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March 19th, 2009
weeder’s digest: paris edition

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Scenes: Parisian flower stalls and cemeteries.

Eric and I are scouting around in Paris this week, stopping to snoop around in all the flower stalls and trekking though cemeteries. Nothing like a little death and flowers in the afternoon. Or apéritifs and oysters at the Ritz in the afternoon. Or shoe shopping in the afternoon. Thanks to D*Sponge for bankrolling the whole trip – Grace truly knows how to keep her writers and weeders happy.* Of particular note: potted anemones, ranuncula the size of oranges, a mimosa tree, and miniature potted hydrangea – which would make such good wedding favors/table decorations. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. -SR

*Not confirmed

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CLICK HERE for over 20 more photos from Sarah’s trip to Paris after the jump below (just click on each thumbnail to view them full-size)

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18 comments
Jess said:
March 19th, 2009 - 12:01 pm

Lovely!

March 19th, 2009 - 12:05 pm

Wow… those orange and green flowers are amazing!

Lindsay said:
March 19th, 2009 - 12:07 pm

Pretty …. except what is UP with the centres of those ranunculus?! Looks like there’s something growing out the middle … ewwww!

sharon said:
March 19th, 2009 - 12:12 pm

so so gorgeous! i love those orange ones

Joanna said:
March 19th, 2009 - 12:13 pm

I’m SO jealous!

Gina said:
March 19th, 2009 - 12:15 pm

I love all of these paris photos! I want some of these flowers growing in my yard, but being in the mid west, I am not sure if they would like it here. :-)

fabframes said:
March 19th, 2009 - 12:33 pm

Wow, lovely! This continues to be my favorite weekly column on D*S.

lauren said:
March 19th, 2009 - 1:01 pm

gorgeous stuff! and resounding proof that we should all label our flowers in euroscript for added sexiness.

andrea said:
March 19th, 2009 - 1:55 pm

These beauties are incredible!! My sister and I visited Paris last year and we freaked out staring at these flowers, because they’ re most pretty rare in our tropical Brazil. Thanks D*S for make my day, once more!
*tip: most of these flowers are in Claire Basler’s paitings (she’s also french), you can see them on her website.

nath said:
March 19th, 2009 - 2:35 pm

Nice work if you can get it!

Libby said:
March 19th, 2009 - 9:52 pm

Oh, this is the best inspiration for my upcoming wedding…and my finace and I are going to Paris for our honeymooon. This makes me so excited!

julia said:
March 20th, 2009 - 4:23 am

Yes, we do have beautiful flowers and flower shops in Paris (;o), with spring coming everybody is buying new plants and pots! The winter was so cold, a lot of plants froze.
Lindsay, I think it’s because the ranunculus are not quite ripe (can I say ripe for flowers?); they’ll turn ok later.

March 20th, 2009 - 8:51 am

the second to last image is AMAZING!
the decay in the background and springtime flowers sprouting up front…. really lovely!

March 20th, 2009 - 8:52 am

GORGEOUS!!!!! I miss Paris…..

kim said:
March 20th, 2009 - 9:49 am

Oh, I love the oxalis! I’ve only seen them with pink flowers, the yellow ones are a fantastic combination!

Nina B said:
March 20th, 2009 - 10:15 am

What do I need to do to get a trip to Paris (or anywhere, really) bankrolled by D*S??

March 21st, 2009 - 12:58 pm

Ooooooh… I sooooo must contact the owners of these photos… They are marvelous… I would love to paint them! Thank you for sharing!
J’adore!
Fifi

March 30th, 2009 - 5:21 pm

Lovely pics! Have you been to the Marche d’Algiers? Very colorful and lively. My favorite pics in Paris came from there.

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