Modern Floriography - by Teresa Sabankaya (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

"May the flowers and their ancient language that speaks to us all, but ever more clearly with Teresa's help in Modern Floriography, be with you always..." -- Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of national, award-winning public radio program and podcast Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History & The Human Impulse to Garden.

We have a million ways to communicate in the miasma of smartphones, artificial intelligence, and social media. But how do you find yourself responding to a declaration of love, the loss of someone important to you, or a celebration of an extraordinary or pivotal event? Cat got your tongue?

The phrases, "I'm praying for you" and "You're in my thoughts" are excellent proclamations, but it's time to ramp things up with the dialect of Modern Floriography. Transport your language skills and emotions to the next level and communicate with . . . flowers!

Teresa Sabankaya is author of The Posy Book and owner of a celebrated floral studio in the Bonny Doon region of Santa Cruz, California. With her latest book, Modern Floriography, Teresa is well-prepared to lead you on a journey of the human spirit through her floral arrangements, sentiment cutting gardens, and posy possibilities.

With book in hand, visit your local farmers market or even grocery store and treat yourself to a fragrant and colorful selection of flowers and plants. Peruse the online resources Teresa has thoughtfully compiled for your voyage into floriography. A rose is not just a rose, as you'll soon find out through the book's splendid photos, floral design recipes, illustrated gardens, and abridged dictionary.

About the Author

Teresa Sabankaya is a florist, gardener, teacher, presenter, and author. Her floral studio has been providing professional floral design services for elegant lifestyles and events in the Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty years, designing florals for daily enjoyment, weddings, and other milestones. She is most notably recognized for the creation of her modern-day posies, which are garden-style bouquets that tell a story in the language of flowers.

Her work has been featured in numerous Hoffman Media publications, including Victoria magazine, The Art of Flowers, and Living with Roses as well as in Country Gardens, Elle, and Sunset magazines, and, The New York Times. Additionally, her wedding and event flowers have been highlighted in industry media outlets such as Green Wedding Shoes, Brides magazine, Grey Likes Weddings, and many more. She has been an annual participant in the prestigious Bouquets to Art, DeYoung Museum at Golden Gate Park, and Monterey Museum of Art. She is also very active as a presenter and speaker at flower and garden shows, garden clubs, and various other flower and garden-themed events nationwide. Her annual Posy Atelier and Garden Parties are highly popular events that she hosts in her garden as well as at other locations.

Teresa lives in and runs her floral studio in Bonny Doon, a special little enclave set among the redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with her husband, Nezih, and their fur baby girl, a Frenchie named Violet. She has two grown daughters who live nearby. She enjoys any time spent in the garden and especially loves to entertain there with her friends and family.

Teresa would love it if you would stay in touch with her. Here's how:

Teresa's main website, teresasabankaya.com, is where you can shop for posies and much more, all delivered nationwide. You can also sign up for her newsletter, titled Gifts from the Garden, which she sends quarterly and is filled with floral beauty, inspiration and insight, as well as a schedule of upcoming events, and of course, loyalty discounts.

At modernfloriography.com, you'll find the comprehensive floral dictionary, which is updated regularly with new meanings for flowers that have been around for a while, and also newly introduced hybrids. When you don't have either of her books handy, just pop in and learn the meanings of over 2,000 flowers and plants