Fleur Elise Bkln

06/12/2026

From a performance at the new to visiting the with my old pal to teaching floral design 21 teenage girls after their HS graduation🤪on a Central Park South rooftop to last nights wonderful gala honoring the amazing woman Alexa Aviles and longtime Hook Arts board chair Sam Sills. Going to NYPhil in Prospect Park in an hour where Tony giovannetti is doing the lighting. It all ends with fireworks

06/08/2026

My friend Jill had her big birthday party the other night and, among other things, she received 100 long stem roses. What’s a girl to do.? First get off the extra leaves ( and thorns) and trim the stems. Put in water. Buy a pail. Let Fleur Elise “ arrange” ( I gotta do something to help out and I don’t get to play with that many roses ever). We gave away many to guests so the next day I put the rest in a pasta pot. Even better! Also JIll has a spectacular magnolia in her front yard so I selected a few stunners to put on tables along with the morning glories in her backyard. Next day of course there were other bouquets to be dismantled and repurposed. And the perfect container for a few leftovers - the beautiful mosaic birdbath. Happy birthday Jill!!!Thanks for all the flower fun!

06/03/2026

Nazanin Rafsanjani, Chair of Documented, hosted a discussion for members of Documented’s Board, Advisory Committee and a small group of special friends, in their home thanks to Rebecca Neuwirth for inviting me. Mazin Sidahmed, Documented’s co-founder and Executive Director, interviewed Dean Baquet, former Executive Editor of the New York Times, and now Executive Editor of NYT’s Local Investigative Fellowship. Interesting and somewhat depressing description of the state of journalism, especially local, today, which points out the importance of

06/03/2026

Cause we all could use some softness

06/03/2026

Cause we need some softness

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

Had the best time with at the Springsteen concert The energy of that guy And his 70 plus year old bandmates was inspiring. And the songs. Old and new were so good to hear. Maybe inspired some action!!🤞🤞🤞🤞

05/14/2026

Thanks for the opportunity ( again! 5 years!!) to make flowers for my favorite gathering of the dance tribe each year. Such a treat. Such great prompts - geometrical/bold -( thanks Judy) and brilliant assistants. And such inspiring honorees.

05/07/2026

First visit to the beautifully done new yesterday. Love the contrasts of old and new works. A little depressing really - how much things HAVENT changed. That said there is SO much to see. It will take at least 2 more visits to take it in. Congrats lisa Phillips and team.

04/28/2026

Scale. So hard to achieve. The memorial for Aggie Gund, a giant of afigure in art, education and philanthropy took place last week at St John the Divine. This enormous and awe inspiring place was barely big enough to hold all the people who loved her. She was, among many things, a flower lover. The flower arrangements were not just spectacular- they actually were the right scale for the place and the moment. Whoever the florist was, they deserve huge compliments.