The Flower Fantasy 2024 Gardens Around The World…
From the moment you step through the gate, you will be transported around the globe. You will enter through the French Market .
1. Gate – French Flower Market – Sponsored by Big Peach Antiques
As you enter the gate, imagine yourself in a French Flower Market. The world’s largest food and horticulture market is located near Paris. You will see carts of plants and truck loads of colorful flowers. Parisians buy flowers for their balconies, homes and gardens. The French Flower Market is also a favorite place for inspiration for many artists.
Please stop and take a picture in our flower market.
2. Porch – Mexico Fiesta – Sponsored by Tapatio
A fiesta is a joyous, happy festivity many times celebrating festivals or holidays. One of the most recognizable traditions of fiesta is the bright, cheerful decorations including flowers. Let the colorful atmosphere put a smile on your face and lift your spirits. Welcome to our fiesta, where happiness awaits!
3. Foyer – Japan in Bloom – Sponsored by Genuine Georgia
As you enter the Great Hall, be reminded of how many people have passed through this door before you. This Hall is much like a gallery, with paintings that are photographs in time.
Beyond their visual splendor, Cherry Blossom Trees hold deep cultural significance in Japan, embodying themes of renewal, hope, and the transient nature of life. It's a time for reflection, appreciation, and celebration of the fleeting moments of beauty that grace our lives.
Morning Room
This room is the first room to receive sunlight each morning. Throughout the history of this home, it has always been the room to receive Guests. The warm colors make it the brightest and most perfect morning room.
4. Dining Room -Italy Lemon Delight – Sponsored by Atlanta Sand
The table is set for a feast, with antique China that belonged to the Bassett Family. The color of the walls is Eufaula Geranium Red, a National Historic Trust color.
Lemons grown in southern Italy along the Amalfi Coast have been prized for centuries for their intense flavor and healthy properties. Lemon trees can live for hundreds of years when grafted and properly cared for. Limoncello, the favorite ending to unforgettable meals, a playful touch for cocktail inspirations, or a gentle nightcap, is an Italian liquor mainly produced in southern Italy.
Italy is home to many Roman ruins; hence, the statue featured on the table. The statue is one of the four seasons, Summer. Terra cotta, translated from Italian, means fired earth. Italy’s pottery is handcrafted using techniques that date 100s of years.
5. Owners Bedroom – Netherlands Fields – Sponsored by Flint Energy
This room contains modern art along with old masters. The color of this room is Rhett Pumpkin, it is the original color from the Nathaniel Russell House in Charleston.
Tulips, fields, and fields of tulips! Around 1593 the tulip first appeared in The Netherlands and soon tulips spread all over the country causing Tulipmania. The tulip fields in the Netherlands are known for their long fields, bright colors, and creative displays. The fields are typically located next to each other, with each field having one type of tulip in one color. The Netherlands export over three billion tulips and bulbs abroad every year!
Blue Bedroom
As you enter this room please notice the Murano glass chandelier and sconces, we have always been intrigued by the art of glass. The ceiling is adorned with a handpainted canvas from an artist in Milan Italy, and that seems to be the theme of this room with the Italian handpainted furniture.
6. Twin Bedroom – Portugal’s Rich Traditions – Sponsored by The Magnolia Garden
Club of Fort Valley
Two twin beds and the 12 seasons of flowers are something every Southern home should have. Beautiful Red Poppies adorn the Aubusson sofa, and a handpainted Mural of Saint Marks Square adds the perfect touch.
Portugal is known for its distinctive tile. This style dates back to the 15th century where they were used to cover the walls of palaces and churches. Portuguese tiles narrate historical themes often covering buildings, interiors, and public spaces. Hydrangeas in the Azores are known worldwide for their incredible abundance, size, and natural beauty. The variety of colors is truly remarkable with blues, purples, reds, pinks, and white hydrangeas dotting the island’s landscape with flowers some the size of basketballs.
7. Kitchen – England: Time for Tea – Sponsored by Lane Packing
The kitchen is located in the same place it has been for over 150 years. The farm table is set with Georgia plates created by the Transylvania Club of Sandersville. They are the Official Historical Plates of Georgia and are used in the Governor’s mansion and have also been used in the White House. These plates are still sold today and are produced in pink and blue.
The no-dig method is a favorite garden technique for England growers. It avoids breaking up, lifting, or turning the soil. Scientific evidence shows cultivation damages soil structure and disrupts the natural processes that occur within it. This makes no-dig a better choice for soil health by minimizing disturbance. Many people in England are choosing to not mow their lawns. This helps increase the diversity of flowers and plants in an area and provides food and shelter for pollinators.
8. Keeping Room – America the Beautiful – Sponsored by Speir Heating & Cooling
The chandelier is a hand-carved nautical theme from Belgium. In the room are a large ship’s binnacle, many weathervanes, and weather instruments along with several other nautical pieces, and a bison oversees it all.
America the Beautiful conveys an attitude of appreciation and gratitude for the nation’s extraordinary physical beauty and abundance. America is composed of gorgeous landscapes and many diverse people. Farms, mountain ranges, hills, plains, deserts, lakes, and streams – the US truly has it all. You can spend a lifetime exploring the natural wonders the US has to offer and still feel like you saw only a fraction.
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