{"product_id":"flowers-for-friends-julia-dunn-9780473587680","title":"Flowers for Friends: Casual, Seasonal Arranging for Gardeners","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is a book about flower arranging from the perspective of a gardener. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Harvesting from the garden means short, wonky stems, bruised petals, insects crawling out of blooms and the open invitation to claim a weed or vege as vase fodder. Unlike the demands that florists are under to produce perfection, we at home are only out to please ourselves, or if they are lucky, our friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's easy to lose ourselves in the fast pace of life, family, work and global events beyond our control. Moments of meditation, creativity and connecting with nature are often difficult to find, but we are well reminded of the benefits when we do - the pinching of 30 minutes in a day to wander with secateurs in hand and the calm comfort in playing with foliage and flowers to be enjoyed during daily, domestic life. \u003ci\u003eFlowers for Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is both a reflection, and story of the seasons brought indoors by Julia Atkinson-Dunn when harvesting from her garden and foraging in Canterbury, New Zealand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in her signature casual tone (as seen in her first book \u003ci\u003ePetal Power\u003c\/i\u003e), Julia offers an accessible guide to picking, conditioning and arranging home-grown treasures, celebrating their quirks and encouraging unexpected combinations. Seasonal chapters profile arrangements she has made, detailing plants in season and inviting readers to play without the hunt for perfection, or restraint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e All the flowers and plants used in F\u003ci\u003elowers for Friends\u003c\/i\u003e can be grown in any temperate climate across the globe, including the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0473587688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780473587680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Julia Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44170045227263,"sku":"9780473587680","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03a8ea37-fb8b-45e2-b06c-4a726862250e.jpg?v=1689656484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flowers-for-friends-julia-dunn-9780473587680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}