Garden to Vase

Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers
by Linda Beutler, photographs by Allan Mandell

If you’ve ever wanted to re-create the colors and textures of the flowers growing in your garden in arrangements to enjoy indoors, but wondered which flowers to use, when to pick them, how to condition them, and what other plants you might grow to add interest to your arrangements, here is a book to answer all your questions.

Experienced gardener and professional florist Linda Beutler explores the essence of floral design, showing how to make creative use of the plants you’re already growing, techniques for harvesting and preparing cut flowers, bouquet basics, and creating arrangements for special occasions. An alphabetical directory describes the flowers, foliage and fruit of more than 200 outstanding plants that are as lovely in the garden as in a vase.

“There is something magical about a garden-grown arrangement that makes it different from the commercially grown roses, lilies, and tulips that we buy at the store.” —Amy Stewart, San Francisco Chronicle 

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