Petal & Twig

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Seasonal Bouquets with Blossoms, Branches, and Grasses from Your Garden

by Valerie Easton

Flower arranging has never been simpler with plants from your own garden and yard. This book introduces a simpler, fresher, local style of flower arranging.

Petal & Twig explores a local, personal, naturalistic way to create beautiful floral arrangements. This new approach mixes flowers, branches, grasses–virtually anything in your garden year-round is bouquet-worthy!

Create floral arrangements for color, for fragrance, to express the essence of the season, for the dinner table, for the kitchen, for the bookshelf. Inspiration, experimentation, and simple pleasure are the keys to the new bouquets. Featuring color photographs of every bouquet described, this beautiful book makes the perfect gift for every flower lover.

Jan 31, 2012 | Price: $16.95

Valerie Easton, longtime garden columnist for the Seattle Times, is the author of four books about plants and gardens including The New Low-Maintenance Garden. She also writes for the Huffington Post, Organic Gardening, and Garden Design. The author lives in Seattle and Langley, WA.

"Almost any flower, leaf or branch can look good in the right vase. ... Written as an informal diary, with photographs of arrangements from her own container garden, and tips on cutting and keeping flowers fresh, the book inspires ideas not only on what to grow but on how to combine (or not) those beauties inside."
The New York Times

"In the most personal of her several books, Val Easton leads us gently through the seasons as she demonstrates the ease with which she brings her garden indoors to decorate her home."
Pacific Horticulture Magazine

"When selecting and arranging flowers for bouquets, you needn’t spend a bundle buying a bundle of imported flowers. Instead, check what’s in stock in your own backyard."
Publishers Weekly

"The next best thing to being surrounded by the real thing is immersing yourself in a floral volume packed with pretty pictures and, hopefully, sage advice. Valerie Easton's latest book, Petal & Twig...is just such a treat."
Northwest Home

"A refreshing take on flower arranging, offering up inspiration for creations using plants from your own garden..."
Gardenista

"Gardeners will learn to create beautiful seasonal bouquets with blossoms, branches and grasses from their yards in this lovely book featuring numerous color photographs."
Alaska Airlines Magazine"Almost any flower, leaf or branch can look good in the right vase. ... Written as an informal diary, with photographs of arrangements from her own container garden, and tips on cutting and keeping flowers fresh, the book inspires ideas not only on what to grow but on how to combine (or not) those beauties inside."
The New York Times

"In the most personal of her several books, Val Easton leads us gently through the seasons as she demonstrates the ease with which she brings her garden indoors to decorate her home."
Pacific Horticulture Magazine

"When selecting and arranging flowers for bouquets, you needn’t spend a bundle buying a bundle of imported flowers. Instead, check what’s in stock in your own backyard."
Publishers Weekly

"The next best thing to being surrounded by the real thing is immersing yourself in a floral volume packed with pretty pictures and, hopefully, sage advice. Valerie Easton's latest book, Petal & Twig...is just such a treat."
Northwest Home

"A refreshing take on flower arranging, offering up inspiration for creations using plants from your own garden..."
Gardenista

"Gardeners will learn to create beautiful seasonal bouquets with blossoms, branches and grasses from their yards in this lovely book featuring numerous color photographs."
Alaska Airlines Magazine