Floret Farms Discovering Dahlias

Author : Erin Benzakein
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781452181851

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Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

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.

Author : Erin Benzakein,Julie Chai,Jill Jorgensen
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1452181756

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Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

"Grow and arrange breathtaking dahlias to enhance every occasion. In this luxe compendium, world-renowned flower farmer and floral designer Erin Benzakein reveals all the secrets to cultivating 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, including a simple-to-follow overview of the dahlia classification system, an A-Z guide with photos and descriptions of more than 350 varieties, and step-by-step how-tos for designing show-stopping dahlia bouquets that elevate any occasion. Full of expert wisdom and overflowing with hundreds of lush photographs, DISCOVERING DAHLIAS is an essential resource for gardeners and a must-have for anyone who loves flowers"--

Author : Erin Benzakein
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781452173054

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Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Learn how to buy, style, and present seasonal flower arrangements for every occasion. With sections on tools, flower care, and design techniques, Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers presents all the secrets to arranging garden-fresh bouquets. Featuring expert advice from Erin Benzakein, world-renowned flower farmer, floral designer, and bestselling author of Floret Farm: Cut Flower Garden, this book is a gorgeous and comprehensive guide to everything you need to make your own incredible arrangements all year long, whether harvesting flowers from the backyard or shopping for blooms at the market. • Includes an A–Z flower guide with photos and care tips for more than 200 varieties. • Simple-to-follow advice on flower care, material selection, and essential design techniques • More than 25 how-to projects, including magnificent centerpieces, infinitely giftable posies, festive wreaths, and breathtaking bridal bouquets Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers offers advice on every phase of working with cut flowers—including gardening, buying, caring for, and arranging fresh flowers. Brimming with indispensable tips and hundreds of vibrant photographs, this book is an invitation to live a flower-filled life and perfect for anyone who loves flowers. • The definitive guide to flower arranging from the biggest star in the farm-to-centerpiece movement • Perfect for flower lovers, avid and novice gardeners, floral designers, wedding planners, florists, small farmers, stylists, designers, crafters, and those passionate about the local floral movement • For those who loved Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein, The Flower Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis, Seasonal Flower Arranging by Ariella Chezar, and The Flower Chef by Carly Cylinder

Author : Erin Benzakein
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781452150932

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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

#1 Amazon Best Seller — Welcome to the farm! The Cut Flower Garden: Erin Benzakein is a florist-farmer, leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement, and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm in Washington's lush Skagit Valley. A stunning flower book: This beautiful guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous blooms year-round provides readers with vital tools to nurture a stunning flower garden and use their blossoms to create show-stopping arrangements. Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration—a book overflowing with lush photography of magnificent flowers and breathtaking arrangements organized by season. Find inspiration in this lush flower book: Irresistible photos of Erin's flower farm that showcase exquisite blooms Tips for growing in a variety of spaces and climates Step-by-step instructions for lavish garlands, airy centerpieces, and romantic floral décor for every season If you liked Paris in Bloom, you'll love Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden.

Author : Niki Irving
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781642505511

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Growing Flowers Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Learn How to Grow Flowering Plants “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. In the mountains of Asheville, NC, Niki Irving’s boutique flower farm grows specially cut, mountain-fresh flowers with sustainable, natural practices. Now, she brings her organic gardening techniques to your home, helping you grow, harvest, and arrange lush, seasonally inspired flowers. Revel in flowering plants. This beautifully photographed book features simple, and engaging know-how enabling you to grow, harvest, and arrange a cutting garden of flowers. An instructional guide to gardening for beginners or if you’re looking to hone your botanical skills, Growing Flowers teaches everything from caring for a cut flower garden to making simple-yet-gorgeous flower arrangements and botanical bouquets. An indispensable gardening guide for homebody horticulturists and floral foragers. A flower book with a whimsical twist, Growing Flowers is a go-to reference for those new to herb and flower gardening. Discover flower arranging techniques using blooms, greenery, and even artichokes, vines and berries. Learn about tools of the trade. Get down and dirty with dirt, seasonal rotation, starting from seeds and/or seedlings, and more. Inside find: • Explanations of soil types and soil preparations • A list of seasonal flowers such as peonies or garden roses for the spring and sunflowers and dahlias for the summer and fall • Basic knowledge to create flower bouquets that include things like sprigs of greenery and even attractive weeds 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 Growing Flowers.

Author : Syd McGee,Shea McGee
Publisher : Harper Horizon
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780785233886

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Make Life Beautiful Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Stars of the hit Netflix series Dream Home Makeover Syd and Shea McGee offers fans a new and intimate look into how they built their business in this bestselling autobiography. Do you want to live the best version of your life? Learn how Syd and Shea prioritized their values, defined their goals, and put their dreams into action--going from flat broke to design superstars--all while following their motto to “make life beautiful.” Most importantly, discover how you can do the same! For the one million-plus followers who turn to Syd and Shea McGee for advice on building a beautiful home and life, Make Life Beautiful is a behind-the-scenes look into how the couple transformed Shea’s small room of fabric samples and big dream of becoming a designer into one of the most successful and fastest-growing interior design businesses in the country. In Make Life Beautiful, Syd and Shea inspire you on how to build an authentic life by applying design principles such as: Embrace the process Get to the next level Find balance Elevate the everyday Make Life Beautiful is essential for entrepreneurs, interior designers, working parents, couples building a family & career, and anyone else chasing their dreams. Both longtime and new fans will gain insight into how the McGees built such a successful company.

Author : ERIN. BENZAKEIN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1452172919

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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden Garden Journal Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Author : Brion Sprinsock,Kristine Albrecht
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798660046179

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Dahlia Breeding for the Farmer-Florist and the Home Gardener Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Kristine Albrecht is an influential dahlia breeder who has introduced award-winning dahlia varieties that are a must-have for the show circuit and the floral trade. In this step by step book she explores pollinating strategies for producing unique dahlia seeds, breeding goals, seed germination, seedling care, marketing your new varieties, and more. Kristine has 14 years of breeding experience that she shares with the reader in an informal and intimate style. She also shares beautiful pictures of some of her most popular dahlia hybrids from her urban farm."Bravo! Thank you so much for sharing your hard-won knowledge with us all. This fantastic book is a gift to the world." -Erin Benzakein, Floret Farm"As an experienced dahlia grower and amatuer hybridizer I found this book easy to read, informative, and practical with nuggets of information throughout." - Brad Freeman, Senior Judge, American Dahlia Society"Lively and clearly written guide to hybridizing dahlias to generate new varieties. Suitable for the novice and with tips experienced hands will appreciate." -Dr. Virginia Walbot, Stanford University "A pleasure to read a book from the first hand experience of a hybridist who knows what she is talking about." -Dr. Keith Hammett ~ QSM Plant Breeder

Author : Connie Thompson
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781039107342

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Connie's Dahlias Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

If you’re interested in growing dahlias, you will find everything you need in these pages. Connie Thompson has 30 years of experience in everything dahlias, from growing to showing to selling her tubers. After years of educating others through her Facebook pages, she has now brought her wealth of knowledge together in this easy-to-follow guide. Connie’s Dahlias will help newer growers find their way with these wonderful flowers. For every climate zone, she teaches readers how to get flower beds ready, buy the right dahlia tubers, successfully plant them, and get them through their first summer. Learn how to make cuttings to increase your stock, deal with pests, and even join a Dahlia Society to gain expert help for all your many questions. Find your way to floral success with Connie at your side.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1452172951

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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden List Ledger Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Brimming with magnificent blooms and the natural beauty of Floret Farm, these floral notes will brighten every list, plan, and idea.

Author : Lorene Edwards Forkner
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781647005504

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Color In and Out of the Garden Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Capture all the hues of the garden with a few simple brushtrokes and Lorene Edwards Forkner’s inspirational advice on observing color in nature, painting with watercolor, and gardening with joy and intention If you love flowers and the rich colors of the garden, Color In and Out of the Garden is for you. Artist and garden expert Lorene Edwards Forkner shares her simple watercolor techniques for capturing every lovely hue in a miniature artwork. Along the way, she also offers practical advice on topics from painting (no matter your skill level) to gardening mindfully to celebrating life. This delightfully useful and addictively readable little book may just inspire you to begin keeping a garden journal of your own, so you can record favorite plants with just a few simple brushstrokes. Arranged by color, each chapter helps readers sharpen their powers of observation and capture nature’s lovely palette. Plant profiles and personal reflections mingle with creative prompts for making a simple watercolor that helps focus one's attention. Both a mindfulness exercise for seeing garden colors and an easy guide to reproducing them on the page, Forkner guides you through the spectrum with her own watercolors while offering inspiration and a delightful garden respite from everyday stress.

Author : Barbara M. Thiers
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781643260525

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Herbarium Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

A heavily illustrated history of herbaria from one of the world's foremost experts.

Author : Georgianna Lane
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781683350187

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Paris in Bloom Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Paris—City of Love, City of Light, City of Flowers. From elegant floral boutiques to lively flower markets to glorious blooming trees and expansive public gardens, flowers are the essential ingredient to the lush sensory bouquet that is Parisian life. With beautiful photography, Paris in Bloom transports readers on a stunning floral tour of the city, and provides recommendations to the best flower markets and a detailed guide to spring blooms. Timeless in content, Paris in Bloom is a book for Paris lovers to savor again and again, one to keep on the nightstand to conjure fond memories of their first visit and inspire dreams of the next.

Author : Naomi Slade,Georgianna Lane
Publisher : Pavilion
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1911595253

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Dahlias Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

For years dahlias have been dismissed for being garish, gaudy additions to gardens and arrangements, but when you find the right variety it's hard to think of a better garden plant or more striking cut flower. The next title in Pavilion's series of stylish floral gardening guides celebrates the diversity and return to fashion of the dahlia. This title explores the history of the dahlia from its Aztec origins and its highs and lows as a cultivated plant, to its current status as one of the most adored flowers on the planet. Pavilion's guide to over 60 beautiful varieties reveals their charms and assets together with practical cultivation tips for any garden. Including classics like Café au Lait and Karma Choc, together with modern, dark-leaved stunners like the Mystic series, the varieties and forms range from perky pompons and lush dinner plates to those that resemble sea-anemones or spectacular fireworks! With contemporary commentary on each bloom, easy-to-follow advice and glorious photography, this book will appeal to everybody who appreciates the glamour and versatility of the dahlia.

Author : Gareth Rowlands
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Gardening
ISBN : WISC:89081361115

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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Our popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.