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... a joyous book, with wonderfully detailed photographs by Pia Tryde (01/10/2006 Woman & Home )
... a stunningly beautiful book for flower arrangers, where glorious photographs are backed up by sound, practical advice (Practical Gardening )
... a stunningly beautiful book for flower arrangers, where glorious photographs are backed up by sound, practical advice (Practical Gardening )
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This practical guide shows how to grow decorative flowers and foliage and use them to create floral arrangements plans, plant and maintain a well-stocked cutting garden, and demonstrates how to create arrangements ranging from simple bunches to romantic hanging globes, swags and medallions.
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having already got hold of "Grow your own cut flowers" by the same author, I agonised for a long time about whether to buy this as well. Although there is some repetition, there is also a lot of different material. There are more arrangements and techniques in this book than in the later "Grow your own...", more detail on floristry equipment, and more information about more plants, which are organised by time of year and colour in this book, rather than by bulb/perennial/annual/half hardy annual, etc.
Although the styling of some of the photos is perhaps a little dated, the arrangements still look fresh and modern, and could be adapted if you want something a little less prescriptive. My only real complaint is that you would need a very extensive garden to grow as much as she suggests you would require for the really impressive arrangements (highly invasive, pond-liner wrecking bulrushes? Really?), which would not be practical for most people.
However, this book is very much a step up in volume of flowers and scale of arrangements from "How to Grow Your Own Cut Flowers". If you are after larger scale and more variety, this is definitely a worthwhile buy.
(If you want to see more pages, search for it on google books - more are available than on "Search Inside" here.)
Although the styling of some of the photos is perhaps a little dated, the arrangements still look fresh and modern, and could be adapted if you want something a little less prescriptive. My only real complaint is that you would need a very extensive garden to grow as much as she suggests you would require for the really impressive arrangements (highly invasive, pond-liner wrecking bulrushes? Really?), which would not be practical for most people.
However, this book is very much a step up in volume of flowers and scale of arrangements from "How to Grow Your Own Cut Flowers". If you are after larger scale and more variety, this is definitely a worthwhile buy.
(If you want to see more pages, search for it on google books - more are available than on "Search Inside" here.)
99 of 101 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book originally as a resource for planning my own wedding flowers. That was a year ago now, and ever since that time I have been able to dip in and out of it for information, inspiration and pure pleasure. Sarah Raven gives an overview of how to create a cutting garden from scratch, her book drawing on her own experience of her beautiful cutting garden in Sussex. She also has useful chapters on flower arranging through the seasons. Everything has a distinctive modern/romantic edge to it. The photography throughout is fantastic. Photographs not only illustrate different types and shapes of flower arrangements but also accompany a glossary of Sarah's own favourite range of flowers for cutting. This book can be recommended for anyone who has a love of flowers, gardening or entertaining.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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What a wonderful book, full of all the right information especially if planning your garden to the maximum for filling your home with Flowers, will save you a fortune at the florist once established. Sarah.s books are presented beautifully a joy to read.
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Wonderful!
I bought this for my sister-in-law for her birthday. She is thinking about training as a florist and this book has given her much information about what flowers to grow and how to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. K. Steptoe
Cutting Garden
This book was ideal for advice and ideas.
This is my first year planning a growing cutting garden. Writing style was very readable and pictures wonderful. Read more
This is my first year planning a growing cutting garden. Writing style was very readable and pictures wonderful. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Merlin
The wife seems to Like it !
I bought this as a Christmas present for my wife and she was very pleased with it. I'm not really a gardener so I can't really comment on the content but it is a very nicely made... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Roy
Fantastic
This is a fantastic, inspirational and practical book. Of all the books on the subject I think this is the best. Read more
Published 15 months ago by stirfry
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