Garden Design Luncheon with The Slow Flowers Movement

Debra’s visually elegant presentation explores the “slow flower” concept featured in The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers, her 2012 book, and in her 2013 book, Slow Flowers: Four Seasons of Locally Grown Bouquets from the Garden, Meadow and Farm, for which she received the Garden Writers Association Silver Medal. She discusses local, seasonal, and sustainable ways to use flowers and foliage that oftentimes grow right in our own backyards. Learn who is leading this movement, how to source locally grown flowers in your community, and why this cultural shift is so important to gardeners .

The presentation will also feature personal projects from Debra’s latest book, Slow Flowers. She will share tips and the best ideas from her one-year floral design project, during which she sourced bouquet materials from only local and seasonal sources. Highlights include season-by-season bouquets and “green design” tips for the DIY floral designer.
A luncheon, book signing, and raffle will follow the presentation, and Debra will be happy to personally inscribe your copies.

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014

Time: 10:00am-2:00pm

Location: Rhode Island Country Club, 150 Nayatt Rd, Barrington, RI 02806

Price: Member $75, Non-member $85

Contact: 401-253-2707