New book on using seasonal blooms in bridal bouquets features Lima-area flower farm

1. Brides say “I Do” to locally grown flowers
New book on using seasonal blooms in bridal bouquets
features Lima-area flower farm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2014 CONTACT: Kay Studer, Buckeye Blooms
419-231-6089, buckeyeblooms@gmail.com
Lynn Byczynski, Co-author of book
785-748-0605, lynn@growingformarket.com
LIMA, OH-- When Carolyn Maxfield walks down the aisle this May, instead of holding staid white roses, she'll carry a
bouquet of seasonal flowers featuring fluffy peonies, spikes of larkspur and textural elements like buttonbush buds and
lacy ladies mantle from Buckeye Blooms, a flower farm and floral design studio near Lima. Owned and operated by Kay
Studer and her daughter Susan Studer King, Buckeye Blooms offers seasonal and sustainably grown flowers for weddings
and special events. Local flowers are the hottest new trend in the floral industry and the subject of the new book Fresh
from the Field Wedding Flowers, which features several designs by Buckeye Blooms.
Fresh from the Field Wedding Flowers celebrates the beauty of seasonal and sustainable flowers. From heirloom
narcissus, ranunculus and freesia in the spring to dramatic café au lait dahlias, viburnum and dark ninebark foliage in the
fall, the bouquets showcase the floral bounty of each season.
The book also helps DIY brides further personalize their big day with local flowers. Fresh from the Field Wedding
Flowers offers step-by-step instruction on how to take a bucket of farm fresh flowers and create magazine-worthy floral
designs and boutonnieres. The book includes a bonus instructional DVD by Erin Benzakein, one of the nation’s foremost
“farmer florists”—a growing group of entrepreneurs who are both flower farmers and floral designers.
“We want to give people skills to promote and use local flowers” states Lynn Byczynski, a Kansas-based flower farmer
and co-author of the book. “Weddings are a great opportunity to use seasonal flowers. Fresh from the Field showcases
the beauty of local flowers from farms like Buckeye Blooms.”
Some credit the red-hot local foods movement for the increasing interest in local, seasonal flowers. Meanwhile, high-
end designers are creating a buzz by incorporating seasonal flowers in their floral designs. The Association of Specialty
Cut Flower Growers has noted a decisive uptick in membership over the course of the past two years, as new flower
farms take root and established farms convert a portion of their land to flower production.

2. Conscientious consumers are increasingly aware of where and how the products they buy are produced. Most flowers
sold in the U.S. are imported, primarily from Colombia and Ecuador, so they are less fresh, less fragrant, and costly to
ship. Mass production also means there is less variety.
“There are lots of social, economic and environmental reasons to buy locally grown flowers,” Studer said. “But most of
all, brides are blown away by the beauty of fresh, seasonal flowers.”
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For contact information for brides using Buckeye Blooms wedding flowers or to use high quality, high resolution photos
of flowers or bridal bouquets, contact Buckeye Blooms at: 419-231-6089 or buckeyeblooms@gmail.com
For additional information about Buckeye Blooms go to: www.buckeyeblooms.com
Fresh from the Field Wedding Flowers can be ordered at: www.freshfromthefieldweddings.com