Throughout the year, nothing speaks to the beauty of life's everyday joys and special occasions like flowers. With the inspiration of this gorgeous full-colour book any one learn how to have fun with flowers in novel and delightful ways. Here you will find: Flower-arranging basics--equipment you need to get started; tips on cleaning, cutting, and conditioning stems; guidance on design principles of colour and texture, balance and proportion A glorious celebration of the seasons-with chapters devoted to spring, summer, autumn, and winter projects Dozens of original presentations, both elegant and whimsical-from a fresh vegetable vase made of beautiful green asparagus to a stylish place setting and napkin ring of lemon leaves and fragrant seeded eucalyptus With step-by-step instructions and sidebars sprinkled throughout providing insider secrets, shortcuts, creative solutions to commonly asked questions, and some advanced techniques, A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS will turn any flower lover into an inventive flower arranger.