A few years back, I read a post on David Perry’s site where he asked the question, what if people bought flowers in the same way [many of us] have come to buy food? I thought, oh, yes. That would be nice. But, living here in the arid West I didn’t really think it was possible to get organic, locally grown flowers (and seeds!) year-round. And, you know what, it’s not. But, this year, I’ve decided I’m okay with that.

Now, I only buy flowers grown within 50 miles from here. Less, if I can manage. I even have plans to go flower foraging with a girlfriend! And come Fall and Winter next, you’ll see me scrounging around under the pine trees out front and pruning errant dogwood branches when my HOA President’s not looking.

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Bouquet: Scabiosa and Dill, Lauren Morgan of Fair Eliza’s Flowers – a local flower farm here in Northern Colorado.

David Perry: “Today’s fresh sheet” 04.29.09

If you’re not following David and his friend Debra Prinzing on A Fresh Bouquet, I recommend you do. Wonderful stories of inspiring gardeners and flower lovers, with plenty of David’s beautiful photography.

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