“When Debra and David began interviewing and photographing people who grow and arrange fresh, seasonal flowers for local markets, I knew they were documenting a new movement…you could call it the slow flower movement.” This quote, by Amy Stewart from the Foreword of “The 50 Mile Bouquet,” well summarizes this forward-looking book by Debra Prinzing and David Perry, which leaves you with a wider perspective and appreciation of fresh cut flowers and other greenery. This is in sharp contrast to the international florist industry, making Stewart’s 2007 book about that industry, “Flower Confidential,” a good companion reading (Stewart–who lives in Eureka, California–almost qualifies as a local author).
Excerpted from the Fall 2012 Arboretum Bulletin.