Spring is in the air, and Flower magazine, the authority on all things floral, has just released a breathtaking new coffee table book brimming with inspirational ideas to enliven outdoor home spaces. So many of The Glam Pad’s favorite designers and floral experts are featured in Flowering Outdoors: Gardens & Parties, including Meg Braff, Kate Rheinstein Brodsky, James Farmer, Mary Celeste Beall, Bettie Bearden Pardee, India Hicks, Michael Devine, Courtnay Tartt Elias, Frances Schultz and more. There’s even a peek around the tennis court and garden of Liz Lange’s exquisite restored and legendary Grey Gardens in East Hampton. These tastemakers share their joy of flowers and entertaining alfresco in outdoor spaces such as terraces, dining pavilions, and loggias in a variety of locations, from city balconies and country patios to mountain and seaside settings
Mary Hollis Huddleston and Katie Jacobs, Mah-Jongg in the Garden
This beautifully photographed book concludes with a primer on garden elements including architecture, statuary, furniture, and live sculpture, as well as advice on assembling simple arrangements for parties. Inspirational and instructive, it is a must-have for flower enthusiasts, home decorators, gardeners, and haute hosting.
Mary Hollis Huddleston and Katie Jacobs, Mah-Jongg in the Garden
“Although I have many, many books, this is one I am adding to my collection since I never tire of looking at inspirational images of gardens and tablescapes, which encourage me to be more creative,” Bunny Williams.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Flower magazine was founded by Margot Shaw, who has also been the editor in chief since 2007. It has a readership of over 475,000 and is the leading authority on all things floral—from flower arrangements to gardens and inspired botanical decorating. Lydia Somerville is a contributing editor for Flower magazine. Bunny Williams, considered one of the most talented names in design, is an accomplished businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the author of Rizzoli’s Bunny Williams: Life in the Garden.
For more floral goodness from our friends at Flower magazine, be sure to check out a newly released video tour of the exquisite 2025 FLOWER Nashville Showhouse! FLOWER enlisted 23 design firms from across the country to take the freshly updated rooms of this Belle Meade house and transform them into spaces bursting with ideas and inspiration. Watch the video tour, see designer profiles, and check out their sources below…
