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Celebrating the beautiful, the abundant & the unexpected during the summer–fall transition
by Debra Prinzing, Author & Founder of Slow Flowers
Here it is, late summer already, the time of year the Chinese regard as the "fifth season."
Others have called it "high season" or the "in-between season." As we transition into that wonderful moment between summer and fall when everything reaches completeness, I asked members of the Slow Flowers Community to share their favorite standouts of the fifth season — uncommon and tried-and-true botanicals that appear in our fields and design studios as summer turns to autumn; as hints of fall beckon.
Author & Slow Flowers Founder, Debra Prinzing
Debra Prinzing, Author & Founder of Slow Flowers
I've collected the stars of late summer — the flowers, foliages, herbs, seeds, pods, edibles and vines that seemingly wait until now to show their best attributes for our bouquets and vases. The submissions are nothing short of inspiring — coming from passionate home gardeners, as well as talented flower farmers and gifted florists. Everyone, it seems, has a heightened awareness of the bounty of the season. Here's to the Fifth Season! Grand or modest, formal or wild, every aesthetic has a place for seasonal botanicals.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Nan Matteson of Queen City Flower Farm in Cincinnati, Ohio, calls herself an "urban mini-micro flower farmer" and her passion for local flowers is evident when she brings her blooms to area farmers' markets.
"I was just playing one day for myself and came up with this vignette," which combines dahlias with chunky 'Porcelain Doll' and mini pumpkins.
"It feels fall to me," she says, "but in such an unconventional way. Dahlias are at their finest this time of year."
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Nan Matteson • Queen City Flower Farm
Nan Matteson of Queen City Flower Farm in Cincinnati, Ohio, calls herself an "urban mini-micro flower farmer" and her passion for local flowers is evident when she brings her blooms to area farmers' markets.
"I was just playing one day for myself and came up with this vignette," which combines dahlias with chunky 'Porcelain Doll' and mini pumpkins.
"It feels fall to me," she says,"but in such an unconventional way. Dahlias are at their finest this time of year."
Jen Hinson, Clara's Garden
MEDIAPOLIS, IOWA
Jen Hinson • Clara's Garden
Clara's Garden, Jen Hinson's flower farm and floral design studio, is based in Mediapolis, Iowa, in the southeast corner of her state. This evocative late-summer composition includes dahlias, amaranth, celosia, hydrangea, dill, a single garden rose, and foraged and cultivated greens — all in an intentionally faded palette.
LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA
Rachael Ackerman • Blue Sky Flower Farm
Rachael and Jon Ackerman own Blue Sky Flower Farm in Lakeville, Minnesota. Among other channels, they sell their lovely woodies, perennials, annuals, and vines to the design community through the new Twin Cities Flower Exchange, a 100% local wholesale hub that opened earlier this year.
Here are two of Rachael's favorite ingredients of the season: hops and pumpkin lantern plant.
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Amanda Maurmann • Gnome Grown Flowers
Singular sensation! Sometimes, just one bloom is all you need to sum up the vibe of late summer.
This bunch of 'Apricot/Peach Mix' straw flowers, grown by Amanda Maurmann of Gnome Grown Flower Farm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was captured on camera by florist Susan McLeary of Passionflower Design Studio, for the emerging Michigan Flower Growers Cooperative.
STOW, MASSACHUSETTS
Barbara Rietscha • Field & Vase by Stow Greenhouses
A stunning still-life from Field & Vase by Stow Greenhouses' Barbara Rietscha takes late-summer flowers to a new artistic plane.
"I used all my fall favorites: dahlias, marigolds, celosia, delphinium, thistle, sweet William, and mums," she says. The weathered animal skull sets a pensive tone.
taken from http://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/flowers/slow-flowers-fifth-season-regional-design-
Till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse, Dougherty, Iowa
Celebrating the beautiful, the abundant & the unexpected during the summer–fall transition
by Debra Prinzing, Author & Founder of Slow Flowers
Here it is, late summer already, the time of year the Chinese regard as the "fifth season."
Others have called it "high season" or the "in-between season." As we transition into that wonderful moment between summer and fall when everything reaches completeness, I asked members of the Slow Flowers Community to share their favorite standouts of the fifth season — uncommon and tried-and-true botanicals that appear in our fields and design studios as summer turns to autumn; as hints of fall beckon.
Author & Slow Flowers Founder, Debra Prinzing
Debra Prinzing, Author & Founder of Slow Flowers
I've collected the stars of late summer — the flowers, foliages, herbs, seeds, pods, edibles and vines that seemingly wait until now to show their best attributes for our bouquets and vases. The submissions are nothing short of inspiring — coming from passionate home gardeners, as well as talented flower farmers and gifted florists. Everyone, it seems, has a heightened awareness of the bounty of the season. Here's to the Fifth Season! Grand or modest, formal or wild, every aesthetic has a place for seasonal botanicals.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Nan Matteson of Queen City Flower Farm in Cincinnati, Ohio, calls herself an "urban mini-micro flower farmer" and her passion for local flowers is evident when she brings her blooms to area farmers' markets.
"I was just playing one day for myself and came up with this vignette," which combines dahlias with chunky 'Porcelain Doll' and mini pumpkins.
"It feels fall to me," she says, "but in such an unconventional way. Dahlias are at their finest this time of year."
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Nan Matteson • Queen City Flower Farm
Nan Matteson of Queen City Flower Farm in Cincinnati, Ohio, calls herself an "urban mini-micro flower farmer" and her passion for local flowers is evident when she brings her blooms to area farmers' markets.
"I was just playing one day for myself and came up with this vignette," which combines dahlias with chunky 'Porcelain Doll' and mini pumpkins.
"It feels fall to me," she says,"but in such an unconventional way. Dahlias are at their finest this time of year."
Jen Hinson, Clara's Garden
MEDIAPOLIS, IOWA
Jen Hinson • Clara's Garden
Clara's Garden, Jen Hinson's flower farm and floral design studio, is based in Mediapolis, Iowa, in the southeast corner of her state. This evocative late-summer composition includes dahlias, amaranth, celosia, hydrangea, dill, a single garden rose, and foraged and cultivated greens — all in an intentionally faded palette.
LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA
Rachael Ackerman • Blue Sky Flower Farm
Rachael and Jon Ackerman own Blue Sky Flower Farm in Lakeville, Minnesota. Among other channels, they sell their lovely woodies, perennials, annuals, and vines to the design community through the new Twin Cities Flower Exchange, a 100% local wholesale hub that opened earlier this year.
Here are two of Rachael's favorite ingredients of the season: hops and pumpkin lantern plant.
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Amanda Maurmann • Gnome Grown Flowers
Singular sensation! Sometimes, just one bloom is all you need to sum up the vibe of late summer.
This bunch of 'Apricot/Peach Mix' straw flowers, grown by Amanda Maurmann of Gnome Grown Flower Farm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was captured on camera by florist Susan McLeary of Passionflower Design Studio, for the emerging Michigan Flower Growers Cooperative.
STOW, MASSACHUSETTS
Barbara Rietscha • Field & Vase by Stow Greenhouses
A stunning still-life from Field & Vase by Stow Greenhouses' Barbara Rietscha takes late-summer flowers to a new artistic plane.
"I used all my fall favorites: dahlias, marigolds, celosia, delphinium, thistle, sweet William, and mums," she says. The weathered animal skull sets a pensive tone.
taken from http://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/flowers/slow-flowers-fifth-season-regional-design-
Till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse, Dougherty, Iowa
