As you're beginning to plan your arrival in the SF Bay Area, check out the Slow Flowers Summit hotel, where we've booked a room block at special rates for you. We've reserved a courtesy room block with a generously-discounted nightly rate, located just 7 miles from Filoli Historic House and Garden. The Courtyard Redwood City hotel by Marriott is centrally located off the Bayshore Freeway between South San Francisco and Palo Alto.Hotel Guests should review government guida

Meet floral artist Max Gill, who will join our Slow Flowers Summit as a guest floral designer. Our contributor Myriah Towner shares this fascinating profile Max Gill is a Berkeley, California-based floral designer and artist. His botanically-inspired aesthetic informs his designs at Max Gill Design where he offers full floral services for weddings, special events and private clients such as Alice Waters, Michael Pollan and Lauren McIntosh. Inspired by what he observes in the