If you’re growing for pleasure, the things you choose, how and when you sow, will differ greatly from if you’re growing for market. It can easily become overwhelming before you’ve even begun. When it comes to growing, there are so many different combinations of flowers to try, so many colours to choose from, and the timings of a whole season to think about. In your workshop, part of the first module really tucks into the why question, and I’ve found it’s been a useful and grounding question that I return to again and again. This is one of the best (of many) pieces of wisdom I’ve been given by you. In the book, you encourage people to ask themselves a simple question at the start of each season: “why am I growing flowers?” Can you speak a little more about why you’ve found that important to think about when planning your garden for the year? I wanted to bring a book into existence that not only was practical, useful, and encouraging if you’re just starting out growing flowers, but celebratory of the personal too-a book that motivates the forming and strengthening of a relationship between a garden and a gardener. I’ve not been growing flowers for very long (this is only my sixth year growing commercially) and embracing that I wanted to write in a way that made the practical elements as accessible and easy to understand as possible. This journey of learning the land has felt much more personal than anything else I’ve done, and much more nuanced too-much like getting to know and understand a new friendship. Every bit of land is so different, from the soil type, the climate, where the wind comes from, and where the sun touches it, that there’s never going to be a perfect textbook to follow when it comes to gardening. It came from a place of becoming increasingly fascinated by the relationship between the land and the grower-there’s something incredibly intimate about that relationship, and a lot of the books I have voraciously read and loved on cut flowers, floristry, and growing were missing some of that intimacy. Thank you, Erin! I’ve loved every minute of working on it.
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This is the first book you’ve written and it’s packed full of practical information-what called you to bring it into the world? The easy way you break down design techniques and the seasonal floral arrangements you share are so inspiring.
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I was so excited when she sent me an advanced copy to review! I invited Milli to share more about her book, her approach to seasonal floral design, and what she’s up to next.Ĭongratulations on your gorgeous book From Seed to Bloom: A Year of Growing and Designing with Seasonal Flowers ! It’s such a celebration of the joy you’ve found in growing something from seed. Milli’s first book, From Seed to Bloom: A Year of Growing and Designing with Seasonal Flowers will be released here in the States on June 21.
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I always look forward to her beautifully written posts and especially her weekly ‘Windowsill Wednesday’ series where she highlights a seasonal arrangement featuring flowers from her darling cutting garden. I first connected with Milli Proust on Instagram years ago and we’ve stayed in touch ever since.