still i
Thanksgiving Hostess Gifts: What to Send and When
The person hosting Thanksgiving has been cooking since Tuesday, is feeding somewhere between eight and twenty people, and will spend the day itself managing an oven schedule.
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