Rhonda Wolke Designs

05/29/2026

Rhonda Wolke Designs

05/14/2026

The Tulip . In full bloom .

05/14/2026

Beautiful Mother’s Day florals

02/16/2026

02/16/2026

Vincent painted around 200 works featuring flowers, and he created 35 of them in one summer alone!
According to his brother Theo, friends often brought Vincent small bouquets. That suited him well, because he loved flowers and often chose them as his subject.

In his floral still lifes, Vincent was able to experiment with brushwork and colour, exploring how one hue could make another come alive.

1 ‘Irises’, 1890 © Van Gogh Museum
2 ‘Vase with Poppies’, 1886 © The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
3 ‘Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase’, 1890 © The Met Museum
4 ‘Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies’, 1887 © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

12/14/2025

Wreaths
Since ancient times, wreaths have symbolized the wheel of life and a circle of hope.
Each person according to season or phase of life, will find themselves at the top of the wheel ⏰(12:00, spring/birth), making the rounds (3:00 summer/ renewal), at the bottom (6:00 autumn/decline) or struggling back toward the top (9:00 winter/death/regeneration).
Taking a walk, gathering botanicals from the winter landscape, and making a wreath, all become part of a meditation on the season. As we create and appreciate this labor of love, a wreath becomes a reminder that no matter where we are in the seasons and cycles of our lives, we will always continue to cycle through the good, the bad, the ups, and downs, youth and aging, life and death.
A linear path merely takes us from beginning to end, but the wheel of life symbolized in a wreath, reminds us that we are always most vital, engaged and alive when we accept our current phase, create forward movement, and celebrate the season at hand.
Perhaps this year, instead of arguing about politics, or getting trapped in a frantic rush to buy gifts and decorations, take a walk in nature with family and friends. Make your own wreaths from the special things you gather and renew this ancient holiday tradition designed to engage us in the spirit of the season.

from The Heirloom Gardener - John Forti