Frances Palmer Pottery

My editors and I wanted to think about the growing season differently. Rather than by months, my new book out May 13th, Life with Flowers: Inspirations and Lessons from the Garden from , is divided into Prevernal, Vernal, Aestival, Serotinal, Autumnal and Hibernal. My hellebores are blooming now, an example of the early Prevernal moment in the garden. Next, the hyacinth, fritillaries, daffodils and tulips will be bursting forth. Please preorder my book wherever you purchase and I hope that it gives you lots of ideas and useful information.

A new group of striped black and white pieces out of the kiln for my upcoming trunk show at on February 26, 27 & 28 at 1024 Lexington Avenue New York. Hours 10 AM - 6 PM. Please call 212-288-2221 for more information. Hope you can come!

I am very excited to announce my second book, Life with Flowers: Inspirations and Lessons from the Garden from . It comes out on May 13th (my birthday!) and is available for pre-order now from your local bookstore or online wherever books are sold. Life with Flowers shares a personal account of the three decades I’ve spent in the gardens outside of my studio, how the flowers I grow intertwine with my ceramics and photography, and my approach to planting and arranging flowers.

Visit the link in my bio for more information and a list of bookstores. I hope that you will take a look and order!

Here is a long list of thanks, so please bear with me. Thank you to for inviting me to have an exhibition and to speak about my Pedestal Explorations. And a most special thank you to , who brought exquisite flowers and tomatoes! from his own garden to fill the vases. I am honored beyond words. Thank you who came in the midst of their momentous move out of Dorset and hosted me. It was joyful to be with you! Thank you to for being there too!. Thank you to everyone who came to the Garden Museum on Tuesday evening or streamed my presentation. I had a wonderful time and have so appreciated everyone’s generous comments. The talk will be posted online at the Garden Museum website and can be viewed going forward. Likewise, the pots in the exhibition are available for purchase with a portion benefiting the Garden Museum programs and will shortly be available for viewing online as well. And lastly, I will be returning on November 5th to give a Master Class on flower arranging. Tickets may be purchased here: https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/eveningwithfrancespalmer/ Phew!!

Today is the fourth anniversary of my pub date for Life in the Studio from . Thank you to everyone who has read and given the book and for all your words of encouragement and support. Please stay tuned for my new book, Life with Flowers, due hopefully in May 2025. More to come and with gratitude.

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Delighted that the Connecticut ceramicist, gardener & photographer is coming to in Cambridge to host a very special spring flower workshop next month. Taking modernist notes from Viennese potter Lucie Rie, whose work will be on show in a major new exhibition, Palmer will be sharing her knowledge of growing, arranging and capturing the beauty of floral displays - and chatting to me - in an intimate Friends of Kettle’s Yard fundraising event (see Stories for link to buy tickets). Spaces are limited! Flowers are kindly being donated by . Thank you Aimee for inviting me!

Thank you for including my bud vase and ranunculus in today’s article, “Ask the Experts: What’s Your Favorite Valentine’s Day Flower? Thrilled to be in such wonderful company. .blom

Still searching for that perfect Valentine’s Day gift? Cirrus bud vases, hand cast in white earthenware by in Stoke on Trent, UK and “in the studio” pots have free shipping for three more days, until January 30th, on my website. Please take a look!