In this guide you can find:
Flowers Magazine: The Essential Guide for the Australian Flower and Foliage Industry [Print]
The Flower School by
Expertly guides you step-by-step through design principles and twenty-five floral projects to empower you to create your own gorgeous floral arrangements for your home, gatherings, celebrations and for pleasure.
The Skill of Flower Arranging: Everything You Need to Know by
Filled with stunning photography and easy-to-follow diagrams detailing all aspects of flower arranging, including the symbolism of flowers, the use of colour and balance, and materials and equipment required. Basic through to advanced arrangements are covered, from vase and tabletop arrangements, through to baskets, boxes, corsages, and flowers for weddings and funerals.
Ikebana: The Zen Way of Flowers by
It's all about light, texture, color, shape and balance! Filled with inspiring images of unconventional flower arrangements, this new book by Japanese Ikebana master Yuji Ueno shows you how to use light and position as well as color, shape and texture--of both flowers and vessel--to make inexpensive floral arrangements that convey a Zen sense of simplicity, calm and balance. In this book you'll find: Tips on how to select flowers and foliage, choose a vessel to harmonise with the available light in and design of your spaces, and more Inspiration to utilise the beauty of a flower's many stages, the imperfections of leaves and branches, and the design potential in old and unusual vases. A sense of connectedness to the seasons of the year and how to translate that into seasonal arrangements using found and foraged foliage. An appreciation for simple and imperfect components and a slow, mindful approach to arranging your flowers.
Cut Flowers : A Practical Guide to their Selection and Care (4th ed.) by
A quick reference guide to over 160 fresh cut flowers including care instructions, flower availability, colour range and vase life. Arranged in alphabetical order of botanical names there is also an index of common names to help you find your favourite flower.
Bush Flowers: Australian Flowers and Foliage for Decoration and Design by
Covers floral arranging, decoration and design with Australian native flora and foliage. Provides over 50 plant profiles with notes on growing, cutting, conditioning, arranging and drying, with florists' insights on what makes them so special.