Flowers books

Wedding Flowers by Paula Pryke

(£20, Jacqui Small)
From choosing a theme for your wedding to looking at the finer details of your day, Paula Pryke draws on 15 years experience designing wedding flowers for royalty and celebrity clients to guide you through planning all your floral arrangements for your big day.
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The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers by Carley Roney

(£19.99, Chronicle Books)
Gorgeously illustrated with more than 150 colour photographs, this book has everything you need to know about using flowers to achieve the look you want for your wedding. Its beautiful photo glossary of popular wedding blooms is a must for anyone planning a wedding.
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Simple Chic Flowers by Jane Durbridge and Antonia Swinson

(£14.99, Ryland, Peters & Small)
Choosing a colour theme for your wedding reception is one of the most important decisions you'll make. Whatever you choose will guide you through the planning of the day, from your flowers down to the design on the stationery. Once you've made your decision, the fun begins as you can choose how to introduce the colour into your outfit, your accessories and your venue. 
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Living Colour by Paula Pryke

(£25, Jacqui Small)
Most brides approach their wedding flowers with such a definite colour theme, deciding what they like long before they book their florist. Our favourite celebrity florist, Paula Pryke's beautiful Living Colour book has classified some popular flowers according to colour and tone to help you towards a beautifully co-ordinated day.
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The English Roses by David Austin

(£30, Conran Octopus)
With exquisite photos and detailed descriptions of his best-loved and most recent varieties, David Austen presents a new classification if his roses in this beautiful hard-back book. A perfect for the mother of the bride!
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The Meaning of Flowers by Gretchen Scoble

(£10.99, Chronicle Books)
Discover the true meaning of your wedding flowers with this delightful book. Decorated with beautiful images and colourful collages this is a wonderful keepsake for any bridce wanting to know more about her blooms.
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Flower School by Paula Pryke

(£30, Jacqui Small)
If you're planning to do your own wedding flowers, or simply looking for inspiration, this is the book for you. Flower School enables you to explore the latest trends in floral design by assimilating Paula Pryke's signature style of cutting-egde floristry. A seasonal flower directory concludes the book and provides quick reference for blooms all the year round.
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The Language of Flowers by Shane Connolly

(£20, Conran Octopus)
This gorgeous book has seven chapters in which flowers are categorised according to their meaning and symbolism. "Flowers have the ability to speak louder than words," says Shane. "They can symbolise love, regret, passion or remembrance, and have an ability to subtly convey a message that underlines the spoken word."
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Bridal Flowers by Jane Durbridge

(£14.99, Ryland Peters & Small)
Bridal Flowers presents a wide range of stylish ideas for the bride, her maids and other members of the bridal party. As well as helping you choose the right bouquet to complement your dress, there's plenty of advice and help for owrking with your colour theme and the season of the wedding.
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Living With Flowers by Nico De Swert

(£22, Harry N Abrams Inc.)
Beautiful awe-inspiring work by floral designer and interior stylist Nico De Swert. His pages of floral artistry challenge the reader to see flowers and plants in a new light, as a medium - such as fabric or paint - for creating art. Nico also provides detailed descriptions of each arrangement and lists the flowers used.
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