It is Mother's Day and a traditional day to give flowers. The New York Times Style Magazine has a guide to what they consider the most exciting florists working today - they had an article on this in November with six different cities compared. The cities in today's article are Chicago, Miami, Mexico City, Berlin, Seoul and Sydney. The articles are HERE and HERE.
The photography of most flower arrangements make them all look wonderful to me, so I wouldn't be the person to judge who is the best. They organize them by styles such as unusual, earthy, classic, and so on. Here's their overview chart, which is itself very artistic. they categorize bouquet prices - starting at $75, $75 - $150 and starting at $150. Seems like the price of a restaurant meal. Some of the arrangements sound like food - Slipper orchid and pomegranate, Anthurium and lotus pods, wild grape and delphinium. All lots of fun for a Monday's Day.
Is there a top floral designer in the world? One list has it to be
Leopoldo Gomez is a renowned international floristry teacher, based in Mexico City. He focuses on the use of color and emotions in his work. In 2019, he won a gold medal in the floral competition in Huis Ten Bosch (Japan). Any of the articles on this topic have extraordinary floral displays. Here's an example. All so much fun.
Here's the pretty guide to today's NY Times florists.
Isn't that a nice sighting on John Street? A touring car checking out the orchards earlier in the week.
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