The Flower Workshop: Lessons in Arranging Blooms, Branches, Fruits, and Foraged Materials

Written by a celebrated floral designer and lavishly illustrated with full-color photography, this book provides step-by-step instructions for more than 45 stunning floral projects from simple to spectacular and equips you with the skills to customize arrangements at home.

Whether hosting a party, helping out with a friend's wedding, or wishing to incorporate the beauty of flowers into everyday life, The Flower Workshop allows you to create dazzling arrangements that go beyond merely pretty and into realms of the dramatic, the unexpected, and sometimes even the magical.

Known for her hands-on flower workshops at FlowerSchool New York, Ariella Chezar walks you through the nuts and bolts of creating a variety of small flourishes, tonal arrangements, branch arrangements, handheld bouquets, wreaths, garlands, grand gestures, and more-all accompanied by detailed photography. Chezar offers advice and philosophy on everything from texture and color to foliage and containers, providing an overall approach to living and working with flowers, with an eye toward fresh, local, wild, seasonally influenced floral design.

For every occasion, from relaxed and simple to lavish and monumental, The Flower Workshop celebrates the special moments in your life with glorious, fragrant floral arrangements and enhances your surroundings with abundant beauty.

Introduction 1
The Art of Painterly Arrangements  11
Essential Techniques and Tools  33
Living With Flowers  49
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Tonal Arrangements  59
Favorite Flowers  85
Branch Arrangements  113
 Fruits and Berries  133
Handheld Bouquets  151
Compotes  173
celebrating with flowers  197
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Seasonal Flower guide  231
About the Authors  235
Acknowledgments  236
Index  240