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THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE A YEAR IN BLOOM
This month our media horticulturalist, Camilla Bassett-Smith, gazes into her botanical bauble and foresees a floriferous festive season ahead of us all…
As we come to the end of the year, we think horticulturally of seasons past, what we’ve planted and pruned, but also look forward to the months ahead with seeds to sow and new shoots to welcome. What better way to inspire our floral decisions than to relax with a copy of Simon Lycett’s latest book – The Flower Market Year 2019: 12 months in New Covent Garden Flower Market.
Simon is florist to celebrities and royals and certainly knows his roses from his Rubus! I have had the pleasure of working with him over the years on our BBC RHS Chelsea Flower Show coverage, as well as other televisual delights. He is flamboyantly fabulous and I was lucky enough to be invited to the recent launch of his latest publication at John Sandoe books in London, where guests left with personally created posies of pink – the perfect accompaniment to his eye-catching pink-spine publication!
The book charts the famous flower market month by month and is a joy to journey through. You really feel as if you have been present amongst the buckets of blooms and buzz of buying. Personal anecdotes and sumptuous photographs share the pages with excellent ideas for creating floral displays from vases made from eggs for Easter to clever combinations such as artichokes and sage or sweet peas with a variety of pea pods wired alongside!
Simon speaks of the strange form of unity and cohesion that falls over the market in December in contrast to other times of year when a myriad of colours and varieties of plants are on offer. This is Christmas and there is no mistaking it! Amaryllis, holly berries and poinsettias revel in their reds, whilst huge crates of mistletoe have made their way from our part of the country to be gathered for every good festive home and event.
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THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE CAMI L LA BAS S E T T - SMI TH
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