{"id":14843,"date":"2022-09-26T17:36:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=91588"},"modified":"2022-09-26T17:49:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:49:16","slug":"the-best-new-floristry-books-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/the-best-new-floristry-books-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The best new floristry books in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Veronica Peerless\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 26 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There are many reasons why we should grow our own <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/flowers\/best-cut-flowers-grow-garden\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">cut flowers<\/a>. The flowers that we buy from many florists and supermarkets are often flown in out of season from abroad, potentially with the widespread use of chemicals, dubious employee welfare and high carbon emissions. Homegrown cut flowers are local, sustainable and beautiful and can be grown <a href=\"&quot;\/feature\/organic-gardening-yeo-valley\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">organically<\/a>. They can help us to connect us with the seasons.<\/p>\n<p>There are more <a href=\"&quot;\/feature\/flower-farmer-cel-robertson\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">flower farmers<\/a> in the UK than ever, and many of us are now keen to grow our own cut flowers, just as we do our food.<\/p>\n<p>The recent bumper crop of flower growing books reflects this trend; we round up the best.<\/p>\n<h2>The best flower growing books of 2022<\/h2>\n<h3>Grow and Gather: A Gardener\u2019s Guide to A Year of Cut Flowers\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><strong>by Grace Alexander<\/strong><br\/><strong>Quadrille, \u00a320<\/strong><br\/><strong>ISBN 978-1787135840<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/gardensillustrated.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"gardensillustrated.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1308, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... 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It\u2019s a brave woman who writes about the intricacies of soil health when so many people want flash results without the hard graft. But I applaud author and grower Grace Alexander\u2019s honesty in this book, because this is the most valuable tip for anyone wanting to grow flowers (or pretty much anything else). There\u2019s no compare-and-despair here. Failures are given as much weight as success. Her book is so full of good sense and patient observation that you feel you are right alongside her as she sows, weeds, plans and grows.<br\/><em>Reviewer Caroline Beck is a flower farmer in Durham<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\" hidden=\"\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" monetizer-title=\"\" style=\"&quot;background-color:\" color:=\"\"\/> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;shopId&quot;:&quot;1308&quot;,&quot;market&quot;:&quot;gbp_en&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.co.uk\\\/Grow-Gather-gardeners-guide-flowers\\\/dp\\\/1787135845\\\/ref=asc_df_1787135845\\\/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=499374951344&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=12797864061814665736&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=1006502&amp;hvtargid=pla-1185846035708&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&quot;,&quot;excludeKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;geolocation&quot;:true,&quot;limit&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;priceRange&quot;:&quot;10.5-19.5&quot;,&quot;sid&quot;:&quot;term-gardensillustrated-284-pcs-txt-pos&quot;}'\"\/> <div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-explanatory-text\" body-copy-extra-small=\"\" editor-content=\"\"\/><\/div> <h3>Cut Flowers: Bloom Gardener\u2019s Guide<\/h3>\n<p><strong>by Celestina Robertson<\/strong><br\/><strong>Frances Lincoln, \u00a312.99<\/strong><br\/><strong>ISBN 978-0711269958<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/gardensillustrated.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"gardensillustrated.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1308, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><p><strong><div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=142%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=142%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=168%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=168%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=191%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=191%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=263%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=263%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=294%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=294%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=193%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=193%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=263%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=263%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-81228\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2022\/05\/CutFlowersFrontCoverwith-hinge1-252ed6b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=294%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cut Flowers is an almost pocket-sized title that contains a surprising amount of hardworking information. The book begins by setting the context for why we should grow our own cut flowers, spotlighting the mass-market flower industry. Beyond industry ethics, <em>Cut Flowers<\/em> delivers the promise of its lengthy subtitle with advice on how to prepare the ground, sow seed, nurture, harvest and fill your vases. There is much to know and Robertson packs it in. Read our full review of Cut Flowers.<br\/><em>Reviewer Rae Spencer-Jones is a garden writer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\" hidden=\"\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" monetizer-title=\"\" style=\"&quot;background-color:\" color:=\"\"\/> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" 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The practicalities of plot layout, tool kit, and general notes on growing and floristry are dealt with quickly at the beginning of the book, after which Proust takes you through a year divided into eight mini seasons. In a post-pandemic world, many love the idea of growing flowers and creating with them and this fairy-tale inspiration, with step-by-step projects, shows exactly what you\u2019ll need to grow to make them.<br\/><em>Reviewer Georgie Newbery is a flower farmer and author, and owner of Common Farm Flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\" hidden=\"\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" monetizer-title=\"\" style=\"&quot;background-color:\" color:=\"\"\/> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><br\/>\nIn this book, Partridge argues convincingly that most flowers, <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/autumn\/ornamental-grasses-the-best\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">grasses<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;\/garden-advice\/shady-gardens\/foliage-plants-using-green-garden\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">foliage<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/seedheads-for-winter-structure\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">seedheads<\/a> can, and should, have a life beyond the freshly picked, and many of them develop a deeper character when they are dried and displayed with imagination. There are clear \u201cWhat, When &amp; How to Dry\u201d sections on everything from traditional flowers for drying, such as strawflowers to wild grasses. The book itself is a beautiful thing to hold, and the atmospheric photographs by Laura Edwards demonstrates how nothing is off limits, and that dried flowers should not be seen as the gloomy secondbest of winter, but the more dynamic sculptural forms of a wildness that we all need much more of in our lives.<br\/><em>Reviewer Caroline Beck is a writer and flower farmer.<\/em>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/flowers-forever\/bex-partridge\/9781784884345&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\">Buy Flowers Forever from Waterstones<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>The Flower School<\/h3>\n<p><strong>by Joseph Massie<\/strong><br\/><strong>Quadrille Publishing, \u00a327<\/strong><br\/><strong>ISBN 978-1787138209<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/gardensillustrated.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"gardensillustrated.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1308, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... 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an environmentally friendly way, and they want to inspire the readers of their book to do the same. Starting with <a href=\"&quot;\/feature\/when-does-autumn-start\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">autumn<\/a>, each season is divided into four topics: <a href=\"&quot;\/garden-advice\/how-to\/soil-health-improve-soil\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">soil<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/our-favourite-seed-suppliers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">seed<\/a>, tend and harvest. They may have no horticultural background and have been growing for only five years but the text is impressively comprehensive. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"&quot;\/news\/choosingfuneralflowers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">wreaths<\/a>, hand-held <a href=\"&quot;\/plants\/growing-for-cut-flower-bouquets\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">bouquets<\/a> and vase arrangements dotted through the book are delightfully unfussy and eminently achievable.<br\/><em>Reviewer Louise Curley is a garden writer.<\/em>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/how-to-grow-the-flowers\/camila-romain\/marianne-mogendorff\/9781911682011&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\">Buy How to Grow the Flowers from Waterstones<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Veronica Peerless Published: Monday, 26 September 2022 at 12:00 am There are many reasons why we should grow our own cut flowers. 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