About the Authors
Pat Diehl Scace currently serves as the Floral Display
Supervisor for the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis,
Missouri. Pat earned her bachelor’s degree in landscape
architecture from the University of Illinois in Urbana-
Champaign and attended the American Floral Art School in
Chicago, Illinois. She has taught Advanced Floral Design at
Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, Illinois; presented
for various organizations including state fl orists’ associations,
wholesale fl orists, and garden clubs; and received the
Designer of the Year award from the Illinois State Florists’
Association. A Laureate Member of the American Institute of
Floral Designers, Pat has authored and coauthored several
books, including The Floral Artist’s Guide: A Reference to Cut
Flowers and Foliages and The AIFD Guide to Floral Design. Pat
grew up in the fl oral industry as part of the third generation
to work as fl orists at Diehl Florist, Inc., a family-owned retail
fl ower shop.
James M. DelPrince is a Professor of Horticulture at
Mississippi State University. Jim received his doctoral degree
in agricultural and extension education from Mississippi State
University, and a master of science degree in agricultural
education and a bachelor of science degree in horticulture from
The Ohio State University. A Laureate member of the American
Institute of Floral Designers, Jim has authored and coauthored
several books, including Interior Plantscaping: Principles and
Practices, A Centennial History of the American Florist, and The AIFD
Guide to Floral Design. He is also the author of dozens of trade
press articles for the fl oral industry.
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