Flower Color Guide

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The first reference book to organise flower types by colour... New York floristry gurus Michael and Darroch Putnam put the emphasis firmly on creating beautiful, colourful arrangements... The ultimate reference book for all budding florists.- Wildflower Magazine Taylor Putnam and Michael Putnam have built a reputation for romantic, dramatic floral arrangements and installations using color as their guiding principle - here, they share their knowledge with readers worldwide: "This is the book we wished we had when we started doing flowers." Emphasizes seasonality and creative color schemes, with results that are stunning in their sheer variety... A great gift to give, or to have for oneself, the book speaks to the most seasoned flower enthusiasts, as well as those just beginning to explore the possibilities of arranging flowers."— Florida Times-Union Famous florists Putnam & Putnam made us fall in love with cut flowers again. Their artistic arrangements are not at all simple to pull off, but the duo's first book, which features the best floral varieties in every color of the rainbow, is a good place to start!"― Architectural Digest Online

Using spray oncidium orchids and fruit to create texture is an easy way to enhance any analogous color scheme,” the pair say, with reference to a gorgeous, yellow display, offset with a sliced-up lemon; and when describing the merits of a sculptural offering of pink, fuchsia, purple, and blue flowers, they point out, “having flower faces, such as the tulips here, mirror or ‘look’ at one another creates compositional depth and movement.” Emphasizes seasonality and creative color schemes, with results that are stunning in their sheer variety ... A great gift to give, or to have for oneself, the book speaks to the most seasoned flower enthusiasts, as well as those just beginning to explore the possibilities of arranging flowers.' – Florida Times-Union The pair have had their work featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Martha Stewart Living, Town & Country, W Magazine, and Elle Décor; they continue to oversee floral arrangements at some of the world's most exclusive society weddings and social engagements; and their best-selling debut book, Flower Color Guide, won plaudits the Guardian, Architectural Digest and the New York Post for the way in which it laid out, in simple, color-by-color terms, the best flower choices for each pigment. Planning a wedding, a dinner, a birthday party, a romantic evening, holiday entertaining, or just arranging flowers for the pleasure of having them, more often than not your creative process begins with thinking about the color of the flowers that you want. To help you find what you are looking for, Flower Color Guide is the first reference book to organize flower types by color, with an emphasis on seasonality and creative color schemes - and the results are stunning in their sheer variety. What Pantone is to color, Flower Colour Guide is to flowers. The ultimate color-by-color flower reference guide - from New York's pre-eminent floral designers, Putnam and PutnamMichael and Darroch Putnam have built a reputation for romantic, dramatic floral arrangements and installations using colour as their guiding principle - here, they share their knowledge with readers worldwide: "This is the book we wished we had when we started doing flowers." A] ridiculously enjoyable pint-sized book full of blooms familiar and exotic, all arranged by hue.' – House Beautiful Famous florists Putnam & Putnam made us fall in love with cut flowers again. Their artistic arrangements are not at all simple to pull off, but the duo's first book, which features the best floral varieties in every color of the rainbow, is a good place to start!- Architectural Digest Online

However, a simple, albeit beautiful color guide isn’t all an ambitious florist needs in his or her bookshelf. And with this in mind, Darroch and Michael have put together a technicolor primer on the right way to mix and blend stems to create artful, striking arrangements. Lush new book Flower Colour Guide, by New York florists Taylor Putnam and Michael Putnam, shows off 400 flowers alongside suggested colour schemes and care guides. It's the perfect source for planning next year's garden revamp.' – Guardian, Weekend magazine Emphasizes seasonality and creative color schemes, with results that are stunning in their sheer variety ... A great gift to give, or to have for oneself, the book speaks to the most seasoned flower enthusiasts, as well as those just beginning to explore the possibilities of arranging flowers.' – Florida Times-Union A] ridiculously enjoyable pint-sized book full of blooms familiar and exotic, all arranged by hue."― House Beautiful A] ridiculously enjoyable pint-sized book full of blooms familiar and exotic, all arranged by hue.' – House Beautiful

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Showcases 400 flowers in a variety of wonderful hues with an emphasis on creative colour schemes ... A practical resource for anyone who would like to explore flower types or experiment with new colour combinations.' – Flower Arranger Planning a wedding, a dinner, a birthday party, a romantic evening, holiday entertaining, or just arranging flowers for the pleasure of having them, more often than not your creative process begins with thinking about the color of the flowers that you want. To help you find what you are looking for, Flower Color Guideis the first reference book to organize flower types by color, with an emphasis on seasonality and creative color schemes - and the results are stunning in their sheer variety. What Pantone is to color, Flower Color Guideis to flowers. The first reference book to organise flower types by colour... New York floristry gurus Michael and Darroch Putnam put the emphasis firmly on creating beautiful, colourful arrangements... The ultimate reference book for all budding florists."― Wildflower Magazine Lush new book Flower Colour Guide, by New York florists Darroch and Michael Putnam, shows off 400 flowers alongside suggested colour schemes and care guides. It's the perfect source for planning next year's garden revamp."― The Guardian, Weekend magazine Planning a wedding, a dinner, a birthday party, a romantic evening, holiday entertaining, or just arranging flowers for the pleasure of having them, more often than not your creative process begins with thinking about the colour of the flowers that you want. To help you find what you are looking for, Flower Colour Guideis the first reference book to organize flower types by colour, with an emphasis on seasonality and creative colour schemes - and the results are stunning in their sheer variety. What Pantone is to colour, Flower Colour Guideis to flowers.