On Flowers by Amy Merrick

Amy is one of the biggest reasons Hops Petunia Floral exists, she was an inspiration to the owner Kelli and was one of the sole reasons she's launched this company. After a design weekend in Seattle, she knew this was her path, we're so happy and excited to be able to offer you this special book, from our pal Amy.

Amy Merrick is a rare and special kind of artist who uses flowers to help us see the familiar in a completely new way. Her gift is to revel in the unexpected—like a sunny spring arrangement housed in a paper coffee cup—and to overturn preconceptions, whether she’s transforming a bouquet of supermarket carnations into a breathtaking centerpiece or elevating wild and weedy blooms foraged from city sidewalks. She uses the beauty that is waiting to be discovered all around us—in leaves, branches, seedpods, a fallen blossom—to tell a story of time and place.