Garden to Vase March 18, 2008

“There’s something magical about a garden-grown arrangement that makes it different from the commercially grown roses, lilies, and tulips that we buy at the store…” San Francisco Chronicle. Accomplished gardener and professional florist, Linda Beutler offers unique insights that will help you grow and use your own cut flowers. Here is the book that will explore the essence of floral design, provide bouquet basics, provide tips on when to harvest and how to use floral preservative, show you how to make creative use of the plants you’re already growing, describe arrangements for special occasions, and help you grow both classic and unusual plants for the cutting garden. An alphabetical directory of more that 200 plants is included.