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Halloween is a fun time in our Beacon Hill neighborhood - everyone decorates their homes, whether it's autumnal and seasonal, or spooky and scary themed! This is one of our favorites that we decorated this year, complete with hay bales, pumpkins, and a lush eucalyptus garland.
Be sure to come for a stroll around the shop and adorable streets of Beacon Hill before the cold weather is upon us!
Lemon Cypress trees are a staff favorite here at Rouvalis! Their bright hue adds an instant, funky accent to any room. Cypress trees are commonly found in the rolling hills of Italy. Combined with their subtle lemon aroma and Italian heritage, these plants are sure to transport you to the Tuscan country side.
In terms of care: lemon cypress would prefer bright indirect sunlight. Water thoroughly every 5-7 days and do not let the soil dry out.
I love using non-traditional vases to make centerpieces and arrangements, and the fall provides a perfect opportunity to do so. With such a bounty of pumpkins and gourds available at the local farmers market, it seems a shame that they be used only for jack-o-lanterns. Here's a step by step guide for creating your own flower arrangement in a pumpkin!
You will need:
a large pumpkin- the best ones for arranging are squat and round with flat bottoms.
your flower knife
one block of florists oasis
carving knife
spoon
cut flowers and greens- be sure to choose colors that go well with your pumpkin, steer away from soft pastels and whites.
Step 1. Drop the oasis block into a clean bucket. Slowly poor room temperature water over the block until it is covered. Let block soak in the bucket for about five minutes.
Step 2. Cut a large circle at the top of the pumpkin. Do not cut the circle so wide as that it leaves the entire top of the pumpkin open, remember you have to fill the whole space with cut flowers and you don't want any of them jumping out. It can be helpful to think of a vase that is of similar size to your pumpkin and measure its opening for a reference.
Step 3. Scrape out the inside of the pumpkin. Be sure to really scrape out the entire contents, leaving extra matter in there takes up more room and will rot in the water. Also be mindful that you do not scrape the walls of the pumpkin too thin- they need to remain water-tight.
Step 4. Place the oasis block into the pumpkin and fill it with water.
Step 5. Carefully push your stems into the foam. Begin by filling in large areas with your greens, next add little groupings of your flowers.
Be sure to keep your pumpkin filled with water. If you're pressed for time, stop by our Beacon Hill shoppe to pick out your pumpkin and blooms and we'd be happy to arrange a beautiful centerpiece just for you!
All of our fresh cut flowers travel from around the world here to our shop in Beacon Hill, providing us with the means to have the most unique and seasonal blooms available in Boston. With a wide variety of many different types of flowers, we are sure to have something for everyone!
Fall is in full swing, which means we are focusing on bold and textural arrangements. Our favorites this week include yellow pin cushion protea, antique hydrangea, echinacea pods, and mokara orchids.
This week, our blooms came (from left to right) from South Africa (pin cushion protea), South America (antique hydrangea), local farms (echinacea pods), and Thailand (mokara orchids).
Steve Connolly has been in the pumpkin business for 26 years, with a focus on growing the largest pumpkins in the area. Well Mr. Connolly has gotten his wish and has the biggest pumpkin this year.
This years record setting pumpkin is 2,075.5 pounds, Connolly’s giant pumpkin is the largest in North America for 2016 and the second largest in the world, reports The Patriot Ledger.
“I’m still on cloud nine right now,” Connolly told the Ledger. “It still hasn’t settled in yet.”
The massive pumpkin will be on display at the Topsfield Fair through Sunday.
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Fall is has finally arrived here in Boston - which means a whole new slew of fall flowers, plants, and accessories are here. Autumn is all about texture, abundance, and a nice warm palette, and our custom arrangements definitely have that fall feeling.
Our outdoor display is full of things that will make your home feel perfectly autumnal - including pumpkins, gourds, and plants galore. It's definitely not too late for a nice window-box refresh, so be sure to stop by if you need some inspiration!
Sunset-toned groupings of vibrant mango calla lilies, mokara orchids, orange roses and fragrant purple stock are gathered into a sleek envelope vase.
Today starts the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest holidays in on the Hebrew calendar. This celebration lasts two days and begins at sundown.
What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah means “head of the year” also “first of the year."This also marks the anniversary of the birth of the universe and God’s creation of Adam and Eve. In Judaism, it is a day to reflect on a person’s deeds of the past year and set the tone for the year to come.
Well, autumn is here and for most it's the favorite season, their are various reasons why autumn is considered the best season. Pumpkins seems to be every ones favorite, from flavoring drinks and food to decorating our homes with activities to keep the kids busy. Who doesn't love pumpkins?
Boston.com consulted data accumulated from the check-in app Swarm to see which pumpkin farms were visited the most by autumn lovers in Massachusetts during the seaon of 2015. Below is a list from 1 to 10 of the top visited pumpkin farms in Massachusetts.
1. Honey Pot Hill Orchards
138 Sudbury Rd., Stow
2. Russell Orchards
143 Argilla Rd., Ipswich
3. Brooksby Farm
54 Felton St., Peabody
4. Verrill Farm
11 Wheeler Rd., Concord
5. Connors Farm
30 Valley Rd., Danvers
6. Tougas Family Farm
234 Ball St., Northborough
7. Smolak Farms
315 S Bradford St., North Andover
8. Belkin Family Lookout Farm
89 Pleasant St. South, South Natick
9. Parlee Farms
95 Farwell Rd., Tyngsboro
10. Cider Hill Farms
45 Fern Ave., Amesbury
This weekend, Sunday October 2 is Grandparents Day. This annual holiday, which originated in Italy, is gaining a popularity in the Netherlands. Interesting for the trade? Yes, according to the initiator and sponsors. They want to increase the popularity of this holiday in the Netherlands.