Jane Packer At Home with Flowers

Leading floral artist Jane Packer is renowned the world over for her chic signature style of elegant flowers arranged with a fresh, modern twist. Beloved by private clients as well as those from the film, fashion and business worlds, Jane's arrangements are sold across the globe, and her admirers flock to her four flower schools to glean a little of the Jane Packer magic for themselves. In At Home with Flowers, Jane shows how to use flowers to bring colour, variety and style to every corner of the home. The introduction covers all the important basics, including choosing flowers, conditioning and caring for them. Jane also explains how to choose vases and containers and get the proportions of arrangements right. She then takes us on a tour of every room in the house there are dramatic flowers for mantelpieces, massed vases on console tables, tiny posies on windowsills, luscious blooms on dressing tables and desks, as well as gorgeous floral arrangements for guest rooms and bathrooms. In At Home with Flowers there are no stiff bouquets or formal displays, just simple and achievable arrangements that you'll yearn to recreate in your own home.

About the author:

Jane Packer is one of the world s foremost floral artists, renowned for her fresh, unpretentious style. She established Jane Packer Flowers in 1982 and in 1990 opened her first flower school in London. In 2004, Jane launched  janepacker.com, delivering her trademark arrangements nationwide. She has outlets in London, New York, Seoul, Tokyo, and Kuwait City. Jane s range of five floral fragrances was launched in October 2010, with a range of matching home fragrance candles to follow in Spring 2011. She is also the author of Jane Packer's Guide to Flower Arranging: Easy Techniques for Fabulous Arranging, also published by Ryland Peters & Small.