Where We Bloom by Debra Prinzing

Where We Bloom by Debra Prinzing

This book came out in 2022, and the subtitle is Thirty-Seven Intimate, Inventive, and Artistic Studio Spaces Where Floral Passions Find a Place to Blossom.

The publisher writes,

Step inside the places where flowers come to life. Slow Flowers Society founder Debra Prinzing's new book showcases the beautiful plant- and flower-filled settings of Slow Flowers designers, farmer-florists, and growers. Each environment reflects the personality and aesthetic style of its owner, offering great ideas to inspire the design, organization, and functionality of your creative studio. Visit their spaces and read about their floral passions.

Debra profiles thirty-seven studio spaces for floral aficionados of all kinds in this book.

Here's how she introduces Lori Poliski's Woodinville, Washington, modern homestead - a former horse barn converted into a studio with function and beauty in mind:

Lori Poliski was a gardener long before she formed Flori, her design studio based in a suburb of Seattle. 

She has made posies and arrangements since she was five, drawing from roots that began on a family farm in New Jersey where her mother grew lilacs, peonies, and roses. 

Lori worked for a flower shop in the Bay Area after college and later, during a technology career, she continued to design flowers for family and friends' weddings.
In 2017, she formalized a business, naming the studio "Flori" ...and rhymes with her name. 

Lori said, "My husband designed my first business card and it read: "Garden-style Bowers for small weddings and events."

The frustration of producing wedding flowers in a garage filled with sports equipment and bicycles inspired dreams of having a dedicated design space. Lori's solution? A 12-by-24-foot covered storage area at one end of the horse barn where three animals also are stabled.

The space now has two sets of white French doors and windows, which look charming against the blue-gray shingle siding, complete with striped awning,

I can only imagine how fun it was for Debra to roam the country scouting these 37 flower-filled locations for her book. All the stories and the people behind these magical spaces are a true joy to discover. If you are thinking about creating or redoing a floral space of your own - a simple she-shed or a little corner in the garage or attic, you'll find plenty of inspiration in the spaces profiled in Debra's book.

This book is 127 pages of pure eye candy and dreams made real for modern floral artists and creatives.

You can get a copy of Where We Bloom by Debra Prinzing and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $9.