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A review by melanie_reads
Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers by Amy Stewart
4.0
Solid 3.75 stars
A surprisingly riveting read about the journey cut flowers take before finding their place among your bouquet. Latin American hoop houses, Dutch auction houses, international travel, this story has it all.
To be honest, this book makes me want to chuck a bunch of seeds in my yard and never buy a mass produced flower again. Exploited female labor. Worker exposure to pesticides. Genetically modified flowers that have never seen the sun or tasted the sweetness of a bee. Late stage capitalism is even chasing your blooms. UGH.
Horticulturalists and flower aficionados might not be impressed, but for someone with only a passing interest in the subject, it’s absolutely fascinating. Now, where are my bulbs?
A surprisingly riveting read about the journey cut flowers take before finding their place among your bouquet. Latin American hoop houses, Dutch auction houses, international travel, this story has it all.
To be honest, this book makes me want to chuck a bunch of seeds in my yard and never buy a mass produced flower again. Exploited female labor. Worker exposure to pesticides. Genetically modified flowers that have never seen the sun or tasted the sweetness of a bee. Late stage capitalism is even chasing your blooms. UGH.
Horticulturalists and flower aficionados might not be impressed, but for someone with only a passing interest in the subject, it’s absolutely fascinating. Now, where are my bulbs?