Locally Grown
Long-time bbrooks member, Walnut Creek florist Susan Donley, who co-owns the shop Florali with her son, Darwin Harrison, opened up a box of roses that had been shipped from South America, as so many roses sold in the United States are. Inside were beautiful blooms, but she smelled nothing but the abundant aroma of chemical pesticide.
That was the beginning of her commitment to using flowers that are grown locally — and “local” for her usually means California-wide. State regulations restrict the pesticides, and the flowers she gets from local growers are just plain “fresher and prettier,” she says.
As featured in Contra Costa Times online, Darwin Harrison is shown at right creating a lovely Summer design.
