Flower Philosophy

<b>A celebration of season <i>Flower Philosophy</i> presents a selection of beautiful arrangements designed to free readers from the pressures of perfection and instead encourage creative freedom intuition and original results.</b> <p/><b>Flowers are not perfect </b> and flower arranging shouldn't be either. <b>Anna Potter author of best-selling <i>Flower Fix</i></b> teaches us how to listen and learn from nature to <b>create something truly original</b> with <b>25 combinations of stems and foliage</b>. Free yourself from a prescriptive one- size-fits-all approach and let each unique bloom inspire you with this <b>refreshingly honest and liberating florist's guide.</b> <p/> Featuring: <ul><li><b>A NEW PERSPECTIVE: </b>Start with nature and let this inform your arranging </li><li><b>A WEALTH OF PRACTICAL ADVICE: </b> All the basic essential information on flora seasons colour and arranging </li><li><b>BUDGET-CONSCIOUS CHOICES: </b> From small humble buds to large luxe flowers eg weed arrangements. Plus foliage fruit vegetables sea shells and anything grown out of the ground. </li><li><b>25 FLEXIBLE FLOWER PROJECTS: </b>Step-by-step with options/prompts to encourage autonomy originality creativity </li><li><b>PERSONAL TOUCHES: </b>Author's stories poems thoughts experiences and musings </li><li><b>FLORAL THERAPY: </b>Tips to improve wellbeing with nature; tap into its mindful benefits throughout the arranging process </li><li><b>A FLOWER THESAURUS: </b>An unorthodox flower index of favourite and too-often-forgotten flowers ideas for pairings benefits to the senses and mood meanings etc. </li></ul><b>Arranged by season</b> Anna Potter guides you through the process of creating your own wreathes bouquets and installations all using flowers that can be bought found and foraged from your neighbourhood. <p/> Accompanied by <b>stunning photography from India Hobson</b> this book provides the basic foundations to pick choose and assemble with unlimited possibilities.