The August 2020 issue of Slow Flowers Journal is our 37th consecutive special section for Florists’ Review, our magazine partner. We love featuring the Slow Flowers message and our members’ stories each month, with original, informative…
A flower farmer muses on the relevance of flowers during the COVID-19 pandemic There have been many moments in my flower farming career when I feel like I’m turning into a plant.…
Note: I received this letter and photos recently from Australian farmer-florist Ashley McFadden of Yellow House Flower Farm. Her correspondence was perfectly timed to lift our spirits and she has given permission…
With uncertain times come many ways to adapt and adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are seven stories of how florists are doing just that By Debra Prinzing, PFCI This article appears…
Gina Thresher, AIFD, EMC, of From the Ground Up Floral, shares this first-person review from Trend Summit, which took place March 12-15, 2020. She attended as a member of the media to…
The opening frame of “BLOOM” features a dahlia blooming in time-lapse, with petals unfurling to a full-sized flower. Accompanied by birdsong audio, the screen reads: “28 years ago, Joan Ewer Thorndike began…
Slow Flowers Members use botanical art, large-scale floral installations to communicate their values In December 2018, I profiled Los Angeles floral artist and designer Whit McClure, of the studio Whit Hazen, for…
Tamara Hough illustrates “flower ladies” using blooms she grows and collects from nature Note: This profile appears in the June 2020 issue of Florists’ Review Magazine The playful and charming personalities that…
The June 2020 issue of Slow Flowers Journal is our 35th consecutive special section for Florists’ Review, our magazine partner. We love featuring the Slow Flowers message and our members’ stories each month, with original, informative…
Succession Planting is the method of planting the same crop, over, and over, and over, and over, throughout the season so you can harvest the same crop all season. Succession planting is…