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Decorating inspiration for every room in your home. From easy entertaining ideas to breathtaking gardens, amazing floral centerpieces and so much more.

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What’s Online? • Trending Now at FlowerMag.com

READING LIST On Our Bookshelves • FAVORITE RELEASES FULL OF DESIGN, GARDEN, AND FLORAL INSPIRATIONS

Market Report • From shapely, sculptural detailing to soft-lined silhouettes to rattan caning, these recent debuts have all the staying power to flourish.

Winning Combination • EVENT DESIGNER BLAIR LABORDE TEAMS UP WITH HER CLOSE FRIEND AND CLIENT KELLI HAYWOOD TO CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE BLUE-RIBBON BIRTHDAY BASH.

GETTING PERSONAL

A Living Legacy • THANKS TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, VISITORS CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE HER VISION OF CHATSWORTH THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.

Maria Maxit of Maxit Flower Design • INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THE TRADITIONAL COLORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEASON, MARIA MAXIT OF HOUSTON’S MAXIT FLOWER DESIGN FINDS INSPIRATION FOR THIS FLORAL CREATION DURING THE TRANSITION TIME BETWEEN SUMMER AND FALL.

Shimmer and Shine • GOLDEN HUES AND GLASS REFLECTIONS BRING A TOUCH OF GLAMOUR TO FALL STYLE.

Surprise in Store • NASHVILLE-BASED INTERIOR DESIGNER STEPHANIE SABBE TRANSFORMS AN UNASSUMING BELLE MEADE STOREFRONT LOCATION INTO AN UNEXPECTED CREATIVE HAVEN.

CREATIVE COMMUNITY

THE GOODS

Under the Big Top AT ROUND TOP • Known for creating memorable occasions, Rebecca Gardner pulls out all the stops for her own circus-themed soirée at the annual antiques fair.

Countryside CHARMER • From the ground up, like-minded professionals come together to realize a meticulously designed home nestled into its stellar setting outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.

A Powerful Statement • For Susan and Rob Power, a request for a Donald Pell-designed landscape results in a garden that overcomes a mountain of obstacles on its way to awe-inspiring beauty.

For the Love of FLOWERS • Connecticut-based interior designer Stephanie Woodmansee combines large doses of florals with classic East Coast style as she helps her best friend and former business partner redesign her historic Kansas City home.

THE SIXTH WALL

Sources • Who Did It & Where To Get It

The Feel of Fall • DRAW INSPIRATION FROM AUTUMN’S EVER-CHANGING PALETTE TO SET A TABLE DRENCHED IN VIBRANT HUES.