The Fine Art of Flower Arranging: A Garden Club of America BookIn this volume 170 colour photographs record fashionable as well as traditional and historical styles of flower arranging. In arrangements created for the dinner table and the living room, in spectacular designs for competition halls and museums and in botalical sculptures for the garden, the art of this hobby is presented. The text reveals how the best arrangers create their floral masterpieces and gives the reader how-to advice and inspiration to create their own arrangements. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 7 |
Flower ShowsThe Arrangers Arena | 68 |
Appendices Flower ArrangingA Continuing Journey | 172 |
Copyright | |
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