Lovely garden and I do like a lot of the house, but I'm a maximalist : ) . Interesting to know she's from Louisiana, there's a lot of the Southern traditional/preppy aesthetic in that house.

She's a former beauty publicist who became a floral stylist making flower crowns for weddings and showers, and hosting crown workshops for private events in NYC/Hamptons, and also wrote a book about it seven or so years ago, around the time she married her husband, a managing director at a NYC investment firm. She seems to have turned her flower crown business into a creative consulting/floral and event design business, and since having a baby about a year ago has moved more toward IG influencer. Which means her garden and house are an important part of her business and brand, so likely an invisible army behind the scenes to help, especially when it comes to getting everything camera-ready.

That said, as a gardener, I dream of winning the lottery and hiring a couple of helpers : ) .

I think I kept the compact one with the magnifying glass that was in my parents' library.

Pal, that was hilarious ! Gloria Upson Bunny Bixler recount.