Stress Awareness Month Provides Easy Marketing Pitch

Earlier this month, federal prosecutors charged dozens of wealthy parents, including prominent figures in law, business and Hollywood, with bribing college coaches and testing administrators to help get their children admitted to elite colleges. The scandal introduced the wider world to some truly brazen examples of corruption, such as doctoring athletic photos to pass kids …

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Improving Brain Health and Creativity in 2019

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, I’m typically very cliché. Like the masses, I always want to, well, “reduce in mass.” But at 22 weeks pregnant, I know weight loss is simply an absurd goal right now. Instead, I’m focusing on growing my brain. (And my baby — obviously.)

NYC Designers, Event Planners Learn Art of ‘Tropical Nouveau’

On Monday, December 17, most shops throughout New York City sported a very similar aesthetic: evergreen boughs, twinkling lights, shiny baubles, snowflakes, etc. But not Maison Gerard. The high-end furniture atelier and gallery featured a decidedly tropical vibe for “Passion, Petals, and Purpose,” an event hosted by Designer Cut Flowers, a Miami-based importer of premium …

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Growing Hollyhocks from Seeds

Once upon a time hollyhocks had grown in every rural garden, then became slightly forgotten, only to come back stronger now. These flowering plants are easy in cultivation, but it is worth to learn their preferences in order to provide them with the appropriate growing conditions so they can become the pride of your garden.

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Georgia Designer Shares Holiday Tips on National Program

Earlier this month, thousands of fans of PBS star P. Allen Smith learned the value of fresh product for holiday decor, and how to transition designs from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Georgia-based floral educator Sharon McGukin, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, joined the gardening and lifestyle expert at his home, Moss Mountain Farm in Roland, Arkansas, for an …

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