Floret Farm’s A Year in Flowers: Designing Gorgeous Arrangements for Every Season (Floret Farms x Chronicle Books) (Hardcover)

Floret Farm’s A Year in Flowers: Designing Gorgeous Arrangements for Every Season (Floret Farms x Chronicle Books) By Erin Benzakein, Chris Benzakein (By (photographer)) Cover Image
By Erin Benzakein, Chris Benzakein (By (photographer))
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National Bestseller—New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Washington Post

Learn how to buy, style, and present seasonal flower arrangements for every occasion from world-renowned flower farmer Erin Benzakein.

 

Brimming with indispensable tips and hundreds of vibrant photographs, this companion volume to the bestselling Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden is an invitation to live a flower-filled life. With sections on tools, flower care, and design techniques, Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers presents all the secrets to arranging garden-fresh bouquets.

Featuring expert advice from the bestselling author and floral designer, this is a gorgeous and comprehensive guide to everything you need to make your own incredible arrangements all year long, whether harvesting flowers from the backyard or shopping for blooms at the market. It is the perfect gift for anyone who loves flowers and home décor books.

EXPERT FLOWER ARRANGEMENT BOOK: Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers offers advice on every phase of working with cut flowers—including gardening, buying, caring for, and arranging fresh flowers. With simple-to-follow advice on flower care, material selection, and essential design techniques, it features an A - Z flower guide with photos and care tips for more than 200 varieties.

FLOWER DESIGN FOR ALL OCCASIONS: In this definitive guide to flower arranging from the biggest star in the farm-to-centerpiece movement, Benzakein shares more than 25 how-to projects, including magnificent centerpieces, infinitely giftable posies, festive wreaths, and breathtaking bridal bouquets.

A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS: Flower lovers, avid and novice gardeners, floral designers, wedding planners, florists, small farmers, stylists, designers, crafters, home decor aficionados, and those passionate about the local floral movement will love this book.
 

Perfect for:
  • Fans of flower arranging, gardening, and floral design
  • Birthday, Mother's Day, housewarming, or hostess gift
  • Pair with other beautiful items from the Floret Farm collection, including Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden and Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias books, as well as Floret Farm's Garden Journal, 100 Postcards, Garden Dahlia Notes, and Sweet Pea Notes stationery and gifts
  • Those who love Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers, The Flower School, The Flower Recipe Book, and Flower Color Guide

About the Author


Chris Benzakein is a photographer and the manager of Floret Farm's operations. He farms alongside his wife, Erin, in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Erin Benzakein is a farmer-florist and the founder of Floret Farm. Her first book, Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, won the American Horticultural Society Book Award. She lives in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Jill Jorgensen is the creative director of Floret Farm. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Julie Chai is a writer and editor of lifestyle content. She lives in Los Altos, California.


Product Details
ISBN: 9781452172897
ISBN-10: 1452172897
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: February 11th, 2020
Pages: 304
Language: English
Series: Floret Farms x Chronicle Books

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