01/31/2025
If Palm Beach were a flower, she'd be bougainvillea. This wild, ornamental vine rambles across doorways, up the sides of buildings, and down fence lines all over Palm Beach. The plant is drought tolerant but really thrives in the mild winters here, much like most of the city's inhabitants.
It's Design Days here in our charming city, and everyone is putting their best faces forward as we welcome guests into our galleries, shops, design firms, and, in the case of our latest installation, auction houses. When Hindman asked us to create something bright and welcoming for their storefront, we immediately thought of bougainvillea.
This installation had to last at least a week and had to be attached to a glass facade. So we created a custom garland built on fresh camelia and lemon leaf and added in 150 stems of fuscia silk bougainvillea. We don't work with silks often, but even in the winter here, fresh flowers wouldn't be able to withstand the sun and heat for more than a day. We used these incredible stems that are so close to the real thing that you have to be next to them to realize they aren't fresh. The result is showstopping. Warm, inviting, and so true to our sweet town.
