I returned home from New York to a beautiful, violet-cloaked city! Jacarandas in full bloom and streets covered with purple petals. Los Angeles at its best.

As part of my month guest editing The Chalkboard, I thought it would be fun to invite some ladies to the new gallery space for an afternoon of flower arranging with Hollyflora. Florists Holly and Becky brought buckets of the … Read More

These are the usually suspects one might find in the middle of my dining room table: linens, candles and garden flowers. How do you decorate your table?

While most of my garden looks like an abandoned disaster, my camellia tree is completely off the hook. Every year I forget how beautiful this tree becomes and how much brighter each flower appears the middle of winter when the … Read More