Floret Farm's cut flower garden : grow, harvest & arrange stunning seasonal blooms / Erin Benzakein with Julie Chai ; photographs by Michèle M. Waite.
Material type:
TextPublisher: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2017] ©2017Description: 308 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781452145761
- 1452145768
- Cut flower garden
- SB405 .B495 2017
- CRA010000 | GAR004000
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction (NEST) | Non-Fiction (NEST) | 635.966 BEN | Checked out | 02/05/2024 | T00627427 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From an industry leader in the farm-to-centerpiece movement comes this book on how to grow, harvest, and arrange gorgeous blooms year-round. Owner of Floret Flower Farms in Skagit Valley, Washington, Erin Benzakein combines her passion for farming local with her knack for floral design in this beautiful guide that is equal parts instruction and photographic inspiration. Readers will learn to keep a stunning flower garden so they can cut and arrange seasonal blooms for their home without ever going to the florist or supermarket. Organized by season and featuring common easy-to-grow varietals, the book also includes 12 stunning DIY arrangement projects.
Includes index.
Basics -- Planning and getting started -- Digging in -- Essential techniques -- Tools of the trade -- Spring -- Spring tasks -- Spring projects -- Summer -- Summer tasks -- Summer blooms, edibles and foliage -- Summer projects -- Autumn -- Autumn tasks -- Autumn blooms, edibles and textural stems -- Autumn projects -- Winter -- Winter tasks -- Winter berries, blooms and foliage -- Winter projects.
Welcome to the world of Floret Farm, where hundreds of flower varieties grow and thrive to produce show-stopping arrangements. Here, star flower farmer Erin Benzakein shares her insights on planting a cutting garden of your own - wherever you live. Learn the secrets to her airy and lush arrangements, including how-tos for spectacular bouquets, garlands, and wreaths to showcase your gorgeous flowers. Featuring planting, cultivating, and harvesting advice for more than 175 flower varieties along with tops to preserve their freshness from field to centerpiece, this book has everything you need to start planning your garden and the stunning arrangements that will keep your home bright and blooming year after year.--COVER.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 8)
- Basics (p. 12)
- Laying the Foundation (p. 17)
- Planning & Getting Started (p. 19)
- Assess & Define Your Site (p. 19)
- Perform a Soil Test (p. 20)
- Design Your Plot (p. 21)
- Do the Math (p. 21)
- Decide What to Order (p. 22)
- Take Advantage of Succession Planting (p. 24)
- Maximize Small Spaces (p. 25)
- Digging In (p. 27)
- Go Organic (p. 27)
- Feed Your Soil (p. 27)
- Water Well (p. 28)
- Manage Weeds (p. 28)
- Get Planting (p. 29)
- Essential Techniques (p. 31)
- Starting Seeds 101 (p. 31)
- Supporting Your Flowers (p. 36)
- Pinching (p. 37)
- Caring for Cut Flowers (p. 38)
- Tools of the Trade (p. 41)
- Gardening Tools (p. 41)
- Florist's Toolbox (p. 44)
- Spring (p. 46)
- Awakening to New Possibilities (p. 51)
- Spring Tasks (p. 52)
- Spring Bloomers (p. 58)
- Biennials (p. 59)
- Daffodils (p. 62)
- Delicate-Fiowered Bulbs (p. 68)
- Flowering Branches (p. 72)
- Hardy Annuals (p. 76)
- Iceland Poppies (p. 83)
- Lilacs (p. 86)
- Peonies (p. 93)
- Ranunculuses (p. 99)
- Sweet Peas (p. 101)
- Tulips (p. 106)
- Spring Projects (p. 111)
- Lilac Infusion (p. 112)
- Spring Flower Crown (p. 114)
- Sherbet Butterfly Bouquet for Mom (p. 116)
- Summer (p. 118)
- Welcoming the Abundance (p. 123)
- Summer Tasks (p. 124)
- Summer Blooms, Edibles & Foliage (p. 128)
- Cosmos (p. 129)
- Dahlias (p. 135)
- Fragrant Leaves (p. 140)
- Fruits & Foliage (p. 145)
- Lilies (p. 149)
- Perennials (p. 152)
- Roses (p. 157)
- Snapdragons (p. 162)
- Tender Annuals (p. 167)
- Vegetables (p. 173)
- Zinnias (p. 177)
- Summer Projects (p. 181)
- Dahlias en Masse (p. 182)
- Summer Sunset Bouquet (p. 184)
- Hand-Tied Market Bouquet (p. 186)
- Autumn (p. 190)
- Completing the Harvest & Putting the Garden to Bed (p. 193)
- Autumn Tasks (p. 196)
- Autumn Blooms, Edibles & Textural Stems (p. 200)
- Black-Eyed Susans (p. 201)
- Cabbages & Kales (p. 206)
- Chrysanthemums (p. 210)
- Fruiting Branches (p. 215)
- Grains & Pods (p. 219)
- Ornamental Grasses (p. 223)
- Perennials (p. 226)
- Pumpkins, Squash & Gourds (p. 233)
- Sunflowers (p. 238)
- Vines (p. 245)
- Autumn Projects (p. 249)
- Autumnal Wreath (p. 250)
- Dutch Still Life (p. 252)
- Vincent van Gogh (p. 256)
- Winter (p. 258)
- Settling into Winter Stillness (p. 261)
- Winter Tasks (p. 264)
- Winter Berries, Blooms & Foliage (p. 268)
- Amaryllises (p. 269)
- Berries & Blooms (p. 272)
- Branches for Winter Forcing (p. 279)
- Evergreen Cuts (p. 282)
- Hellebores (p. 287)
- Paperwhite Narcissuses (p. 291)
- Winter Projects (p. 295)
- Welcoming Wreath (p. 296)
- Indoor Garden (p. 298)
- Lush Garland (p. 300)
- Resources (p. 304)
- Acknowledgments (p. 305)
- Index (p. 306)