Product Description

Bright posies of freesias, bunches of daffodils bound with raffia, rustic bowls overflowing with roses ---- Fast Flower Arranging makes stunning arrangements from one of the world's leading floral designers accessible to anyone. In no more than three easy--to--follow steps, Jane Packer demonstrates how to make a simple bunch of flowers and create more than 120 striking displays in next to no time. Lavish photographs highlight her ingenious instant ideas: vibrant carnations in sherbet--colored pots, glass tanks of spring bulbs, sophisticated lilies for an urban setting. Without using complicated techniques or special equipment, Jane Packer presents ideas for Valentine's Day, weddings, and birthdays, plus dramatic large--scale effects for tables and mantelpieces, showing how to create maximum impact in minimum time. Flower shopping is easy with a glorious visual guide profiling more than 130 popular flowers, from parrot tulips to mini--sunflowers, offering advice on availability and life span. With its wealth of inspiring and practical projects, Fast Flower Arranging is the ultimate guide to stylish displays in minutes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #626440 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

Amazon.com Review
Jane Packer has run a successful London floral design business for years, and in 1986 was commissioned to create the floral arrangements for Sarah Ferguson's wedding to Prince Andrew. In Fast Flower Arranging, she shares 120 arrangements that each take no more than three simple steps to complete. These are bright, modern arrangements--lively, informal, yet sophisticated, and many of them can be done in five minutes with fairly inexpensive materials. Two sections at the end of the book show how "special effect" holiday table arrangements can be created, and how to dress up gifts uniquely using flowers. It's the perfect flower-arranging book for people with a funky vase collection and a predilection for bright color.

Review
An excellent guide. -- Philadelphia Inquirer

About the Author
Renowned for her revolutionary approach to flowers and unique, natural style, Jane Packer has run a successful London--based floral design business for over ten years. In 1986 she was commissioned by Sarah Ferguson to design the bridal flowers for her wedding to Prince Andrew. the Jane Packer School of Flowers was established in London in 1989 to teach professional florists and home flower arrangers, and, building upon its success, a sister school was launched in Tokyo in 1990. Jane Packer has lectured widely in the US, Europe, and Japan, and her work has been featured in a variety of magazines, including Vogue, Country Living, Cosmopolitan, Tatler, and Brides. She is a consultant on flower arranging and has designed award--winning displays at major flower shows. Her previous books include The Complete Guide to Flower Arranging, also published by DK.

Customer Reviews

a promising book that keeps its promises
I have just discovered this book and I really appreciate its presentation. The arrangements are really fast, simple and beautiful through their simplicity. This books clashes with the traditional books on the subject which aim sophistication or grand effects at a high expense. The introduction about the most used flowers is short but clever. Skimming through the book is very inspiring. I don't think it as a coffee table book, but as a resource for inspiration for daily arrangements. And I like the fact that most arrangements presented here are not made with 6 dozen of flowers. I have just made the first arrangement with daffodils (4 USD worth), a small terracotta pot and moss. The result is gorgeous.

Unbelievably simple and beautiful
Jane Packer could not have made this book any easier nor user friendly!! Our sorority cancelled the florist we hired for rush when we found this book. We did all the flowers ourselves and they were stunning!! Great for a coffee table book as well.

Exceeded My Expectations
I once flipped through Jane Packer's Complete Guide to Flower Arranging while in a bookstore. It was a nice book, but it didn't inspire me enough to purchase it. This book, however, seemed to be getting rave reviews so although I couldn't find it in the store, I took the chance to order it. What a surprise! A beautiful book that exceeded my expectations. Much better than the Complete Guide to Flower Arranging, this has some very modern and all easy-to-create arrangements. As a floral designer, I sometimes pick up books here and there for inspiration to use in my business. However, lately I haven't found much to inspire me. This little book is superb. Some fresh ideas to get me restarted (and to get all those budding and would-be designers started). Kudos to Jane and her photographers.