Customer Reviews
Still a worthwhile investment so long after publication. - By: Mispy, 03 Dec 2007 
Having already got hold of "Grow your own cut flowers" by the same author, I agonised for a long time about whether to buy this as well. Although there is some repetition, there is also a lot of different material. There are more arrangements & techniquesin this book thanin the later "Grow your own...", more detail on floristry equipment, & more information about more plants, which are organised by time of year & colourin this book, rather than by bulb/perennial/annual/half hardy annual, etc.
Although the styling of some of the photos is perhaps a little dated, the arrangements still look fresh & modern, & could be adapted if you want something a little less prescriptive. My only real complaint is that you would need a very extensive garden to grow as much as she suggests you would require for the really impressive arrangements (highly invasive, pond-liner wrecking bulrushes? Really?), which would not be practical for most people.
However, this book is very much a step upin volume of flowers & scale of arrangements from "How to Grow Your Own Cut Flowers". If you are after larger scale & more variety, this is definitely a worthwhile buy.
(If you want to see more pages, search for it on google books - more are available than on "Search Inside" here.)
This excellent book is a pleasure to read and to look at. - By: , 11 Jan 2000 
I bought this book originally as a resource for planning my own wedding flowers. That was a year ago now, & ever since that time I have been able to dipin & out of it for information, inspiration & pure pleasure. Sarah Raven gives an overview of how to create a cutting garden from scratch, her book drawing on her own experience of her beautiful cutting gardenin Sussex. She also has useful chapters on flower arranging through the seasons. Everything has a distinctive modern/romantic edge to it. The photography throughout is fantastic. Photographs not only illustrate different types & shapes of flower arrangements but also accompany a glossary of Sarah's own favourite range of flowers for cutting. This book can be recommended for anyone who has a love of flowers, gardening or entertaining.
