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Book SynopsisThis gorgeously photographed volume celebrates the most influential floral designers today.   In Full Flower is a compilation of a new wave in contemporary floral design, featuring artists who combine traditional techniques with an organic, free-form, “back-to-nature” style. The opposite of buttoned-up and manicured arrangements, this survey includes over twenty of the most celebrated and influential artists across the United States who are rewriting the rules of floral design.   In Full Flower is the first overview of artists working in this aesthetic. Gorgeous photographs depict the artists’ process as well as final designs, captured both as still lifes and environments. In addition, the wanderlust-inducing gardens and inspired interiors exhibit both rustic and urban eco-chic—simple luxury living embodied by these artists that all homeowners will appreciate.   With over 300 original color images and sTrade Review"The trend for flowers this spring is romantic, wild and free. In our May issue we feature the new book, 'In Full Flower: Inspired Designs by Floral’s New Creatives' (Rizzoli, April 25), which highlights floral designers who are reinventing the way we enjoy flowers at home. The big idea is to be loose and organic, not fussy arrangements or uber-tight bunches of buds. What I really love about this trend is that it favors the enthusiast since the look is less polished and more natural."—Connecticut Post "Calling all non-traditionalists: The Ingalls’ tome is a celebration of a new wave in contemporary floral design, featuring artists who combine traditional techniques with an organic, free-form style."—PureWow.com

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Book SynopsisBrimming with top stylemakers' and designers' innovative floral design ideas to enliven the home, Living Floral will resonate with those who appreciate the beauty and everyday luxury of flowers.For this inspirational, yet instructive, book Shaw presents portraits of top tastemakers at home who share their joy of flowers. From interior designers Charlotte Moss, Suzanne Rheinstein, and Bunny Williams, and event designer Tara Guerard to floral and garden experts Sybil Sylvester and P. Allen Smith and culinary consultant Alex Hitz, these luminaries impart their personal botanical point of view. They show how to incorporate flowers in home decor and present numerous ways to entertain with flair. Interior designers illustrate how eclectic furnishings work well with floral and botanical accents in fabric, wallpaper, artwork, and accessories to shape chic indoor spaces. We will learn how traditionalists and modernists put together an attractive table; for example, by mixiTrade Review"Just because you’re ready for spring doesn’t mean winter is about to relinquish her season. This is why Margot Shaw’s new book, Living Floral, Entertaining and Decorating with Flowers, is the ideal salve for those who crave the nuances of nurturing weather. Create your own uplifting environment with flowers. And what better way than to cull ideas from tables and settings of such tastemakers as Charlotte Moss, Cornelia Guest, Susanne Rheinstein and event designer Tara Guérard among others." — DUCKS GOOSE"Having had a sneak peek at the book, we can say this perfectly summarizes page after lush page that illustrates how some of the industry’s most popular and respected designers and tastemakers entertain." —CURREY & CO"...a gorgeous and comprehensive new coffee-table book filled with inspiring ways to add blooming-fabulous touches to our homes and parties." —THE SALONNIERE "Every design library needs at least a few books that spark happiness, and Margot Shaw's debut book, Living Floral (Rizzoli New York), is one that did just that for me. As the founder and editor in chief of Flower magazine, Margot has dedicated her publication to celebrating beauty in many forms: interiors, gardens, entertaining, and, of course, flowers. It is a winning combination that has made the magazine a success and one that is the focus of her new book... The book contains really delightful images of interiors, table settings, outdoor entertaining, and more than a few lucky dogs. (As you can see below, I'm partial to those images featuring our four-legged friends.) But what you won't find in this book is condescension. The book's text never speaks down to readers, but rather thoughtfully encourages them to enjoy the beauty and perhaps adopt a few ideas and tips for themselves. If you're looking for some inspiration and how-tos on decorating, floral arranging, and entertaining, this is the book for you." —PEAK OF CHIC

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Book SynopsisA follow-up to the widely popular Flower Recipe Book, The Plant Recipe Book is the next great thing in interior plant design, providing simple steps showing anyone how to create stunning living plant decor. Each one of the 100 “recipes” specifies the type and quantity of plants needed; clearly numbered instructions detail each step; and 400 photographs show how to place every stem. Traditional pots and plant containers are used, but so are less conventional vehicles and methods, like shutters and planting under glass. A basic how-to chapter provides planting techniques, a tools and materials list, sourcing and plant care information, and expert advice.Trade Review“An ingredient-by-ingredient approach to gardening—container gardening, in this case. . . . Seeing the spare, elegant results, it nearly made our mouth water.” —New York Times“Chapman’s new book will be cause for celebration. . . . The horticulture is daring and innovative. . . . A great addition to the library of any gardener; those whose tastes incline toward the small will find this book positively transformative.” —Publishers Weekly“Chapman is a master at creating living plant arrangements. She professes that mini-container gardens rival cut arrangements not only in beauty, but also in their longevity and ability to be repurposed. And, her creations prove it. . . . A feast of information and images, The Plant Recipe Book offers 100 of Chapman's recipes for creating living arrangements at home. Each recipe contains a plant and material ingredient list and easy to follow step-by-step assembly instructions illustrated with stunning images. Accessible to the brown and green thumb alike, the recipes range from a single plant ("on its own") to special occasion arrangements that require a bit more time and several ingredients." —Gardenista“An ingredient-by-ingredient approach to gardening—container gardening, in this case. . . . Seeing the spare, elegant results, it nearly made our mouth water.” —New York Times“Chapman’s new book will be cause for celebration. . . . The horticulture is daring and innovative. . . . A great addition to the library of any gardener; those whose tastes incline toward the small will find this book positively transformative.” —Publishers Weekly“Chapman is a master at creating living plant arrangements. She professes that mini-container gardens rival cut arrangements not only in beauty, but also in their longevity and ability to be repurposed. And, her creations prove it. . . . A feast of information and images, The Plant Recipe Book offers 100 of Chapman's recipes for creating living arrangements at home. Each recipe contains a plant and material ingredient list and easy to follow step-by-step assembly instructions illustrated with stunning images. Accessible to the brown and green thumb alike, the recipes range from a single plant ("on its own") to special occasion arrangements that require a bit more time and several ingredients." —Gardenista

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Book SynopsisMix up magical fragrances and invite the fairies in. Linda Gannon provides recipes for exotic potpourri blends made from bewitching combinations of dried flowers, herbs, and fruits. Gannon’s aromatic blends set the scene for captivating stories from the land of fairies that are full of herbal lore and delightful poetry. With scented mixtures that include Dance of the Morning Nymphs, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Pan’s Song, you’ll be inspired to fill your home with an enchanting fairy-dusted atmosphere.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the growing community of Black floriculture leading the new vanguard in flowers.Black Flora is the first book to feature profiles of contemporary Black experts innovating in the world of flowers. Author and longtime gardener, Teresa Speight, offers a beautiful intersection of flowers and community. This book is a homecoming, one that unearths the floral legacies of the past and present, while providing a source of inspiration for younger generations of plant-lovers seeking examples of successful Black floral artists and entrepreneurs.  With photos and insights from over 20 growers, florists, and designers from around the US, each with a deep reverence for nature, Black Flora showcases a range of floral expertise. And as visionary horticulturalist and garden historian, Abra Lee, reflects in her foreword, the community represented in Black Flora has an important significance both today, and in garden history.

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Book SynopsisShane Connolly, internationally renowned and Royal floral designer, spent a year selecting plants and flowers to inspire everyday living using over sixty arrangements in this book. His imaginative use of growing plants, shrubs and trees is inspired by the changing seasons, and his selections are guided by what is available locally and in the wild. His dedication to what is sustainable and recyclable, to what can be replanted outside and enjoyed later, radiates from every page. Beautifully photographed by Jason Lowe, the book is a visual feast of colour and creativity, yet remains faithful to what is affordable and what can be enjoyed at home. All the arrangements, including a big celebratory event for each season, are exquisitely simple and easy to achieve.Trade Review'Shane Connolly has just the thing to lift your spirits: A Year in Flowers is a demonstration of flower arranging at its most creative'. The Mail on Sunday; ‘Florist Shane Connolly has pointed an environmentally friendly way forward here in resisting “green bling”’. The Guardian; ‘Connolly is passionate about bringing floristry up to date. He wants to educate florists and their clients to think seasonally and sustainably.’ The Daily Telegraph; ‘Shane Connolly’s signature style can easily be translated into an everyday context’ The Daily Mail

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Book SynopsisBring life into bloom with 25 gorgeous flower-inspired projects to make at home. Florals are a major theme in catwalk and high-street fashion, and leading stylist Hannah Read-Baldrey shows how to add a beautiful botanical touch to home decor, clothing, accessories, gifts, celebrations and more, for unique and enviable results that are very much on-trend. Split into sections Floral Home, Flower Fiesta and Floral Fashionista, Hannah brings her floral themed projects into your home, garden, parties and your wardrobe. With projects created using a combination of real flowers and various different crafting techniques including easy embroidery, simple papercraft, weaving, sugarcraft and embellishment, this is a beautiful celebration of creativity for every skill level. Projects include a pressed floral phone case; sequined bomber jacket; velvet flower crown; daisy chain necklace; tulip folk cushion; cherry blossom vase; floral bath bombs and candles; hula hoop wreath and a giant paper peony!

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Book SynopsisFor nearly fifty years, this classic book has led the way in floral design. Flowers: Creative Design contains hundreds of suggestions on new, simpler, and quicker methods of constructing floral pieces. Detailed instructions, profusely illustrated with more than 380 photographs and 150 sketches in progressive steps, will enable the experienced and not so experienced to produce work of professional quality. This volume contains a wealth of information everyone, regardless of skill level, can use to add the elegance of flowers to their life. Florists, amateurs, hobbyists, instructors, wedding and party planners, and those who simply appreciate beauty will be taken with the wealth of information in Flowers: Creative Design. Includes: A graphic explanation of line, form, space, texture and pattern, color, size, proportion, and harmony, to name just a few, to enable the creation of beautiful arrangements. In-depth ways to create vegetative, geometric, ikebana, interpretive, and abstract designs. Information on the care and handling of freshly cut flowers and foliage, methods of tinting and dyeing flowers, and preserving and drying flowers and foliage. A definitive discussion of traditional and contemporary wedding design and the florist's role from the first moment of consultation until the last guest has departed. Spectacular designs are suggested for the entire bridal ceremony, with a discussion of wedding etiquette and procedures. Personal flower designs for corsages, boutonnieres, hairpieces, and wedding bouquets. How to create beautiful wreaths, container, and spray designs. Fresh ways of decorating and designing with potted plants and bonsai arrangements.

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Book SynopsisInspired by the Victorian-era language of flowers, a posy is a small, round bouquet of flowers, herbs and plants meant to convey a message, such as dahlias for gratitude, sunflowers for adoration or thyme for bravery. These floral poems have become Teresa Sabankaya’s signature. Brides want them for their weddings, but a posy is a lovely gift any time of year, and one that readers can easily put together from their garden or with blooms from their local florist. In The Posy Book, Sabankaya shares step-by-step instructions, floral recipes for more than 20 posies and ideas for seasonal variations. A modern floral dictionary, with 12 original paintings by celebrated illustrator Maryjo Koch, will help readers craft their own posies filled with personal meaning.

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Book SynopsisMaria Diaz, renowned for her cross-stitch design, shares her original love of hand embroidery in this beautiful embroidery sourcebook that offers great versatility both for experienced hands or those new to the craft. From fun motifs to pretty florals in a variety of sizes, the designs can be used to adorn anything from table cloths, towels, and cushions, to clothing. Each inspiring pattern has a colour key and stitch suggestion indicated; beginners can simply backstitch the outline of the pattern to gain confidence, while experienced crafters can test their imagination by filling the shapes with any number of stitches in their repertoire. All embroidery techniques used in this book are clearly explained, and drawings that show the type of the embroidery for each part of the pattern makes the book easy to follow. AUTHOR: Maria Diaz is a freelance needlecraft designer who has been published regularly in magazines and books worldwide. She is the author of the Cross Stitch Motif series and the Easy Cross Stitch series.

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Book Synopsis¡Verdura! – Jardinería para tu bienestar celebra la maravilla de añadir más verde a tu vida con 30 proyectos de jardinería simples y económicos que promueven el bienestar a través de las plantas. De la autora puertorriqueña y celebridad de la jardinería, Perla Sofía Curbelo Santiago de Agrochic.com, una plataforma en español sobre estilo de vida basado en la jardinería, llega esta guía para formar un amor de por vida por la naturaleza, las plantas y la jardinería. Verdura, que significa 'verdor' en español, pero también se refiere a cualquier planta comestible del jardín. A lo largo de este libro, verdura se usa tanto como una descripción como también una aspiración: ¡se trata de añadir más verdura a tu vida diaria! Perfecto tanto Table of ContentsPrefacio Introducción Proyectos de jardinería EXPLORA LA NATURALEZA Un jardín para mi yo de trece años Jardín de las maravillas Jardín costero Jardín bajo un cielo nocturno Jardín chiquito y abundante SOCIALIZA Dúo de tiestos colgantes Juntos en el jardín Jardín con una pequeña biblioteca Del jardín a tu vaso ¡Dilo con Verdura! PROMUEVE EL BIENESTAR Una habitación con paisaje Seto fragante Jardín para pies descalzos Jardín con sazón Jardín para la meditación SIRVE A TU COMUNIDAD Jardín cambiante Makeover verde Rincón verde para sanar Una habitación verde para el Garden Break Cajón de verduras (entretenimiento verde) REÚSA Candelabro para plantas Baño para aves sobre un neumático viejo Cobertizo interior para la jardinería Estación de propagación para la pared Jardín en mecedora CULTIVA TU PROPIO ESTILO Fondo virtual, real y natural Cultiva tu legado hortícola Instalación artística en maceta para bonsai Exhibición verde Siembra y cosecha regalos para fiestas y ocasiones especiales Notas adicionales e inspiración para cada sección Ap éndice 1: Analizar el procesode jardinería para disfrutar al máximo Ap éndice 2: Lista de plantas utilizadas en los proyectos de jardinería y alternativas Referencias Agradecimientos Conozcan a Perla Sofía Índice

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Book SynopsisUnlike most flower-arrangement books, which rely on expensive and often nonseasonal flowers from florists, this book presents an alternative that is in line with the “back to nature” movement. This is the first volume to showcase how to be inspired by nature’s seasonal bounty and bring that nature into the home through floral arrangements.From the well-known lifestyle photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo and Nicolette Owen of Brooklyn’s Little Flower School, Bringing Nature Home presents a portfolio of unique and original floral arrangements directly inspired by the seasons and the local environment, with sources ranging from farmers’ market offerings to the backyard garden. Presented through lush photography that also showcases the beautiful interiors the arrangements are created for, this is as much a decorating tome as it is a floral-arrangement guide. A how-to section offers advice on the selection, trimming, and care of the arrangemeTrade Review“It’s impossible to overstate just how stunning Bringing Nature Home is…a 200+ page glossy ode to the beauty of seasonal flowers, branches and vines. I liked this book so much I bought two copies- one for our office and one for my home. Whether you’re a flower or a design lover (or both), you’re going to want this book in your home.” ~Design Sponge"I think it's quite possibly the most beautiful (and accessible) floral design book I have ever seen. Bringing Nature Home contains page after page of gorgeous, yet doable, arrangements photographed in interiors that are equally beautiful and inspiring. It really is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever seen, with accessible “back to nature” arrangements. If you’re a fan of nature, flowers, interiors, or beautiful photography, buy this book. It’s well worth it!” ~Urban Comfort"Just in time for Spring, arrangements by florist Nicolette Owen are brought to life in this elegant showcase of the seasons and their perfectly paired florals." ~Society Diaries“Rather than relying on pricey, off-season flowers, Ngo and Owen offer instruction in crafting artful, seasonal arrangements in keeping with ones’ local environment. Filled with unconventional tips and resources, the book supplies proof that floral bouquets can be gorgeous and green.” ~Lonny “..the focus is on enjoying seasonal flowers every day, in the here and now, rather than on design personalities. Nature is the star. The book convincingly makes the point that voluptuous arrangements aren’t just for weddings, professional photo shoots, and occasional parties.” ~Style Court"Most of us just can't get enough of flowers, books on flowers, and photographs, drawings, and paintings of flowers. Oh, and maybe even floral fabrics and floral china too. If this describes you, then you should consider picking up a copy of Bringing Nature Home: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Nature, photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo's new book dedicated to the beauty of flowers." ~Peak of Chic

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Book SynopsisAn essential book packed with exquisite photographs and amazing floral displays for planning every aspect of the wedding day and beyond, from London’s leading floral designer. Paula Pryke taps into the desire of every bride to make her wedding day special, and the choice of flower color, fragrance, and display is one of the most effective and fun ways to do so. She gives the bride the confidence and ability to design her own floral theme and work with a florist to execute it, or perhaps even undertake some of the arrangements herself for a truly personal touch. The book explores wedding traditions as well as suggestions on how a modern bride can depart from them. It addresses every type of seasonal concern; distinguishes decorative, ceremony, and reception flowers; provides great ideas for floral accessories; and, of course, devotes much consideration to the all-important choice of the bouquet. With step-by-step instructions throughout, the book demonstrates how brides, bridesmai

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Book SynopsisCreate Gorgeous Wreaths at Home Using Artificial Botanicals Make your floral dreams come true with this stunning collection of handmade wreath projects. Lorraine's Cottage founder Stephanie Petrak will help you build each striking, florist-quality wreath stem by stem. Between springtime buds, summer blooms, fall foliage and winter berries, there's a whimsical wreath for every occasion. With Stephanie's shopping tips, it's easy to find high-quality flowers at any craft store. She shares designer secrets for blending eye-catching blooms with greenery and branches, so your handiwork will look truly natural. Beautiful step-by-step photos accompany each project, bringing professional-looking wreaths within reach of beginners. Experienced crafters will find fresh inspiration and pick up new tips in Stephanie's advanced designs featuring organic shapes that look unbelievably realistic. Adorn a doorway, liven up an interior or give a one-of-a-kind gift-the possibilities are endless with this creative guide to unique, free-flowing wreaths.

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Book SynopsisFrom orange blossom for innocence to yellow roses for infidelity, flowers have been used to convey messages for millennia. With Floriography you can use them to pass secret codes, uncover hidden feelings and be sure your gifts aren't getting lost in translation. Plus, you'll know never to give a ranunculus to your mum or orchids to your boss! In addition to their meanings, these 50 illustrated cards explore the significance of flowers in history, pop culture and art. Now you truly can say it all with flowers!

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Book Synopsis Learn how to create beautiful, modern flower wreaths, not just for Advent and Christmas but throughout the year. Decorate your front door, walls and dining tables, and even your head with flower wreaths. Organised around the seasons of the year, this book has 40 flower projects for all occasions, from the first longing for spring and budding greenery via summer light and harvest time to Christmas and winter rest. All wreaths have clear step-by-step instructions in text and pictures. There are facts about which materials are suitable and sustainable for the different seasons, including which you can pick yourself from nature or your garden. Written by florist, photographer and writer Malin Björkholm, whose wreaths and flower arrangements have become famous on Instagram due to their simplicity and use of natural materials. Projects in this book include an enchanting bright yellow mimosa flower wreath for spring, a traditional midsummer Swedish flower crown, a s

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