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How’s this for a clever gift idea for Valentine’s Day: a posy of ethereal dried white strawflowers,
Avena (oats), and
Stipa (grasses) in lieu of conventional grocery store red roses. The “Bonjour” bouquet, hand-dried by the Nashville floral designer Tennessee Jane of Saint Maide, will last far longer, too.
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Like paper flowers, dried flowers are having a moment in part because they offer a longer-lasting option to fresh florals, but also because they are as beautiful as their living counterparts and require zero maintenance. All of this is a win for Jane, who grew up in Tennessee with roots all over the Deep South (family and friends call her Tenny for short). “At the beginning of last year, I got laid off, moved to Nashville from San Francisco, and quarantine started,” Jane says. “The idea for Saint Maide struck in the middle of the night.” In October 2020, she officially launched her business online, offering almost twenty bouquet designs,