Local Flowers and Meeting Ariella Chezar
If you read my last blog then you know this blog is a week later then I promised. I do apologize.
I made a rookie mistake that I haven't made since high-school by forgetting to save my work, and just as I was about to click "publish" deleted everything instead. Total bummer!
If you don't have Ariella's book, The Flower Workshop, it's a must!
The bright side is that in the mean time I had the pleasure of meeting a floral star and grow slow advocate, Ariella Chezar.
Me and Ariella
In Boston, I took a Saturday afternoon master class with Ariella in which we were bestowed with some stunning flowers. Green and salmon tulips, fragrant Hyacinths, bulbous Ranunculous, apple green Hellebore and the most delicate peach centered Daffadils I have ever encountered.
The color palate was incredibly harmonious, but of even more interest was that they were all "spring" flowers and grown local. The Narcissus even came from Ariella's own farm, Zonneveld. "Just because you can buy flowers out of season, doesn't mean that you should," -Ariella Chezar
As Ariella describes it, slow flowers that are not mass produced and grown in season have a "life force" that is vibrant and undeniable making them infinitely more beautiful than a flower traveling far from home. After working with this gorgeous product, it is hard to argue.
The slow flower movement is important, and if you don't know what it is, just think of it as "farm to table" for flowers. A resurgence in quality, sustainability, and accountability.
Below are some resources for slow flowers and seeds:
Floret Flower Farm (for seeds to plant local)
Next Week: Prepping for a Courtyard Wedding