Debra Prinzing

SLOW FLOWERS: Week 24

admin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:16:00 +0000

A Certain Vintage Ingredients: 25 stems heuchera foliage (Heuchera ‘Green Spice’), harvested from my garden 7 stems sweet William (Dianthus barbatus var. nigrescens ‘Sooty’), grown by J. Foss Garden Flowers 5 stems mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius), harvested from my garden Vase: 6-inch tall 1940s vase with a 7-inch x 3-inch oval opening Eco-technique Just add [...]

An All-American Floral Design Tool Kit

admin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:01:44 +0000

I never thought I would be such a proponent of the American Grown-American Made movement, but after writing The 50 Mile Bouquet and Slow Flowers, I have gained newfound appreciation for companies that provide jobs to American workers. We should all make an effort to both value and promote domestic farms and domestic manufacturers. Hey – even my [...]

SLOW FLOWERS: Week 23

admin — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:51:14 +0000

A Bit of Purple Heaven Ingredients: 5 stems dark purple lilacs (Syringa vulgaris), grown by Sunshine Crafts and Flowers 7 stems blue perennial bachelor buttons (Centaurea cyanus), grown by Sunshine Crafts and Flowers 7 stems reddish-pink ‘Nora Barlow’ columbine (Aquilegia hybrid), grown by Sunshine Crafts and Flowers 5 stems purple ornamental alliums, grown by Jello [...]

SLOW FLOWERS: Week 22

admin — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:46:54 +0000

Joyeux Anniversaire Ingredients: 5 stems hot-pink peonies (variety unknown), harvested from my garden 5 stems late-blooming lilac (Syringa x prestoniae), harvested from my garden 5 stems bachelor’s buttons (Centaurea cyanus), harvested from my garden 3 stems ‘Supergreen’ hybrid tea roses, grown by Peterkort Roses 6 stems each Dusty Miller (Centaurea cineraria) and lamb’s ears (Stachys [...]

Thank you, Mark Bittman

admin — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:34:32 +0000

There’s a lot of wisdom to be found in the Dining pages of today’s New York Times. Mark Bittman’s “The Flexitarian” column focuses on changing our relationship with meat, learning to eat less and re-thinking our food dollar. You can basically take the term MEAT and replace it with FLOWERS to come up with a [...]

SLOW FLOWERS: Week 21

admin — Sun, 26 May 2013 16:21:58 +0000

Pitchers of Poppies Ingredients: (Green pitcher) 10 stems coral-red Icelandic poppies (Papaver nudicaule), grown by Jello Mold Farm 6 stems Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’, grown by Jello Mold Farm 7 stems rattlesnake grass (Briza media), grown by Jello Mold Farm (Glass pitcher) 10 stems bright yellow Icelandic poppies (Papaver nudicaule), grown by Jello Mold Farm 10 [...]

FedEx Flowers: How to ship a wedding or gift bouquet

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:06:24 +0000

A dear friend of mine is getting married today, in a state halfway across the country. None of her close friends are there to support her, mostly because she only recently moved away from Seattle to be close to her sweetheart. But at least she’s going to hold a bouquet of flowers I made Wednesday [...]

SLOW FLOWERS: Week 20

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:11 +0000

A Softer Side of Green Ingredients: 15 stems Dusty Miller foliage (Centaurea cineraria), grown by Charles Little & Co. 5 stems lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina), grown by Charles Little & Co. 15 stems ‘Supergreen’ hybrid tea roses, grown by Peterkort Roses 9 stems Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum nutans), grown by Choice Bulb Farms 6 [...]

How to choose the freshest bouquets and flowers at your local farmers’ market

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:30 +0000

Forget flowers grown far from home. You’ll find the best blooms right in your own neighborhood – straight from a local flower farmer. The growth of local farmers’ markets is staggering – up 17 percent nationwide in 2011, according to the USDA (USDA Farmers’ Market Data). And as more farmers’ markets establish in communities across [...]

SLOW FLOWERS: Week 19

admin — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:13:30 +0000

FIRST PEONIES OF THE SEASON Ingredients: 10 stems red peonies, grown by Ojeda Farms 7 stems each ‘Purple Sensation’ and ‘Cowanii’ ornamental alliums, grown by Choice Bulb Farms 12 stems lady’s mantle foliage (Alchemilla mollis), harvested from my garden Vase: 9-inch tall x 5-inch diameter hand-blown glass vase Design 101 Create a collar: You can [...]