FLOWER Magazine May/June 2026

ON THE COVER: We’ve always been drawn to poppies for their exuberant palette, crepe-papery petals, and expressive faces. Style Director Amanda Smith Fowler arranged a profusion of the blooms for this abstract composition, creating our ideal version of “Pop Art.” Photographed by David Hillegas SWEET PEAS - While The Farmhouse Flower Farm grew wings in producing sweat pea blooms, it really began to fly when it bore seeds. FRENCH IMPRESSION - A dream duo, architect James Carter and designer Richard Keith Langham, fashion a new French-inspired home for the ages. THE BEAUTY HUNTER - With a shift across the pond, floral designer Lucy Hunter takes the adage "bloom where you are planted" to heart. OLD FLORIDA CALLING - Designer Ellen Kavanaugh restores charm to a Palm Beach house with an illustrious pedigree. PLUS: The freshest bunch of design books of the season, Snowy Campbell's paintings of Bunny Mellon's rooms, designer Raleigh Adams, and Catherine Erb's photography!