What We Cut Short

In this reading, James dempsey reflects on what floristry actually costs the flowers it depends on. Not the shrink the books already absorb, but the loss standing perfect in the cooler, every stem cut alive, on a schedule that serves our day and not its own. An honest accounting of the ending beneath the beauty, and what it asks of the person who orders the flowers and arranges them anyway.

Read aloud by James Dempsey AIFD, CFD - owner and creative director of Studio Herbage Florist

Read the full essay: https://www.studioherbageflorist.com/blog/09-20-2026/What-We-Cut-Short