Flower Arranging the Complete Guide for Beginners

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0955239176/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_imgHighly recommend this all inclusive and most user friendly flower arranging guide by Judith Blacklock, which fulfils its purpose as, 'a complete guide for beginners' and much more.Inspiringly illustrated throughout the seven chapters, the information and guidance relating to the purchase of flowers and foliage, tools of the trade, elements and principles of design, descriptions of techniques and step by step instructions and drawings for designs are all presented in an easy to understand and clear cut manner - testimony to the author's wide experience and expertise as a teacher.The A-Z of flowers and foliage is a particularly useful reference.Attractively set out with many fresh ideas and tips from the expert, I guarantee this book will inspire and motivate.

I wanted to book to help me pull together arrangements for an upcoming wedding - this is very clear, starting with details on the types of flowers, seasons in which they are available and then moves on to things like conditioning, basic design principles and simple arrangements. It's excellent and highly recommended as I have looked at others at the Library and most are very dated - though I'm sure they were good back in their day (90s...)

As with all Judith Blacklock's books, the instructions are clear and concise and easy to follow.All the classic arrangements well explained with diagrams and lovely illustrations plus some less traditional ideas.Although the title implies that this book is especially suitable for beginners, I found it inspiring and helpful and have been flower arranging as a hobby for several years.

I am a flower arranger already but I wanted to go back to basic and found this guide very helpful and well presented especially in regards to elements and principles which are very clear and easy to follow much better than other books I have read on the subject. I would recommend this book.

This book is a delight to read, with page after page of helpful and practical advice. The most attractive thing I found about it however was the quality of the photographs and illustrations. Even ignoring the content, the book feels good.The paper quality of the pages, the binding and the covers all feel luxurious and well-made. It was bought as a Christmas present and was so well received, I am gald I made this choice.

Love this book as I am a beginner. Lots of great tips.

Bought this for my friend as we had just flower arranging class. Full of brilliant ideas, easy to follow instructions, beautifully illustrated with good descriptions of the flowers to use with useful tips on how to revive and keep flowers longer.

A lovely informative book with great pictures for a beginner, have really enjoyed reading so far and will be very handy even after a little more experience.Super fast deliver too :)

Lots of pictures with step by step instructions. Explanations of many things involved in arranging flowers. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to arrange flowers or as a gift to someone interested in gardening.

It is a great book with a lot of pictures and covers almost all things you need to know about the floral design.

A great book to learn more about flowers.

Ottimo libero pieno di idee interessanti e di informazioni utili sulle piante e su come assemblare i fiori. Da non perdere

Lots of useful information.