Tropical Flowers

by Eileen Johnson

Overview

Stunning, exotic and colorful tropical flowers are the shining stars in this stimulating look at tropical flower arrangements. Eileen Johnson and Felipe Sastre of Flower School New York demonstrate how orchids, elephant ears, ginger, anthurium, and more fit into modern settings. Whether used in a penthouse, a bouquet for a bride, or as fireplace décor for Christmas, tropical flowers can be unexpected, fresh and stylish. With step-by-step instructions on how to create tropical floral arrangements, it’s the perfect inspiration for styling unique works of art with these exquisite flowers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423624219
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Eileen Johnson is the owner of Flower School New York. She created the school after a lifetime love of flowers led her to attend a weekend floral design school in France. She returned to New York with a vision of a business; after pairing up with Michael George, Flower School New York was born.

Read an Excerpt

For many people, tropical flowers are often whimsical, seductive and alien creatures. Some of them look more like insects or tiny animals. Brightly colored and oddly shaped, they just don’t seem to behave like cultivated roses or hydrangeas. Are they modern or otherworldly? How do they work in contemporary environments of glass and steel?

Orchids have long been associated with obsessive collectors, hidden fortunes and erudite amateur botanists. New species are still being discovered and named while at the same time we can find numerous varieties for sale at local supermarkets. I have long been intrigued by their beauty and mystery. For me and for many of the florists whom I work with at FlowerSchool New York, tropical flowers have always been the exotic “other.”

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Acknowledgments 9

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 Greenhouses and Orangeries 15

Chapter 2 A Dutch Masterpiece in Flowers 29

Chapter 3 A Modern Interpretation of Orchids 55

Chapter 4 The Mermaid Bride 77

Chapter 5 A Tropical Lunch in the Sky 93

Chapter 6 Dinner above Manhattan 103

Chapter 7 On Washington Square with Bromeliads and Palms 111

Chapter 8 Tropical Christmas 127

Resources 134