Current Obsessions: L’Amour

Things to know about this weekend: the flower named after Meghan Markle, Gauguin’s tropical plants, and the insider secrets of French florists. Read on.

Above: A peek inside a secret courtyard in Paris, hidden behind closed doors; see more in Private Paris: 7 Secret Gardens in the City of Love. Photograph courtesy of A+B Kasha.

• The insider secrets of a French florist.
• And: how to make your Valentine’s Day bouquet last til March. (Maybe.)
• Meet a climber named after Meghan Markle: Clematis ‘Meghan’.
• Cuttings wanted.
• What garden tool can’t you live without? We vote for Princess Greta’s grabber.
• If insects are headed toward extinction, so are we.
• So, cut out the chemicals.
• And plant more wildflowers (aka: Butterfly Shelters).
• Dogs welcome (one day only), at the San Diego Botanic Garden.
• Head to Sarasota, Florida, to see Paul Gauguin’s work, exhibited alongside the tropical plants he painted.
• 8 wire baskets you can use all over the house.
• For your weekend retail therapy: 6 vintage French shops you can browse from your laptop.

Previously in Obsessions:

• Current Obsessions: Love in the Air
• Current Obsessions: Muted Palettes
• Current Obsessions: The Winter Garden