Floral Design Basics is one of Deborah Dolen's three bestselling ebooks on mobile platforms. This popular book is no longer available in hard copy. Deborah Dolen has written 28 DIY books to date.
In Floral Design Basics Deborah Dolen teaches all the basic skills you would be expected to know when securing a basic floral design job or if you happen to be buying a floral design business and need the skill sets. It also teaches how to make a bow and the meaning of each flower which are also items basic to any florist. The book contains a variety of styles and lots of illustrations of floral design, using vase and container. In her youth Deborah Dolen worked as a floral designer and this was her favorite occupation hands down. Floral Design Basics discusses all kinds of arrangements, vase as well as container, and how to design beautiful arrangements while being prudent as to costs. Floral Design basics also makes you familiar with "filler" greens and their use.
Floral Design Basics with Deborah Dolen also teaches you how to create your own floral design using flowers from YOUR OWN garden or simply how to enhance an arrangement you have been given! Design flowers like the pro's and save money! These design techniques shown by Deborah Dolen apply to silk flowers as well as fresh flowers.
One of the most important attributes of Deborah Dolen's book is a section devoted to the best performing flowers, which flowers last the longest for maximum value as well as every basic design detail, made simple, that you need to have on hand and know to make all kinds of arrangements. Floral Design is a great short term vocational skill and comes in handy whether for work or fun.
Deborah Dolen is an author who lives in Bradenton, Florida with her Katrina rescue dog a golden retriever named Ringo. Her other popular books include "The Beekeepers Digest" and "The London Apothecary." Customers who buy this book often buy "Gift Basket Business: How to Make and Sell Gift Baskets" also by Deborah Dolen.
