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Flower Philosophy

Seasonal projects to inspire & restore
By Anna Potter
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Flower Philosophy by Anna Potter celebrates the natural world through creative floral design. Featuring 25 seasonal arrangements, this guide encourages freedom and intuition over perfection. Potter shares techniques for wreaths, bouquets, and installations using flowers that are readily available, found, or foraged locally. With detailed advice on colour, flower pairings, and an extensive floral thesaurus, the book inspires readers to create uniquely personal floral art. Stunning photography by India Hobson and reflections inspired by poetry further enrich the experience.
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Ideal for amateur and experienced florists, nature enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a creative, relaxed approach to flower arranging that honours seasonal and local blooms.

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From the acclaimed author of Flower Fix, this breathtakingly beautiful new collection of floral arrangements teaches us to work with the seasons, embrace imperfection and create our own truly unique designs.

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A celebration of nature, Flower Philosophy presents a selection of beautiful arrangements designed to free readers from the pressures of perfection and instead encourage creative freedom, intuition and original results. Find out how to listen and learn from nature to create something truly original with 25 combinations of stems and foliage.

Arranged by season, Anna Potter guides you through the process of creating your own wreathes, bouquets and installations, all using flowers that can be bought, found and foraged from your neighbourhood. Free yourself from a prescriptive, one-size-fits-all approach and let each unique bloom inspire you with this refreshingly honest and liberating florist's guide. With information on colour, arranging and pairings, along with a floral thesaurus identifying favourites and often-forgotten flowers, this book provides the basic foundations to pick, choose and assemble with unlimited possibilities.

Accompanied by stunning photography from India Hobson and inspired by poetry and Anna's unique musings, discover a whole new perspective on flower arranging.

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Praised for its beautiful and informative illustrations, Flower Philosophy equips even beginners with the skills to craft professional-quality arrangements. Reviewers highlight the book's inspiring writing about nature’s solace and the deep wisdom found in seasonal observation. Its honest, liberating approach has earned high acclaim, including starred praise for its beauty and insight.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711268579

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: White Lion Publishing

Illustration: 260+ color photos

Contributors:

  • By India Hobson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 940g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Anna Potter is the florist behind the flower shop Swallows and Damsons, based in Sheffield and popular on Instagram (swallowsanddamsons). Her style of arranging has a luxe and wild feel that uses containers of all sorts and moves beyond the confines of blooms in her decoration - incorporating foliage, fruit and vegetables, sea shells and most things that grow out of the ground.

India Hobson is a UK based editorial, lifestyle and still life photographer, and one half of Haarkon. Haarkon published their first book, Glasshouse Greenhouse, in 2018. India has enjoyed a creative partnership with Swallows & Damsons for a number of years, working with Anna Potter to develop their signature style.

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