Product Description

Florist Jane Durbridge and writer Antonia Swinson bring you elegantly modern, unfussy arrangements to enjoy every day--from a touch of colour to brighten a desk to suggestions for stylish entertaining and floral gifts. "Easy Flowers" are affordable, stylish, and quick to put together. The emphasis is on striking use of form and colour rather than on costly blooms or time-consuming bouquets. Flower Basics tells you how to buy, care for, and prolong the life of your flowers, and gives invaluable advice on choosing vases and flower-arranging. Next, more beautifully simple ideas are grouped into Colour Themes. *Whether you favour classic white blooms or shocking pink petals, you'll find stylish ways to display them in "Easy Flowers". *over 27,000 copies sold in hardcover.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #593786 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 127 pages

Review
If you want to avoid the rules and rigidness of formal floristry, Jane Durbridge will show you how in this beautifully illustrated book, the sumptuous cover being a taster for what is to come. Accompanied by style writer Antonia Swinson and photographer Polly Wreford, she offers simple, inspirational ideas for simple containers, using simple, easily available flowers and foliage. A stem of cherry blossom cut from the garden, a single rose, a bunch of tulips or ranunculus, miraculously transformed into artfully simple, chic arrangements. Using vases and bowls as plain as old bottles or as elegant as a crystal vase, she demonstrates the ease with which you can transform a room or dinner setting. Utilising materials as diverse as cellophane and translucent gel, she shares her innovative, often quirky, designs and knowledge to make truly "Simple Chic Flowers" with which to adorn your home. - Lucy Watson

About the Author
Jane Durbridge is one of London's most sought after florists, with a unique sense of style and a distinctively elegant yet refreshingly modern look. Jane started Parterre Flowers, based in central London, in 1989. She now creates foral decorations for weddings and other celebrations. Jane divides her time between Paris and London. Her first book "Bridal Bouquets" is also published by Ryland Peters & Small.

Antonia Swinson is an expert on flowers, fashion, beauty, and weddings. She began her writing career at "Vogue" and for three years she was Assistant Features Editor of Conde Nast's "Brides and Setting Up Home". She is the author of "The Wedding Planner" and "When I Was A Flower Girl", and wrote the text for Jane Durbridge's "Bridal Bouquets", all for Ryland Peters & Small.

Customer Reviews

Pretty
This book offers ideas for selecting flowers and containers that can look beautiful in your home. Starting with basic design principles and ending with notes on flower care and conditioning, most of the book is divided into chapters by colour. With any book of this type the illustrations are the focus, and there are page after page of truly beautiful colour photographs. They make you want to rush out to the florist and spend all the grocery money on tulips or alliums.

I spent a delightful half hour going through this book, but I wouldn't buy it - pretty pictures aside, there's just not enough substance to it.

Great Decorating Ideas
This book contains great decorating ideas for every room in your home. There are numerous combinations of vases and flowers to beautify even the plainest decor. This book will help you freshen up any boring or dated rooms.

Pretty
This book offers ideas for selecting flowers and containers that can look beautiful in your home. Starting with basic design principles and ending with notes on flower care and conditioning, most of the book is divided into chapters by colour. With any book of this type the illustrations are the focus, and there are page after page of truly beautiful colour photographs. They make you want to rush out to the florist and spend all the grocery money on tulips or alliums.

I spent a delightful half hour going through this book, but I wouldn't buy it - pretty pictures aside, there's just not enough substance to it.