Debra Prinzing at Jello Mold Farms in Skagit County. Photo courtesy of Mary Grace Long

Debra Prinzing at Jello Mold Farms in Skagit County. Photo courtesy of Mary Grace Long

Saturday August 3 from 10 to noon

Debra Prinzing, author of Slow Flowers: Four Seasons of Locally Grown Bouquets from the Garden, Meadow and Farm will be at Darvill’s Bookstore this Saturday, demonstrating floral design techniques using local flowers from Blue Moon Gardens on Waldron Island.

Acclaimed garden writer Debra Prinzing challenged herself to create a beautiful, locally-grown bouquet for each of 52 weeks of one year (going beyond flowers to include ornamental twigs, foliage, greenhouse plants, dried pods, and more), to demonstrate that all four seasons have their own botanical character to be celebrated. She provides extensive design tips, bouquet “recipes” and region-by-region floral ingredient lists that can be found in all climate zones through the year. Slow Flowers is written from a DIY floral designer’s point of view, to inspire anyone to go green and make a beautiful bouquet with what’s at hand, no matter the season.