Growing Flowers


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Master Flower Gardening and Learn to Grow Flowers for All Seasons “Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here.” ―Publishers Weekly #1 Best Seller in Annual Flowers Gardening, Bulb Flower Gardening, and Perennial Gardening Master the art of cultivating cut flowers, from seed to stunning arrangements, with this indispensable guide for gardening novices and pros alike. Create botanical beauty. Niki Irving’s Growing Flowers whisks you away to the serene mountains of Asheville, NC, where her boutique flower farm thrives. Learn to grow florets and cut flowers with the same sustainable, natural practices Niki employs on her mountain-fresh farm. Boost your horticultural skills. This garden journal not only introduces you to the pleasures of growing a cutting garden but also guides you to arrange your flowers into simple-yet-gorgeous bouquets. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of flower farming and discover techniques using not just blooms and greenery, but even artichokes, vines, and berries. Inside, you'll find: Practical guidance on organic flower gardening, from selecting the right seeds and seedlings to mastering seasonal rotation Insightful techniques for arranging cut flowers Tips and tricks from Niki Irving's successful boutique flower farm for cultivating your own cutting garden Engaging photographic content that transforms the book into a delightful coffee table addition Growing Flowers is a wonderful addition to any collection of garden books. If you’re looking for gardening gifts for gardeners or enjoy flowering plant books and flower books like Floret Farms Cut Flower Garden book, Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers, or The Flower Gardener's Bible, you’ll love Niki Irving's Growing Flowers.




Flowers


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How does a flower grow from a seed? Why do bees visit flowers? Which flower is bigger than the wheel on a truck? In this book, you'll find the answers and lots more about all kinds of seeds and flowers and how they grow. With simple text and beautiful illustrations, plus Usborne Quicklinks to carefully selected websites with video clips and activities.




Color Me Floral


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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.




How Flowers Grow


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This exciting information book for young readers uses simple concepts, combined with easy-to-read text and vivid illustrations for a great reading experience.




Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias


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A stunning guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous dahlia blooms from celebrated farmer-florist and New York Times bestselling author Erin Benzakein, founder of Floret Flower Farm. World-renowned flower farmer and floral designer Erin Benzakein reveals all the secrets to growing, cultivating, and arranging gorgeous dahlias. These coveted floral treasures come in a dazzling range of colors, sizes, and forms, with enough variety for virtually every garden space and personal preference, making them one of the most beloved flowers for arrangements. In these pages, readers will discover: • Expert advice for planting, harvesting, and arranging garden-fresh dahlias • A simple-to-follow overview of the dahlia classification system • An A–Z guide with photos and descriptions of more than 350 varieties • Step-by-step how-to's for designing show-stopping dahlia bouquets that elevate any occasion Expert Author: Erin Benzakein's gorgeous flowers are celebrated throughout the world. Her book Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers was a New York Times bestseller and her first book, Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, won the American Horticultural Society Book Award. Filled with Wisdom: Overflowing with hundreds of lush photographs and invaluable advice, DISCOVERING DAHLIAS is an essential resource for gardeners and a must-have for anyone who loves flowers, including flower lovers, avid and novice gardeners, floral designers, florists, small farmers, stylists, and designers.




The Cut Flower Patch


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An inspiring guide to transforming a small patch of ground, be it on an allotment or in a garden, into a cut flower patch which produces flowers from early spring to late autumn. Louise Curley looks at what makes a great cut flower, ideal conditions and soil and the tools you’ll need. There is advice on what to grow – from favourite hardy annuals, half hardies and biennials to spring and summer bulbs to adding foliage and fillers to balance arrangements – and advice on how and when to sow, how to support your plants and tips on weeding, deadheading, pests and feeding. Growing your own means greater choice, working with the seasons and super fresh flowers. Bought flowers can be expensive and the international flower trade often means dangerous chemicals, poor working conditions for growers, demands on water resources and the ‘flower miles’ of worldwide airfreight. This book will help you get the most from your patch with guidance on how to cut the flowers so that they keep producing more blooms and how to look after them once they have been picked. The Cut Flower Patch is completed by a selection of flower arranging tips and sample arrangements as well as tips on finding great containers, planting plans and a helpful year planner The Cut Flower Patch won the ‘Best Practical Book’ at the Garden Media Guild Awards, 2014 Jason Ingram won Photographer of the Year at the Garden Media Guild Awards, 2014




Flower Gardening for Beginners


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How to PICK, PLANT, and PRESERVE your dream flower garden even if you have no experience or have failed with every other garden you have done in the past... Flower gardening dates back for centuries, and to this day millions of people create their own floral heaven each year. Some might say that it is one of the oldest hobbies known to mankind! After all, it is hard to resist the natural allure of a beautiful flower garden that you achieved with your own effort. However, there is a catch... What happens if my flowers die? What if pests attack and I cannot control it? What happens if my soil is not good for my plants? There are dozens of questions that beginner gardeners face each year. Whether you have purchased a new property, or inherited an old garden, you are faced with many issues that you may have never encountered before! It can be extremely overwhelming for newbies and master gardeners alike. Unfortunately, information on exactly how to start your own flower garden step-by-step can be hard to find. Trying to get all of your questions answered can take time, and you risk ruining your garden before finding the answers, which could discourage you from gardening at all. That is where Flower Gardening For Beginners steps in to give you a helping hand. Instead of stumbling around in the dark, this simple guide will shed light on all of your unanswered questions! Imagine how easy it will be to set up your flower garden with a step-by-step guide teaching you all along the way. Flower Gardening For Beginners is like having a personal gardening coach helping you out when you encounter an issue, and celebrating with you when you have success! In this guide, you will discover: Our super simple 3-step system that guarantees your success as a gardener. How to avoid the mistakes that 99% of beginner gardeners make when planting from seed. The key to designing a beautiful landscape that makes you happy, and impresses your friends! A free bonus copy of The Ultimate Gardener's Tool Guide. The right way to expand your garden without ruining your curb appeal. How to fend off wildlife and pests in a natural and environmentally safe way! Exactly how you should select your plant family that will be by your side for years to come. The best transplanting techniques that don't get enough attention from new gardeners, but are freakishly simple! At this point you are probably ready to go, but you might still be thinking, "Can I really do this?" First of all, this thought in your head is totally understandable. Maybe you have tried flower gardening in the past, or maybe it just intimidates you too much for you to even begin. But now you have a special super power... this personal guide! Once you are equipped with all the necessary knowledge to not only create a beautiful flower garden, but maintain it as well, you will be on top of the world! Confidence is key, and this guide is your key to confidence... Using the teachings in this book, you can be confident in; picking the right flowers for you, designing your garden properly, transplanting and growing from seed in effective ways, and much much more! If you are ready to take the next step and create the peaceful garden oasis that you have always dreamed of then scroll up and click the "BUY NOW" button. Begin your journey today!




Field, Flower, Vase


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Floral expert Chelsea Fuss shows you how to make beautiful, natural arrangements with foraged and seasonal greenery, branches, and flowers Based on her extraordinarily popular flower-arranging workshops, Chelsea Fuss’s first book combines an alluring sense of place with everything readers need to know to forage, gather, and arrange fresh and dried botanicals. Each arrangement is addictively easy to make, and the featured centerpieces, wreaths, garlands, and bouquets are designed to bring the perfect amount of scent, color, and atmosphere to a room. The book features 28 eco-friendly floral projects, all using natural materials in lieu of floral foam and wire. Each arrangement is accompanied by foraging tips that can be applied to different locales. Photographed in the author’s small village in Portugal, the book overflows with atmospheric images of flowers and foliage in the landscape to inspire readers to walk local trails (even if that just means the stalls of a city market) and gather ingredients in a pastime that is as much self-care and meditation as it is a practical pursuit.




The Flower Garden


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Experts Clare Foster and Sabina Rüber share their gardening wisdom in this how to garden guide. Growing flowers from seed is an easy and cheap way to enhance borders and bring instant colour to tired gardens. Use this step-by-step guide to grow beautiful blooms and bouquets to brighten your home, all within a single growing season. Author Clare Foster and photographer Sabina Rüber have been experimenting with growing flowers from seed for several years. In this book they pass on that invaluable experience, explaining how and when to sow and grow a huge range of flowers from Aquilegia to Zinnia.




Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Gardening


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Chapter headings include landscaping, trees, shrubs, animals, roses, vegetables, lawns, houseplants and much more.