The Flower Hunter by Lucy Hunter
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast:
The Flower Hunter by Lucy Hunter
This book came out late in 2021, and the subtitle is Seasonal Flowers Inspired by Nature and Gathered from the Garden.
Lucy Hunter is a floral whisperer.
She knows how to create - genuine, artistic, Raphaelian, dreamy, sumptuous beauty.
For her first book, Lucy has given gardeners quite a gift.
My dears, have you ever wandered through a garden, lost in the intoxicating fragrance of blooming flowers?
Perhaps you've felt a pang of longing to capture that fleeting beauty, to preserve it in a way that transcends time. If so, Lucy Hunter's The Flower Hunter is the very book you've been seeking.
This exquisite volume is more than just a gardening guide; it's a love letter to the natural world, a celebration of the simple pleasures of growing and arranging flowers.
Gardeners love nothing better than chatting with other gardeners and seeing their gardens. And trust me, you want to see what Lucy is doing with the beauty she finds in her own backyard. When folks visit Lucy, these are questions she loves to answer:
Why do you grow that?
What do you do with this flower?
How did you think to plant that?
Even if you feel no match for Lucy’s level of mastery, she manages to help connect the reader to the well of creativity, the tiny spark of inspiration that each of us possesses.
Lucy generously shares her step-by-step tutorials. Her prose is as captivating as her floral arrangements, filled with lyrical descriptions. Her essays on working with natural elements inspire. She’s funny, too.
As gardeners, we see the beauty in the every day. We know how to find peace in nature. Lucy extends that serenity and joy and puts it to work in creating more than just exquisite floral arrangements.
She also demonstrates other projects like drying flowers for a fall wreath, making natural dyes (more straightforward than you think), and creating your own journal (more fun than you think!).
As we follow her through the seasons, we are inspired to slow down and appreciate the intricate beauty of nature. Lucy's photographs capture it all - from the delicate snowdrops of early spring to the fiery autumn leaves.
But The Flower Hunter is more than just a visual feast. Lucy encourages us to embrace our own creativity, to find our own unique voice in the world.
With simple projects and practical advice, she shows us how to transform our gardens into works of art. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a novice, this book will inspire you to experiment, to play with color and texture, and to create arrangements that reflect your personal style.
So, my dear readers, let us embark on this botanical adventure together. Let us discover the joy of growing our own flowers, of arranging them with love and care, and of finding beauty in the everyday.
With The Flower Hunter as our guide, we can all become flower hunters, capturing the essence of nature and sharing our own unique creations with the world.
Lucy Hunter has two decades of floral, photography, and landscape design experience. She is a naturalist at heart. She is an edge-softener, an evocateur, a lover of seasonal transitions, a rose lover and guru, a believer in potential, and a pathfinder to your own creative voice.
You’d better believe that her Instagram is amazing. You can follow her @lucytheflowerhunter.
This book is 208 pages of Lucy Hunter doing what Lucy Hunter does best: florals, beauty, softness, nature, and sparks.
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