Beginners and experienced floral designers will find plenty of inspiration in this beautiful, full-color guide to gorgeous rose arrangements for home, office, or that special gift. Includes more than 30 projects with complete instructions and step-by-step photographs.

• New full-color photos • Growing and using in the garden • Instructions for a variety of crafts and potpourris plus recipes for entrees, sides, and pastries The leaves, stems, buds, and flowers of lavender are valuable for a variety of uses. This revised and updated edition of the best-selling guidebook gives instructions for growing and harvesting the popular aromatic herb, with ideas for using it in the garden landscape, in crafts, and in recipes. Projects are included for making potpourris, wreaths, garlands, arrangements, and even lavender-spiced chicken, halibut, potato salad, madeleines, and bread. An added section on festivals and farms offers travel opportunities for those who want to experience lavender culture. A full list of sources completes this definitive book.

Many gardeners dream of filling their garden with lush, healthy roses—but growing roses can be tricky, especially under the Northwest’s moody skies. Luckily this definitive guide will help you build your garden sanctuary without the use of pesticides or chemicals. Growing Roses in the Pacific Northwest guides you through every step, including choosing rose varietals for your climate, landscape design, planting, harvesting, and basic care, as well as invaluable tips for nurturing a show-stopping rose garden. Growing no-spray roses has never been easier! The book features information on popular rose types like David Austin, Hybrid Tea, Climbing, and Old Garden, and such stunning cultivars as Boscobel and Lady of Shalott. With full-color illustrations of the 90 best cultivars for the region, this visual guide is a go-to resource for everyone; whether you live east or west of the Cascades in Washington, Oregon, or British Columbia and are an urban gardener or have room to spread out, you’ll soon be surrounded by roses in full bloom.

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

This unique beauty journal was created for makeup artists and fashion designers. Plan color palettes, choose textiles, and sketch out clothes. Pink roses design is eye-catching. Great notebook for the fashionista, beautician, or costume designer. Contains 122 pages of face and body outlines for easy sketching. Best with dry media.

Dazzle friends and acquaintances with the beautiful, expertly rendered floral designs in this eye-catching collection of easy-to-apply tattoos. Select from ten popular blossoms, among them the daffodil, lily, iris, peony, and — of course — the elegant rose. Simply press the design on the skin, then moisten and peel away the paper backing. The tattoo will remain bright and colorful for days, even after washing with soap and water, but can be quickly and easily removed with alcohol or baby oil. Application and removal instructions included.

Quick, easy to make, sophisticated, and elegant, these 40 silk flower arrangements are well suited to today's busy home decorator. The basics of designing that are illustrated and presented here will soon have the arranger making creative leaps in styling. Put the new, more lifelike silk flowers in treasured tiny vases; go "simply exotic" with Chinese-red blossoms and a single bold leaf; or make an everlasting, never fading bride's bouquet. Show off a bucket of tall blossoms, artfully arranged to look as if you've just carried them in from the garden. Hang a unique sylvan wall sconce, with leafy greenery, ferns, and berries, and a grapevine nest hidden amid the flowers. Designer tips and project variations expand the decorating possibilities.

This is the fourth edition of this best-selling wedding planner. This is truly the most comprehensive and valuable guide to wedding planning on the market today!

A detailed, easy-to-follow guide to gorgeous projects made with dried flowers includes topiary trees, wreaths, garlands, swags, decorated hats, miniature baskets, pomanders, and more, made with flowers accented by a variety of materials--nuts, seeds, cones, and shells.