Learn the secrets to designing showstopping monochromatic arrangements in this spectacular guide from floral artist Kiana Underwood. Underwood shares her techniques for creating dazzling single-color displays using inspired ingredients, dramatic textures, and vibrant colors. Organized by season, the book includes how-tos for 40 arrangements— including a lush green display for spring, an astonishing black bouquet for summer, a striking magenta design for fall, and an unexpected, oh-so-pretty pink arrangement for winter. Featuring hundreds of eye-catching images and easy-to-follow tips throughout—such as suggestions for substituting flowers and options for both the beginner and advanced designer—this book is as useful as it is gorgeous. The ultimate resource, Color Me Floral has an extraordinary arrangement to enhance every occasion.

Principles of Floral Design: An Illustrated Guide introduces the hands-on skills and theory required to begin a career as a floral designer. This heavily illustrated textbook begins by introducing the floriculture industry and careers, the history of floriculture, and design principles and elements. The textbook then presents the various types of products used in floral designs, before progressing to common floral applications and events. This modern and visual introduction to floral design will appeal to students who are interested in careers in the industry and to those who take the course as a fine arts elective. Highly illustrated Step-by-Step Procedures throughout the textbook provide clear instruction covering floral design basics, such as taping and gluing, to creating full-size floral arrangements. The extensive end-of-chapter materials--including a chapter summary, review questions, critical thinking questions, STEM and academic activities, and ideas for SAEs--provide instructors with ample material for students to review and reinforce chapter material and help students connect floral design content to career and college readiness skills. Extensive illustrated glossaries of flowers, foliage, and potted and flowering plants serve as an excellent reference and as a study aid for student competitions.

This book was written to provide a basic instruction in the techniques of floral design. The author has attempted to describe the fundamental skills and methods used by florists when creating modern commercial designs. The beginning floral designer will then be able to develop these skills further in more advanced design work. The material is intended for use in introductory floral design courses at the secondary, vocational-technical school, or college levels. Professionals and commercial florists will also find this book an excellent reference. This new edition has undergone considerable reorganization. New features include a selection of floral arrangements illustrated in color; floral products and current commercial practices have been included to assist in the training of the floral design student; selected chapters have been expanded to include information of concern to floral designers working in non-traditional flower markets; a set of study exercises has been included at the end of each chapter as an instructional aid; and an additional chapter has been added describing the many career opportunities in the American floral industry. Throughout the three comprehensive units of the book, readers will be taken from a discussion on the history, principles, and elements of design, to the construction methods for creating floral designs and the use of dry and everlasting flowers, to a detailed description of commercial florists' designs for all occasions.

Flowers are beautiful! The author, Desiree Ang shares Artistic Floral Designs inspired by the work of Landscape Photographer Cokee. Through the myriad of paired artistic floral designs and inspirational landscapes from various worldwide locales explode over 62 pages of vivid, full color images with her floral designs which transcend us to the place and in which the place is in the design. Desiree Ang, the author is a recipient of a Rose Sweepstakes Award, a freelance floral designer/artist, and an engineer honored with floral design achievements. The featured landscape photographer, Cokee, is a physicist and nuclear engineer whose artwork has been shown throughout venues in the United States, Europe and South America.

AN UPDATED VERSION OF OUR MOST POPULAR BOOK title written by Terry Lanker filled with techniques and how-to's to inspire and help beginning florists excel at the art of flower arranging. The design methods featured have proven especially successful among floral design students with little or no expertise. Flower recipes and step-by-step instructions walk you through the basics, and variations show you how to expand on your knowledge with more advanced designs. With more than 500 photos, this book leads you through every step in the process with easy-to-follow how-to's.

Since its first appearance, The Art of Floral Design has become the definitive standard in teaching design techniques. In-depth, and fully illustrated in full color, it offers comprehensive information on the principles and mechanics of flower arranging, basic flower anatomy, and arrangement styles for all occasions. This well-written text combines theory and practice to familiarize students with the basics and take them into more advanced floral techniques. This book is sure to remain on your students' reference shelves as they begin their careers in floral design. ALSO AVAILABLE Plant Science Laserdisc, ISBN: 0-8273-7302-3 Business and Mechanical Technology Laserdisc, ISBN: 0-8273-7303-1 INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructor's Guide, ISBN: 0-8273-5090-2