Handpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements Kindle Edition

The floral arrangements in this book are lush and soulful. Carozzi is a proponent of the "Dutch Masters" trend in floral arrangement, and I am all for that! I love the loose, shaggy abundance of this style. And she does an excellent job of scaling this often over-the-top style into smaller, more doable projects for the home florist. However, there is one discordant note for me in these arrangements: the vessels. I understand that the author wants to encourage recycling, but MUST we put our beautiful blooms in rusted tin cans, stained crates and chipped mason jars??? For me, the arrangements in this book say "heaven," while the vessels say "dump." It is perfectly possible to go to thrift stores and flea markets and come away with a used, but still very pretty glass or ceramic vase. Surely these arrangements deserve at least that.

Beautifully designed and perfectly executed arrangements. With the author’s step by step instructions with gorgeous photos it is very easy to make my own. If you don’t have the same flowers, she suggests what to get instead.The author shares how to turn your treasure hunts and ordinary containers into stylish special vases. She also clearly shows how to make arrangements with these materials so you can develop your own ideas how to use them.She also shares great professional tips on how to stylize your wedding. If you plan on doing your own small wedding, this advice is very handy.I collect interior and floral books from many designers, many of which are truly just too beautiful coffee table books. But I feel ‘Handpicked’ is not just beautiful to look at, but also more approachable.If you want a natural, well lived look instead of just a beautifully posed look, I highly recommend this book to give your home or special day an extra touch; it has that kind of warmth in it. After you read it, you feel like you go pick flowers from your garden or grocery store and start to make Flemish master-like floral arrangements.

Love it! Piece of art. Beautifully written and illustrated book with soul &character. So inspiring, educational, stylish, and fun. The book shares all the secrets: how to care for flowers, must-have tools, Ingrid's fave flowers and her practical tips and trick. 2/3 of the book teaches how to make arrangements. Easy to read easy to learn with massive amount of cool pics. Best gift, best coffee table book, best flower arrangement textbook. Timeless &fresh! Tons of value &tons of inspiration.

Lovely book with lots of pretty pictures and simple (but elegant) easy to follow floral design recipes. I think this one is a great choice for a beginner looking to learn the basics of flower arranging with limited ingredients. In particular I found it to easy to envision the arrangements with alternative flower choices, and apply the basic concepts to my own designs.

I am an urban flower farmer looking to add some floral design skills to my business. (So I can branch out form just market bouquets.) This book was excellent for a newbie wanting to learn some floral design basics and next level tips.

This book is really beautiful. It has a nice personal feeling to it, and it's really accessible for anyone that wants to make flower arrangements. Good as an instructional book as well as a coffee table book. Very nice!

I was so excited to receive this book because I absolutely love flowers, gardening, flower arranging, etc. This book is just boring and unhelpful. There was literally not a page that had something interesting to say. Some of the bouquets are pretty but I found most images pretty standard as well. A bit confused about why anyone would publish this book?

This book is as beautiful as it is useful! It includes full-page spreads of arrangements for every season and artfully demonstrates the inclusion of herbs, vegetables, and even fruit. It’s also wonderful to see methods of sustainability folded into the practice of working with flowers. This book is great to work with on a personal or professional level, I highly recommend it.

I did enjoy the book, but following all the pictures was not easy.The flower arrangements were a bit samey but in real life they might have been better.

I wish there was more arrangement photos and less filler of buildings etc. And more variety in the flower types in arrangements. But it’s a pretty book none the less.

Es para alguien que ya tenga conocimientos. Trae arreglos muy bonitos. Si vale la pena

Great book, wonderful photography, but the pages at the back of the book were printed blurry and I would prefer if there were more photo based on the flowers rather than the Brooklyn landscape