Better Homes Gardens Flower Arranging Author:Better Homes & Gardens Flower arranging for every day and special occasions with 115 color illustrations. — Add traditional elegance to your home — Fresh flowers make festive tables — Distinctive modern arrangements stress line — Oriental means balance and harmony — This book from 1957 covers classic elements of good design in flower arranging, basic shapes of bouquets, st... more »yles in flower arranging, traditional and oriental, clever ways to arrange a florists dozen, quick and easy arrangements, selecting good mechanical equipment, choosing vases and containers, cutting and preparation of garden flowers, forcing flowering branches, spring bulbs, dried-flower bouquets, table arrangements by season and more.« less