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Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers by Amy Stewart
firesoulbird's review
3.0
This book was seriously informative! I had no idea what all went on in the flower industry. I mean, I don't buy flowers, so. But if I start, thanks to this book I'll be buying organic ones - yikes!
dkeane2007's review
4.0
Another one of those books about something in your everyday life that has a whole hidden life you never thought about. It makes you look at FTD and the flowers in the supermarket in a new way.
dreamybee's review
5.0
Fascinating look at the cut-flower industry. Most people have no idea what that bouquet of flowers that they just picked up at the grocery store went through prior to arriving at its final destination. Amy Stewart traveled all over the planet to give her readers a better understanding of the hybridizing, the growing, the selecting, the auctioning, and the shipping involved in getting cut flowers from the field to your home or, more impressively, into the hands of your loved ones on Valentine's Day or Mother's Day. She also talks about the role of oraganically-grown flowers in this industry-is it possible to mass produce perfuct blossoms without all the pesticides and fungicides that have traditionally been used and at what cost? It gets a little bit heavy on statistics from time to time, and I wish there had been some color photos, but overall I really enjoyed this book.
librarydino's review
4.0
Super interesting, but I was disappointed she didn't mention Little Shop of Horrors at all lol
expendablemudge's review
2.0
This review has been updated and can now be seen at Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud!
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