In Bloom: Growing, Harvesting and Arranging Flowers by Clare Nolan - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9780857833051. Publisher: Kyle Books. Overview. In Bloom: Growing, Harvesting and Arranging Flowers by Clare Nolan is a beautifully photographed hardback guide for anyone who wants to grow their own cutting garden and bring it indoors. Written by a former lifestyle editor of the Mail on Sunday's YOU Magazine, it blends practical horticultural advice with stylish, achievable flower arranging, making it a favourite gift for gardeners, new homeowners and flower lovers who want fresh, homegrown blooms in every season of the year.. About the Book. Planting flowers purely for cutting brings a special kind of gardening joy: stepping outside to snip a single stem for a bedside vase, or gathering a generous armful for a posy to give away. In this hardback edition, Clare Nolan draws on years of horticultural and editorial experience to guide readers from bare soil to finished bouquet. The book opens with the fundamentals of planning a cutting patch, whether that's a dedicated bed, a few containers on a patio, or gaps tucked between existing borders, before moving through site selection, soil preparation and seasonal sowing and planting schedules designed to keep stems coming from spring right through to the depths of winter. Clare covers successional planting so a cutting garden never runs dry, plus guidance on supporting stems and feeding for the healthiest blooms. A dedicated chapter on harvesting explains exactly when and how to cut different flowers and foliage to maximise vase life, plus simple conditioning techniques that keep arrangements looking fresh for days longer. The book's real highlight, however, is its generous arranging chapter, which shows how to turn homegrown stems into striking, professional-looking displays without any formal floristry training, using simple tools, seasonal colour palettes and natural, relaxed shapes rather than rigid, structured designs. Throughout, lush photography illustrates planting s