Flowers and Fruit

Week 35, as we revisit the 10-year anniversary of the book Slow Flowers

Flowers and Fruit, Summer Week 11 Slow Flowers Revisited
Flowers and Fruit, Summer Week 11 Slow Flowers Revisited

Oh my gosh, this was one of my favorite arrangements created for the book, Slow Flowers!

Original bouquet with roses and hydrangeas 2013
Original bouquet with roses and hydrangeas 2013
Page 64: Fruit and Flowers (2013)
Page 64: Fruit and Flowers (2013)

The background: I designed the 2013 arrangement using a vintage silver thrifted bowl and botanicals from the flower farmers of Seattle Wholesale Growers Market. Nicole Cordier, then front desk manager, and I volunteered to create and donate several arrangements for an event benefiting the non-profit Seattle Children’s Play Garden.

Inspired by the 2013 arrangement for Slow Flowers, this piece features similar ingredients and deep pink roses
Inspired by the 2013 arrangement for Slow Flowers, this piece features similar ingredients and deep pink roses

This time around, I used a smaller silver bowl measuring 4 inches tall x 6 inches in diameter. It is a 1980 “Unsung Hero” award that my husband received from the Harvard University Track Team, one of his cherished possessions. Smaller in scale than the 7-x-8 inch Gorham silver plate bowl used in 2013, Bruce’s trophy bowl was ideal for my current piece.

top view of 2023 arrangement
Top view of 2023 arrangement
Raspberry details
Raspberry fruit and foliage from Jello Mold Farm, the crop that made them famous with local florists.
Hydrangea and Ninebark detail
Hydrangea and Ninebark detail
Prairie Queen Panicum detail
Prairie Queen Panicum detail

It was easy to reinterpret the original, and I’m so happy I could incorporate so many ingredients snipped from the Slow Flowers Cutting Garden!

Hydrangeas: Limelight

Roses: 2 types of David Austin garden roses, ‘Olivia Rose Austin’ and ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’

Ninebark: ‘Ginger Wine’

Purchased from the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market:

Fruited Raspberry Foliage, grown by Jello Mold Farm

Zinnia Benary, grown by Here to There Farm, LLC

Panicum ‘Prairie Queen’, grown by Lexi Mara

Debra Prinzing

Debra Prinzing is a Seattle-based writer, speaker and leading advocate for American-grown flowers. Through her many Slow Flowers-branded projects, she has convened a national conversation that encourages consumers and professionals alike to make conscious choices about their floral purchases. Debra is the producer of SlowFlowers.com, the weekly "Slow Flowers Podcast" and the American Flowers Week (June 28-July 4) campaign. Debra is author of 11 books, including Slow Flowers (2013), The 50 Mile Bouquet (2012) and Slow Flowers Journal (2020). She is the co-founder of BLOOM Imprint, the boutique publishing arm of Slow Flowers.

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