Tudor City Garden in Bloom

I meant to write about this incredible little oasis from the hustlin' of 42nd St & Grand Central Station, but I think a bagel got in the way.

It's the park directly opposite Flower School, and I spent my lunchtimes in there chasing squirrels and wishing I was a little kid so I could play secret garden.

It's obviously magical, because the garden has asked me to do the flowers for a party it's having next week. 

Cue panic.

The West Village is in Bloom

New York City is blooming amazing! It's warm and humid and everything is growing like crazy. Welcome to the West Village:

Blossoms are still around!

Even the drycleaners have blooms!

Francesca diMattio in Bloom

I'm working too much to make blooms right now.

So thank god people like Francesca diMattio are on the ball. 

She's a NYC artist, and this is just one example from a show called Table Setting and Flower Arranging. 

If you can blag off work for a few seconds, hang out with her.