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22 July | 2022 Feature "I love using American-grown fl owers. I live in Utah, in the desert, and am seriously amazed at what our local fl owers farms grow. Local Dahlia and Lisianthus are my favorites. I ship in a lot of fl owers and foliage grown by farmers in California and Oregon during the off seasons, and I'm always amazed at the quality. e Spiraea from Continental Floral Greens is exquisite. Tulips and butterfl y Ranunculus from Sun Valley Floral Farms are always stunning. Mellano grows beautiful Ranunculus, Eucalyptus and Dianthus. I love the wide selection that CamFlor has to off er. One of my favorites is jasmine vine, and their color selection of cottage yarrow and their Euphorbia is fabulous!" About her design, Hall says: "My design idea for the 'American Summer Pastimes' theme was swinging—something that I still do every summer. Once the fl owers and foliages arrived, I knew that I wanted to use as many of them as I could. e colors of fl owers were quite varied, so I had to get creative. While processing them, the idea of a swing came to mind. ere's not a summer that goes by that I don't sit in a swing a few times, and my girls still love to swing." Angela Hall Flower Lane Design @fl owerlanedesign Photography by Kennadi Hall Kimberly Delgado Mary Stuart Flowers New Canaan, Conn. @marystuartfl owers "I am passionate about American-grown fl owers because I am committed to using 'local' and seasonal materials wherever I am, all over the United States. Using fl owers that are 'of a time and place' make the event for which I am designing feel as if it belongs and is a snapshot of the celebration. I support local fl ower farmers because not only are their fl owers and foliage far more beautiful than anything I could import but also not having to fl y the fl owers all over the country is a small thing I can do to help slow the impact of my business on our precious environment." About her design, Delgado says: "My inspiration was the classic American summer picnic, and my design concept incorporates a nontraditional vessel—a small cooler—overfl owing with the bounty of American-grown fl owers. A fl oral feast."

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