Episode 787: Floral journalist Jill Brooke on her new book, “The Genius of Flowers”

SLOW FLOWERS with Debra Prinzing by Debra Prinzing

Sep 23, 202652:51Society & Culture

In The Genius of Flowers, award-winning journalist and flower historian Jill Brooke reveals a truth that resonates: flowers are not passive, fragile objects. They don’t suffer in silence—they are master strategists, adap...

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