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Filled with lavish photographs, Center of Attention shares the secrets of internationally recognized floral designer Ron Morgan. Morgan offers step-by-step guidelines for selecting flowers, containers, props, and other decorations, as well as getting creative with unusual plants, making arrangements last longer, and saving money with local, seasonal blooms.

Clematis, a type of flowering vine, is a favorite with flower-lovers due to its bright blues, purples, and magentas as well as its huge variety of shapes, hues, and blooming seasons. Chalk Hill Farms in Healdsburg, CA, grows over 80 varieties of premium clematis in open fields, and photos of the farm make a gorgeous backdrop for useful information on how to grow, cut, arrange, and care for this well-loved woody climber. Award-winning floral de...

This journal covers a large demographic--older children, teenagers, and adults of all ages--who may not naturally have a sense of insight into how they think, feel, and act. A type of journaling that hones in on their specific need for the discovery of self and the world around them, but also incorporates aspects of fun and fantasy, would benefit not only their lives, but also the lives of the people with whom they interact. In pop culture, te...

contained beauty is Debbi's first publication."contained beauty has allowed me to realize just how truly contained a life i was living. when i explored my love of swimming pools, i realized it reflected a metaphor for my own life - the way pools are contained by cement, just like the boundaries i put around myself, real or imagined. not until further into this journey did i realize just how contained i had been living (and possibly for you, to...

Each letter of the alphabet is paired with a photograph of a set of twins and an insightful rhyme that teaches the ABCs by placing appropriate language on each page to reinforce the letter/sound relationship. The book features children of different races and ethnicities as well as a set of differently abled twins, giving it universal appeal. Includes a clear acrylic pocket for a photo. Full-color photos. Consumable.

Seen from a distance, the visually astonishing structures of Venice rise up in a unique architectural fantasy that begs the question: how did this city come to be? This intelligent guide does justice to the only city of consequence to have remained almost entirely unchanged from prior centuries. Unlike other guidebooks that are burdened with unrelated facts and utilitarian information, John W. Higson Jr. conveys the most vibrant and essential ...

Designer and collector Dolph Gotelli creates wondrous Christmas displays by combining his various collections into exquisite celebratory installations. Inspired by his international travel, a Neapolitan crèche is flanked by a jeweled textile from Rajasthan, a Mexican angel is surrounded by Chinese paper garlands, and Christmas trees are adorned with German ornaments and Victorian ephemera. Gotelli's whimsical designs are presented in a series ...

This beautiful book presents a detailed, step-by-step approach to creating unique and elegant table settings, using a dramatic floral arrangement as the centerpiece. Over 220 colorful photographs detail 70 table settings that are inexpensive to create yet have high visual and decorative impact.

Debbi DiMaggio's newest book is the first in The Art of Real Estate series, an upcoming sequence of convenient and practical guides to specific real estate markets across the United States. In this East Bay edition, interested local buyers and sellers find area-specific advice on navigating local market trends, choosing the ideal real estate agent, successfully marketing a home for sale, and managing financial concerns, among many other topics...

Ron Morgan is well known as an innovative floral designer. Here, he demonstrates the beauty and versatility of clear glass vessels in home decorating. Whether filling glassware with flowers, shells, vegetables, nuts, fruits, or unusual plant materials, the end result is fun, casual, easy, and affordable. Morgan provides templates from his original designs, which can be easily followed at home to create dazzling centerpieces or colorful, contem...

The Flower Shop Christmas is a natural follow-on to The Flower Shop, Sally Page's first book. It takes the form of the 12 days of Christmas and reflects on life in the flower shop during this magical time of year - a time for family and friendship, full of love and sharing. Not only does it capture and celebrate the true spirit and meaning of Christmas through human stories, it also is full of fresh ideas and focuses on the essential role that...

In engaging prose and hundreds of gorgeous color photographs, Sally Page records a year at a small Dorset flower shop. Each chapter represents a different month and depicts what flowers are in season and what a typical month's activity is like. By sharing the joy of special occasions like weddings, birthdays, and holidays, while also touching on the sadness that is part of life, she shows how flowers represent the full range of human emotions.