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The Basics of Contemporary Floral Design
The cut-flower trend has captured the public imagination. Concurrent with the recent amaz-ing growth in the availability of eut flowers, more and more florists are selling loose flowers rather than preassembled bouquets. Buyers are now able to choose flowers and designs perfectly suited to a speciflc setting or for an intended message, and are using flowers as a permanent element of household décoration, rather than just as an ornament for special occasions.
Now, here is the ultimate technique manual for the luxurious art of flower arranging. ARRANGING-, The Basics of Contemporary Floral Design is packed with information on choosing, preserving, and arranging the eut flower, and is bountifully illustrated with splendid bouquets created by Surroundlngs, a New York City florist. Using text, line drawings, and numerous photographs, the book details up-to-date stratégies for displaying the most popular flowers, from spare...
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Fülszöveg
I ArranginG
The Basics of Contemporary Floral Design
The cut-flower trend has captured the public imagination. Concurrent with the recent amaz-ing growth in the availability of eut flowers, more and more florists are selling loose flowers rather than preassembled bouquets. Buyers are now able to choose flowers and designs perfectly suited to a speciflc setting or for an intended message, and are using flowers as a permanent element of household décoration, rather than just as an ornament for special occasions.
Now, here is the ultimate technique manual for the luxurious art of flower arranging. ARRANGING-, The Basics of Contemporary Floral Design is packed with information on choosing, preserving, and arranging the eut flower, and is bountifully illustrated with splendid bouquets created by Surroundlngs, a New York City florist. Using text, line drawings, and numerous photographs, the book details up-to-date stratégies for displaying the most popular flowers, from spare Oriental designs and their contemporary dérivations, to massed floral bowls and lofty line arrangements.
Basic information accompanies each arrangement, including advice on how to choose a container and a discussion of handy tools for efficient arranging. The text offers ideas for using natural accessories such as fruits and vegetables, and a brief overview of the various drying methods, tips on how to use dried and silk materials creatively, and innovative suggestions for enchanting miniature blossoms.
Finally, the flowers are catalogued in full colour, closeup photographs, allowing the reader to survey today's most colourful. plenti-ful, unusual, and beautiful species.
From beginning to end, ARRANGING: The Basics of Contemporary Floral Design will en-tice you into the fantastic world of fresh flowers.
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