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Style is key in festive floral arranging

sfgate.com
Dec. 22, 2009
Flowers are a sure way to dress up your home for the holidays, and you don't need a lot of expensive blooms to do it. Floral stylists say this is the year when style trumps opulence. Trish O'Sullivan, a teacher and designer at the New York Botanical Garden's...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler