The Floral Artist's Guide: A Reference to Cut Flowers & Foliages

By Pat Diehl Scace - First Edition

This comprehensive resource serves as a pictorial guide to over 500 different types of cut flowers, foliage, and dried materials for all levels of floral designers.

It offers a complete guide to the botanical and common names, pronunciation, family name and related flowers, colors and availability, and the unique properties of each flower.

This valuable guide includes information from such sources as the Holland Flower Council, California Cut Flower Commission, and the Society of American Florists. This beautiful full-color flower guide will inspire creativity in all designers who use flowers as a medium.

ALSO AVAILABLE - INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENT: Image Library

Features:

• Includes over 500 types of cut flowers, foliage, and dried materials
• Full-color photos make this an invaluable identification guide for both the novice and expert designer
• Comprehensive format offers complete information on each flower
• Includes information on commonly used ornamental landscape plants as well

Contents:

• Preface.
• Acknowledgements.
• Introduction.
• How to Use this Book.
• How to Use the CD-ROM.
• Basic Anatomy of a Flower.
• Basic Anatomy of a Leaf.
• Plant Classification and Nomenclature.
• Tips for Care and Handling of Cut Flowers.
• Basics of Floral Design.
• Botanical Entries:
• Flowers and Fruits,
• Foliages and Dried Materials.
• Color Index:
• Flowers and Fruits,
• Foliages and Dried Materials.
• Name Index.

304 pages - 8 x 10 in. - with CD-ROM

Paperback, 288 pages