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Black Flora: Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture's New Vanguard

by Teresa J. Speight

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A portrait of contemporary Black leadership in floriculture

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A portrait of contemporary Black leadership in floriculture

Black Flora gathers profiles, photographs, and firsthand insights from more than 20 Black growers, florists, and floral designers working across the United States. Teresa J. Speight places their practices within a broader continuum of floral history, connecting present-day work with Black horticultural legacies that have often gone underrecognized. The book maps a wide field of expertise—from growing flowers to arranging and design—while foregrounding the community, entrepreneurship, and creative work shaping contemporary floriculture. A foreword by horticulturalist and garden historian Abra Lee further situates these profiles in the context of garden history.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Gardeners interested in flowers and horticulture
  • Fans of floral design and working flower professionals
  • Readers exploring Black contributions to gardening and floral culture

Themes

Black floral artistryFloricultureGarden historyCommunity and entrepreneurshipFlowers and design

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Book overview

Discover the growing community of Black floriculture leading the new vanguard in flowers.

Black Flora is the first book to feature profiles of contemporary Black experts innovating in the world of flowers. Author and longtime gardener, Teresa Speight, offers a beautiful intersection of flowers and community. This book is a homecoming, one that unearths the floral legacies of the past and present, while providing a source of inspiration for younger generations of plant-lovers seeking examples of successful Black floral artists and entrepreneurs.

With photos and insights from over 20 growers, florists, and designers from around the US, each with a deep reverence for nature, Black Flora showcases a range of floral expertise. And as visionary horticulturalist and garden historian, Abra Lee, reflects in her foreword, the community represented in Black Flora has an important significance both today, and in garden history.

Both a celebration of now and a vision for the future, Black Flora honors floriculture's creative vanguard.
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