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Biographical Note: "This inspirational book is filled with gorgeous photography of cut flowers in every month of the year and loads of practical tips, like: dip freshly cut flower stems briefly in a mug of just-boiled water to prevent wilting--especially in spring." --Cultivating Color " A Year of Cut Flowers is a book that will guide you in bringing . . . blooms inside properly . . . Here, you'll learn which go-to plants to have in your plot, how to make sure you've got color in your garden from early until frost, how to get the most of your plants, and how to keep them fresh-looking and gorgeous for a lot longer inside. Bonus: photos! Lots of them, which will help keep you inspired while your greenery still slumbers awhile." -- The Bookworm Sez "This book is a superior article-without doubt the best horticultural offering of the year." -- Sunday Telegraph on A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS "An inspirational and instructive . . . seed-to-stem guide to luscious homegrown bouquets. Unlike most garden books that lead with aspirational pictures and bury the hardworking growing tips at the end, A Year of Cut Flowers sets flower-loving gardeners up for success with practical advice . . . then the book seduces you with the myriad possibilities . . . Beautiful, atmospheric photos . . . illustrate seasonal shifts, practical steps and glorious finished arrangements." -- The Seattle Times "British garden expert Raven offers another inviting, abundant, considered book about growing beautiful things . . . A key title for all collections, Raven's newest is practical, hands-on, and instructional as well as personal, intimate, inspiring, and delightful to page through." -- Library Journal, starred review "The photographs will blow your mind. Don't be intimidated by the size of Sarah's book or property, this is one of those books you'll have forever. It's a wealth of information that you can go back to over and over." -- Garden Bite on A YEAR FULL OF POTS "A feast for the eyes and blooming with inspiration, Raven's text will please armchair gardeners and aid those looking to craft flower-filled delights." -- Library Journal, starred review on A YEAR FULL OF POTS "I didn't think it was possible for [Raven] to top her last book, but she's outdone herself once again. A Year Full of Pots is . . . an incredible resource." -- Erin Benzakein, author of #1 Amazon bestseller FLORET FARM'S CUT FLOWER GARDEN on A YEAR FULL OF POTS "Every book by Sarah Raven is a treat." -- The TimesPublisher Marketing: Bring the vibrant joy of your garden inside with this essential guide to growing and arranging cut flowers from Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Raven. Find plenty of inspiration and practical advice such as:- How to choose high, medium, and low productive cut-and-come-again plants so you can enjoy bountiful vases of home-grown blooms. - Which plants should form the backbone of any cutting patch or garden, large or small. - Plant rotation, with a selection of plant groups coming in and out of the same patch of soil. - A year-round plan to achieve efficient cut flower production and ensure highest possible production from minimal space. - How to condition and arrange your cut flowers for maximum impact and longevity. With this information up your sleeve, you'll have a house full of flowers and a garden that looks better-always jam-packed with color- because of your harvest. I'll take you through the year and show you everything I've learnt about growing cut flowers over three decades, but most of all why having home-grown cut flowers in one's house is an easy life transformer. Review Citations:
Contributor Bio:Raven, Sarah Since the publication of her first book The Cutting Garden Sarah has led the way over the last three decades in introducing a new kind of productive gardening which fuses intense colour, elegance and do-ability, bridging all kinds of gardening from dark rich dahlia glories to subtler smoky modern colours of poppies, roses, sweet peas, and all kinds of vegetable deliciousness. She is a teacher, broadcaster, has a popular gardening podcast Grow, Cook, Eat, Arrange with colleague Arthur Parkinson and runs a mail order plant nursery and online store sarahraven.com, (with 500,000 customers). She is the author of many books, most recently A Year Full of Flowers which was a Sunday Times bestseller. sarahraven.com / @sarahravensgarden |
