Simple Flower Arranging: Step-by-Step Design and Techniques

From simple arrangements that brighten up a room, to one-of-a-kind gifts and gorgeous wedding bouquets, Simple Flower Arranging contains more than 60 inspirational projects that anyone can do at home.

Learn key techniques such as hand-tying and using florist foam, as well as how to experiment with vintage tins, glassware, strings, and ribbons.

The sumptuous photography and step-by-step sequences simply explain how to arrange like a professional.

Mark Welford, along with Stephen Wicks, opened Bloomsbury Flowers in Covent Garden, London, in 1984. Their many high-profile clients include Royal Opera House and Firmdale Hotels, with whom they won a silver Grenfell medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2010. With Stephen Wicks, Welford is the coauthor of Simple Flower Arranging and Flower Arranging.

Stephen Wicks opened the award-winning Bloomsbury Flowers with Mark Welford in 1984 in London’s Covent Garden. With their client Firmdale Hotels, Bloomsbury Flowers won the silver medal at the 2010 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. A former dancer with the Royal Ballet, he has written two books with Mark Welford: Simple Flower Arranging and Flower Arranging.