Frances Palmer has amassed an Instagram following for her beautiful portraits of flowers in various ceramic containers. And unlike others who post pretty pictures of various flora, Palmer not only grows all the flowers she photographs but also makes all the vessels in her ceramics studio. Her latest book, “Life With Flowers,” is a 288-page tome filled with these portraits, personal musings and guidance for those interested in how to grow, arrange, maintain and cook with flowers, as well as a garden tools glossary, a list of suppliers and inspirational gardens to visit all over the world. But Palmer didn’t intend for this to be a how-to-garden book. “I wanted it to be how I think about flowers in relationship to my work,” she says, which is why she structured the book according to growing seasons. “I think of the garden as a tapestry,” says Palmer. “I want things to come into bloom, be at their peak and then die as others appear. So there is a constant movement and waves of flowers.” “Life With Flowers” is available May 13; $35, francespalmerpottery.com.
