Who starts a floral business in a season when flowers are fading fast under the chill of Fall? In that defining moment, when I launched my website last October, I realized that my aesthetic point of view was about creating artful seasonal arrangements that celebrate and incorporate, not only my garden's sustainably grown flowers, but also the abundance of what nature provides each season -- such as leaves, seed pods, berries, and branches.
To my surprise, Today's Bouquet grew quite rapidly, and I began to source flowers from our extraordinary local organic flower farms in the Bay Area. Through my exciting year of creating and expressing with my seasonal flower aesthetic, I learned that I am in the company of a greatcommunity of like minds in an emerging locally grown flower movement lead by the celebrated garden writer and organic flower champion, Debra Prinzing with her pivotal book, The 50 Mile Bouquet . I embrace this movement as it continues to inspire me.
Four season of creating arrangements with sustainably grown flowers for my friends and neighbors has been such a gratifying and whimsical adventure. I appreciate all the encouragement and support from colleagues and friends in the slow flower movement. I am also grateful to share my flowers in the many celebrations with dear friends and families in my community throughout the year. I look forward to celebrating another four seasons of flowers, friends, and Today's Bouquet!
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