The complete book of flower preservation - Hardcover
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Chapter 1 What I set out to do is to take a fresh garden flower, picked only minutes before being put through the process, and preserve it so that every line, every graceful curve, every stamen remains in all its natural loveliness, and with all the tints and shadows still aglow in their original splendor.
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"A detailed account of all types of flower preservation...If you have this book, you will not need to look elsewhere for information." -- Garden Journal
"A most comprehensive book, written with a knowledgeable approach...highly recommended to those who wish to learn the art of flower preservation." -- Garden Club of America
"Here's a book which inspires the flower aficionado to explore the craft of flower preservation ... {The author presents} a careful analysis of the various methods for taking a fresh garden flower and preserving it so that every line, every graceful curve, every stamen remains in all its natural loveliness." -- Christian Science Monitor
"Truly a book of explicit instructions, giving in chapter by chapter detail all the methods of the art and the steps to carry it out...The photographs are overwhelming evidence that the resulting flowers look fresh." -- Home Garden
"We would trust its techniques even to preserve a wedding bouquet." -- Bride's Magazine
"A most comprehensive book, written with a knowledgeable approach...highly recommended to those who wish to learn the art of flower preservation." -- Garden Club of America
"Here's a book which inspires the flower aficionado to explore the craft of flower preservation ... {The author presents} a careful analysis of the various methods for taking a fresh garden flower and preserving it so that every line, every graceful curve, every stamen remains in all its natural loveliness." -- Christian Science Monitor
"Truly a book of explicit instructions, giving in chapter by chapter detail all the methods of the art and the steps to carry it out...The photographs are overwhelming evidence that the resulting flowers look fresh." -- Home Garden
"We would trust its techniques even to preserve a wedding bouquet." -- Bride's Magazine
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- PublisherRobert Hale Ltd
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0709143613
- ISBN 13 9780709143611
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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