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Thanksgiving Collection Is Live!

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Check out our new collection just in time for Thanksgiving!

This stunning arrangement Pecan is a abundant autumnal masterpiece designed in our subtle rose gold mercury glass Siren bowl, with an elongated oval shape perfect for a large dining table holiday centerpiece. Deep pink dutch hydrangea, Juliet garden roses, mango calla lilies, & two types of protea have great focal appeal when paired with highly textural james storeii orchids, rose hips, pepperberry and rich magnolia leaves.

Shop our Thanksgiving designs today to find the piece (or two!) that will certainly impress every guest!

Beautiful Fall Colors

This holiday, transform your home with our most decadent collection of the season.

While family and friends gather, our lush floral, reminiscent of the abundance of autumn, will bring warmth and style to your decor.

Rhubarb a velvety, sumptuous arrangement in our gold metal pot. Soft peach Juliet garden roses and hypericum berries pop against bold magnolia leaves, seckle pears, hanging pepperberry, exotic Pink Ice protea & James Storeii orchids.

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Amaryllis & Paper White Bulbs Are In!

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We have an assortment of Dutch Amaryllis Bulbs and Paper White Bulbs (narcissus) in for the holidays.

We typically start planting Amaryllis Bulbs starting the first full week continued into the second week of November. This timing will ensure beautiful blooms starting early to mid December taking you through the Christmas holiday.

Narcissus we generally plant 4 weeks from when you would like them to open, warmer temperatures and a lot of exposure to sunlight will generally speed up the blooming process.


Mulch In The Fall

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Installing mulch in the fall is a missed step most gardeners are guilty of, most view much as a spring or summer addition to the garden.

Applying a fresh layer of mulch in the fall months helps insulate soil and roots, keeping the plants and organisms alive longer. This will shorten the freezing cycle and will also allow you to skip the busy spring season and start the garden earlier.

Corpse Flower Ready To Bloom In New Hampshire

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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Just in time for Halloween, a rare "corpse flower" that gets its nickname from its putrid smell is expected to bloom next week at Dartmouth College's greenhouse.

Named Morphy, the titan arum is native to Sumatra's equatorial rainforests and has a long, pointy stalk with a skirt-like covering and tiny yellow flowers at its base. It blooms just for several days. When it does, it has an odor described as rotting flesh, a decaying animal or even soiled baby diapers.

The plant is decorated with bats, spiders and an arm reaching out of the soil, holding a sign that says, "Help me!" It's been growing several inches a day. By Friday morning, it reached 71.5 inches (1.82 meters).

Visitors can go to the greenhouse or see the plant on Dartmouth's webcam .

The 15-year-old lime green and burgundy plant last bloomed in 2016, and before that, in 2011. Last time, it reached a height of 7 feet, 6 inches (1.98 meters).

"The older a corpse plant gets, the more likely it's going to flower more often," greenhouse manager Kim DeLong said.

Morphy's getting bigger, too. DeLong said after the last bloom, the plant grew a large leaf that reached 10 feet (3 meters), nearly touching the greenhouse ceiling. The leaf stayed open for 13 months and was busy photosynthesizing and storing up energy.

Once the leaf died in June, greenhouse staff repotted Morphy's swollen underground tuber, which weighed 80 to 90 pounds (36 to 41 kilograms). In 2016, it was only about 30 pounds (14.6 kilograms).

https://www.troyrecord.com/news/national/corpse-flower-that-smells-like-dirty-diapers-to-bloom/article_80ec6431-9d2c-5771-a0f6-ec05957040b9.html

Mid Fall Collection Has Launched

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Check out our Mid Fall Floral Collection that has just gone live, we have an assortment of seasonal floral for the arrangements.

The one everyone seems to be in love with a the shop and social media is Saffron.

Vibrant, spicy shades or oranges, peaches and silvery greens create a lush, foraged fall style. Bright pink hydrangeas are nestled with amaryllis, cymbidium orchids, anthirium and roses - popping against olive, eucalyptus, dogwood and magnolia greens.

Our Delivery Zone

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The photo above is our Delivery Zone, we hand deliver all of our arrangements to these cites and towns. We do not ship our flowers, if outside our delivery zone please call us at 617.720.2266 and we make arrangements,

https://www.rouvalisflowers.com/delivery-map/

The Floral at Princess Eugenie's Wedding

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While every detail of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s wedding ceremony was broadcast to 3 million people in the United Kingdom, their wedding reception was private, for family and friends only. Just the most basic details (like the evening party location, the Royal Lodge) were made public.

But Prince Andrew just gave more people a glimpse inside the über-exclusive party. He shared a slideshow of the ornate flower arrangements on Instagram.

The florals were created by Simon Lycett and Paul Thomas Flowers, using fall foliage and eco-friendly materials from Windsor Great Park. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also used local flora from the park for their May 2018 nuptials.

“The flower arrangements displayed during the wedding reception for Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank last Friday at Windsor Castle were created using autumnal foliage from Windsor Great Park and biodegradable oasis, following the couple’s autumnal theme and eco-friendly request,” Andrew wrote on Instagram.

One photo shows a vase of autumn roses from flower breeder David Austin, mixed with berries and colorful leaves. The next shot: a cascading arrangement of blooms and greenery, emerging from a pillar in a grand hall.

But perhaps the most stunning photo of all is one of a staircase surrounded by indoor trees, which gave the night an “enchanted forest” feel.

Their flowers at St. George’s Chapel also embraced the season. Created by floral designer Rob Van Helden, the arrangements included roses, spray roses, hydrangeas, dahlias, berries, as well as limber trees.

Earlier this week, Buckingham Palace also released a photo of the couple’s red velvet and chocolate cake. The five-tier creation took more than 400 eggs to make.

The whole event, which reportedly lasted two days, sounds like it was quite a sight to behold


.https://www.vogue.com/article/princess-eugenie-and-jack-brooksbank-wedding-reception