Week 35, as we revisit the 10-year anniversary of the book Slow Flowers
![Flowers and Fruit, Summer Week 11 Slow Flowers Revisited](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/smIMG_8015-1024x870.jpg)
Oh my gosh, this was one of my favorite arrangements created for the book, Slow Flowers!
![Original bouquet with roses and hydrangeas 2013](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Silver_bowl_roses_hydrangeas.jpg)
![Page 64: Fruit and Flowers (2013)](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ST-LYNNS-SLOW-FLOWERS-BOOK_Page_66-1024x1024.png)
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](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropIMG_8011-1024x879.jpg)
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](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/smIMG_8000-1024x723.jpg)
![Raspberry details](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/raspberry-detail-IMG_8008-1024x683.jpg)
![Hydrangea and Ninebark detail](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hydrangeaIMG_8014-1024x683.jpg)
![Prairie Queen Panicum detail](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fountain-grass-detail-IMG_8007-1024x683.jpg)
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