Debra Prinzing
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Overview
P.O. Box 47313 Seattle, Washington 98146Debra Prinzing is a Seattle- and Los Angeles-based outdoor living expert who writes and lectures on gardens and home design.
w: Debra's web site and design blog
w: Learn more about my new book, "A Fresh Bouquet"
e: view email dkprinzing@aol.com
Description
Debra has a background in textiles, journalism, landscape design and horticulture. A frequent speaker for botanical garden, horticultural society and flower show audiences, Debra is also a regular radio and television guest. Her five books include award-winning Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways (Clarkson-Potter/Random House, 2008) and The Abundant Garden (2005). She is now at work on her new book about seasonal, local and sustainably-grown cut flowers with photographer David Perry. You can read more about it at www.afreshbouquet.com.
Debra is the new contributing garden editor for Better Homes & Gardens and her feature stories on architecture and design appear regularly in the Los Angeles Times’ Home section. She is also a contributing editor to Garden Design magazine and writes for top shelter and consumer publications, including Fine Gardening, Cottages & Bungalows, Metropolitan Home, Landscape Architecture, Sunset, Alaska Airlines Magazine, Old House Interiors, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles and Romantic Homes, among others.
Debra is an associate with Lifestyle Insights, a group of savvy professionals who develop new-media content to help corporations communicate with women consumers. Her website and blog: www.debraprinzing.com.
Topics
A Year in Flowers: Seasonal, local and sustainable floral ingredients
During each month of the year, the garden has something wonderful to offer those who want to enjoy cut floral arrangements indoors. Expand the way you view your own backyard, the flowers sold by vendors at your local farmer’s market and even the “weeds” in our area’s wilder places. You will discover inspiring new ways to grow, glean, harvest and gather floral design ingredients – in every season.
Author and outdoor living expert Debra Prinzing will share her passion for local and seasonal flowers in a two-part talk. The first part - a hands-on demonstration - presents several seasonal floral design projects. Debra will discuss the best ways to harvest, process and prolong the vase life of the ingredients. Audience members will receive instructions, a recommended plant list and other floral design resources. Next, in an illustrated lecture, Debra will introduce you to the many inspiring flower farmers and floral designers who have contributed to the “green” flower movement. Learn about the eco-friendly growing and design approaches taken by these passionate individuals. You can borrow their sustainable practices for your own cut flower garden – and bouquets.
The projects are adapted from “A Fresh Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers,” her forthcoming book with photographer David Perry.
GARDENING GETAWAYS: Create the stylish shed of your dreams -- backyard destinations from the small to the sublime
Today when people build a backyard shed, their use of it may soon expand far beyond the original intent of potting up seedlings or storing tools. Any personal passion you wish to nurture can occur inside a diminutive piece of architecture in the garden. Today’s shed is no longer hiding in a far corner of the backyard. Instead, it occupies a starring role in the landscape. Gardeners are transforming this once-humble structure into a backyard sanctuary – a retreat, just steps from the back door. Sheds have become as individual as their inhabitants, but the best of them fulfill three needs: function, recreation and inspiration.
RENEW, REFRESH, REPURPOSE: High Concept Meets Sustainable Design
Sustainable design involves landscapes that use little or no water, outdoor living environments that reflect geography and place, and gardens that feed the body and soul. Together, these elements inspire some of the West's best design solutions and demonstrate how sustainability and artistry can comfortably co-exist in the landscape. While covering some of the region's top architectural, landscape and garden design projects for the Los Angeles Times, Garden Design, and Pacific Horticulture, Debra has been inspired tby sustainable designs that use recycled and repurposed ingredients as well as innovative plant palettes. Walls, furniture, floors, artwork, and structures (including stylish sheds) are expressed in a spectrum of styles - from ranch and modern to cottage and rustic.
She will share insights and inspiration from backyards, patios, sidewalks and balconies - beautiful and functional spaces that reflect their owners' personalities and respect their surroundings. You can use the ideas as a springboard for your own design resourcefulness, incorporating sustainable elements into the planted and built world of your own garden.
Locations
Los Angeles, Southern California, Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Seattle area. Open to travel coast-to-coast.
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Audience Reviews
Awesome speaker!
Kay Kauffman from Hansville,WA - 10/13/2011 12:44:41
What a lovely presentation on Stylish Sheds and Hideaways, which had our large club enthralled and wanting to hear more! Her talk on Abundant Gardens is also an inspiration. Great plant knowledge and gardening experience combined with an eloquent and beautifully photographed presentation,what more can you ask for? Perfect!
A Year in Flowers: Sustainable Growing and Design
Dawn Chaplin from Conway, WA - 10/01/2011 00:08:52
Talk to the Whatcom Horticultural Society, Sept. 14, 2011.
Debra's enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject was evident throughout her engaging lecture & demonstration. We received many positive comments from our members and sincerely appreciate her honest and personal style.
garden bouquet class
Donna Thomas from Seattle, Wa - 08/02/2011 17:51:22
Debra gives a great & fun class. She provides plenty of plant material for everyone's creativity. I put the bouquet I made in water, ribbons & all, and it is still fresh & beautiful a week later !
