You can find flower bouquets that say they are environmentally responsible, but what does that mean?
When I started thinking about a blog topic for this month, I looked back through the posts from the last few months and noticed that my last four topics have centered on animals. Probably a good idea to show plants a bit more appreciation, and it is February after all- pictures of flowers are pretty common- so I started thinking about how little I know about the conservation challenges faced by flowering plants.
My goal is to look into the cut flower and nursery industry and see if I can get a better sense of how those impact natural communities, but I’m really not sure what I will find, if anything. It may turn out that I spend my time reading about threatened flower species instead, but we will see. I will do my best to keep the focus on the flower industry- definitely going where I have not gone before.
So, if you enjoy looking at, smelling, and handling flowers, hopefully this will be an informative month. If there are any particular elements of the flower industry that you have questions about, let me know and I’ll see what I can dig up.