
Wellington boots for guests to borrow at Babington, a retreat in western England where Ashwell spends Christmas with her family.
photo: Amy Neunsinger

Yarrow, sage, fennel, verbena, and giant bellflowers spill over a bucket in a potting shed.
photo: Amy Neunsinger

A floral creation from the garden of one of Ashwell’s friends outside Paris, France.
photo: Amy Neunsinger

Ashwell’s vintage dinnerware pieces. “These mismatched beauties may have had a more glamourous life, but now they are put to use for humble as well as decadent meals,” she says.
photo: Amy Neunsinger

Blue Bonnet Barn at The Prairie, Ashwell’s bed and breakfast in Round Top, Texas.
photo: Amy Neunsinger

In Texas, wisteria blooms briefly in May, and Ashwell babies her cut flowers with plenty of water in jars and vases. “Wisteria is a gem, but it’s so fleeting,” she says. “For those moments we have it, it’s lovely.”
photo: Amy Neunsinger

Ashwell often mixes flowers from her garden with plants she picks up at markets—such as these hydrangeas in a guest bedroom.
photo: Amy Neunsinger

Ashwell collects floral vases and bowls from the flea markets in Round Top, Texas.
photo: Amy Neunsinger

A secret to survival in Texas: “My signature Prairie barrel of flowers is proudly mostly fake,” Ashwell says, “so it can sit outside and withstand the blazing sun and heat.”
photo: Amy Neunsinger