A City in Bloom: Malmö’s “Fruit Cocktail” Flower Beds & the Art of Everyday Beauty

Every spring, Malmö surprises us.

The city’s flower beds and urns awaken with fresh intention, carefully composed by the hands of landscape artists who understand that public planting is more than decoration—it’s storytelling in bloom. For 2025, Malmö’s annual flower program adopts a jubilant theme: Fruit Cocktail.

Inspired by the colorful nostalgia of the classic dessert, this year’s plantings will feature a bold palette of sunlit yellow, soft peach, juicy grape-red, and a whisper of creamy white. It’s a joyous, multisensory celebration of summer at its peak—fruity, fresh, and just a bit playful.

At BON TON goods, we find a deep kinship in this kind of creative intention.

Just as a master gardener must balance texture, tone, and timing to coax life from the soil, we look for objects that speak to the same thoughtful process: hand-formed ceramics from Paris, hand-poured wax from Normandy, fragrances composed like poetry, and silver and gold crafted with generational care. To us, beauty is never an afterthought. It’s designed, it’s cultivated—and it’s shared.

Much like Malmö’s public gardens, our philosophy is rooted in craftsmanship, seasonality, and pleasure. There is joy in the everyday—a tabletop, a vase of blooms, a new scent by the door—and Malmö reminds us that even the city itself can bloom with intention.

We encourage you to take a walk this season. Notice how the colors lift your spirits. Let the fruity tones of pineapple, grape, and peach soften your day. And perhaps let them inspire your home, your table, or your next visit to BON TON.

🌸 Explore Malmö’s flower program here
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