"MARTHA STEWART'S FLOWERS"--Decorate your home and garden and add color and beauty to your own world

A rare glimpse into Martha Stewart's personal gardens, this book features her very favorite blooms and will include everything you need to know, from cultivation to display, with instructions for successfully growing flowers and arranging them, along with practical tips, foolproof techniques, and plenty of inspiration from Martha's own homes.
 

Gardening has long been a favorite pasttime of Martha Stewart. Having grown up working in the yard with her father, a master gardener, she relished the moment when she would be able to have her very own garden--and has since owned, loved, and developed six additional gardens, one of which is also a farm. In Martha's Flowers, she brings you into her personal gardens, walking you through rows and rows of tulips, daffodils, peonies, poppies, hydrangeas, dahlias, and more, while sharing stories of what these flowers mean to her. She also invites Kevin Sharkey, a longtime Martha Stewart Living editor and dear friend, to teach how to beautifully arrange these flowers yourself. In the back of the book, she includes a helpful, hardworking list of tools and vessels that are good to have, information on how to plan a cutting garden, and a tutorial on forcing branches. Martha's Flowers is one of Martha's most intimate books ever, and the authoritative advice included will make this a must-have for every gardener and flower enthusiast.


MY REVIEW:  From Martha Stewart comes "Martha's Flowers: Growing and Arranging My Favorite Blooms"--an exquisite and expansive exploration of the floral world. Along with fabulous photos, growing and gardening tips, and the perfect tools to use, Martha shares personal insights into her love of flowers. Contributor Kevin Sharkey offers valuable advice for creating uniquely lovely floral arrangements that range from supremely simple to stunningly spectacular. Decorate your home and garden and add color and beauty to your own world with "Martha's Flowers".

Book Copy Gratis Clarkson Potter Publishers via Blogging for Books 


MARTHA STEWART

Martha Stewart is an American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate. She is also a former stockbroker and fashion model. Over the last two decades Stewart has held a prominent position in the American publishing industry; as the author of several books, hundreds of articles on the domestic arts, editor of a national homekeeping magazine, host for two popular daytime television programs, and commercial spokeswoman for K-Mart. In 2001 she was named the third most powerful woman in America by Ladies Home Journal. 

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