Book of Fresh Flowers A Complete Guide to Selecting and Arranging

Contents Flowers around the year Introduction ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Tools & materials Suitable containers Preparing & adapting containers Preparing plant material Caring for plant material Wiring Wrapping & decorating bouquets Useful tips MAKING THE MOST OF FLOWERS THE ART OF COMPOSITION Bouquets All-round arrangements Facing arrangements Grand arrangements Arranging bunches ACCENT ON COLOR ACCENT ON SCENT Scented bunches Scented arrangements Potpourri FLOWERS & FOOD Salads Crystallized flowers Arranging fruit & vegetables FLOWERS & PLANTS Flowering plants Cut flowers with flowering plants FLOWERS IN THEIR SEASONS SPRING Spring flowers Spring foliage Arranging spring flowers SUMMER Summer flowers Summer foliage Arranging summer flowers AUTUMN Autumn flowers Autumn foliage Arranging autumn flowers WINTER Winter flowers Winter foliage Arranging winter flowers FLOWERS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS FLOWERS FOR GIVING Birthday present Flowers for children Valentine's Day Mother's Day & Golden Wedding The language of flowers FLOWERS FOR WEDDINGS Spring weddings Summer weddings CELEBRATIONS THROUGH THE YEAR Easter Harvest thanksgiving Christmas GROWING FOR ARRANGING Cottage gardens Country gardens Wild & formal gardens Spring & summer gardens PLANT GUIDE Index AcknowledgmentsHillier, Malcolm is the author of 'Book of Fresh Flowers A Complete Guide to Selecting and Arranging' with ISBN 9780671666675 and ISBN 0671666673.