Product Description

An innovatory practical approach to fresh and dried flowers by a leading international floral designer Jane Packer's book features more than 100 displays for all types of container and every occasion. Easy-to-follow photographic sequences show exactly how to build up each style of arrangement.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #143195 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Amazon.co.uk
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 arrangement--lively and informal yet sophisticated, 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 colour.

Amazon.co.uk 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 arrangement--lively and informal yet sophisticated, 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 colour.

About the Author
Jane Packer is one of the world’s most influential florists. Her fresh and innovative approach to floristry has revolutionised the horticulture industry, with flower arranging now seen as exciting as fashion and interior design. Her Flower Stores are well-known internationally and she also has a Flower School in London.

Customer Reviews

Great, easy effects for beginners or the more experienced
I found Jane Packer's book truly inspirational - using amazingly simple methods to achieve striking and imaginative results in most cases. The results often involved the use of attactive toning or contrasting containers and materials such as glass (clear or coloured in many shapes and sizes), aluminium, terracotta, raffia, shells etc. The use of just one type of flower in the majority of displays resulted in pleasingly simple but effective arrangements and these were probably my favourites in this book. To see such common things as daffodils, tulips, freesias, gerberas, dahlias, sunflowers and even carnations presented so refreshingly and simply made me dare to attempt them (instead of just wishing I had the nerve and not trying). Most of the flowers used are widely available at reasonable prices; some can even be grown easily in the garden. One small frustration was seeing sumptuous bunches of ranunculus and paeonies and knowing that, even if I did know where to source the flowers locally, the price would be ruinous! Still, a good 75% of the book's arrangements are easily achievable by an amateur and yet wouldn't disgrace a more experienced flower arranger. A good buy.