On The Bookshelf: Foraged Flora by Louesa Roebuck and Sarah Lonsdale

In Foraged Flora: A Year of Gathering and Arranging Wild Plants and Flowers, co-writers floral designer Louesa Roebuck and design editor Sarah Lonsdale connect the ethos of seasonality with the art of floral arranging. Their 264-page hardcover, filled with stunning photos by Laurie Frankel, tells the story of a year-long journey around California, during which Roebuck and Lonsdale created a site-specific floral installation a month with blooms, branches, herbs, and fruits gathered from places close to each location.

The book is divided into 12 chapters—one for every season—which include photos, as well as a brief Q&A between Lonsdale and Roebuck about the flowers, techniques, challenges, and rewards of the project at hand. In this way, Foraged Flora also offersJay Miller

Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Tennessee Historical Commission has rejected a move by the Memphis City Council to relocate a controversial statue of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest from a park near downtown Memphis.

The application for the move was submitted in reaction to the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act of 2013, which prevents cities or counties from relocating, removing, renaming, or otherwise disturbing war memorials on public properties.

The Tennessee Historical Commission on Friday denied the application for waiver based on criteria adopted by the commission in October 2015.

The statue, which depicts the former Confederate lieutenant-general astride his horse King Phillip, is currently located in Health Sciences Park near downtown Memphis.

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The statue was dedicated to the city of