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While most of us aren't aspiring florists, those looking to save money by making their own bridal bouquets, event centerpieces or floral arrangements for their home or office will find the book useful, starting with the opening chapters covering basics like flower buying, preparation and care. "This is the book I needed when I was starting out," writes Cylinder, who taught herself floral design by observation and experimentation before opening her floral design business, Flour LA, out of her apartment in 2009. It's enough to make anyone with a penchant for DIY - even those whose experience with flowers starts and ends with sloshing a bouquet of Valentine's Day roses into a vase - want to run straight to the nearest grocery store floral department and get right to it.
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The Los Angeles-based florist lays out step-by-step instructions for more than 60 arrangements ranging from traditional to whimsical, with creative touches and practical tips throughout. A recipe is a good guide, but tasteful substitutions and your unique touch make the creation your own.Ĭarly Cylinder takes the concept of a recipe and deftly applies it to floral arranging in "The Flower Chef: A Modern Guide to Do-It-Yourself Floral Arrangements" (Grand Central Life & Style, $28). Take a few simple ingredients, combine them using basic techniques and you can create a feast (for the eyes or stomach).