This book is fascinating and very useful if you want to learn how to arrange flowers.
I loved the explanations and the beautiful pictures.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley, all opinions are mine

What an exquisite book. The flower displays are breathtaking, and maybe a little out of my skill set but they are beautiful to look at. Very inspirational. I love how all the details of each flower are listed, down to numbers, twine, scissors etc. When I do attempt my first arrangement, I’ll have everything I need.thank you. I truly beautiful experience flicking through the pages admiring the glory of nature.

I have to say; all those arrangments are just so pretty!

I really enjoyed going through this, looking at the various arrangments. However, I very quickly realised that this craft is not for me. At all.

Favourite part is probably the "basic skills", and also the glossary of flowers is a pretty handy thing.

This is a stunningly beautiful book. The photographs are sharp, clear and very creative.

The book itself is set in to projects, each with a list of the flowers, leaves and equipment needed to make an arrangement. These range from small to large bath sized arrangements and formal and informal. Step by step instructions and lovely pictures to illustrate each one. A flower arranging course in a book.

Such an interesting book. I’m not sure what I was expecting. It is a lot of things in one. I can’t imagine that everything will appeal to everyone.

Editorial - The writing is what I enjoyed. Potter sprinkles in well-coordinated quotes, book references and historical points.

Creativity - I feel like much of Potter’s editorial is encouraging the reader to be creative. It is because of that approach that I am perplexed that she provides a shopping list for each arrangement. I can truly appreciate all of her arrangements, and I am inspired by them. However, I can’t imagine repeating any of them.

Arrangements - As stated above, the floral arrangements are inspiring. My arrangements seem to include a handful of flower types, with one flower type becoming the star of the show. Potter’s arrangements have so many more dimensions. And while some arrangements may have a star, the effect is much more subtle.

Basic Skills - As much as I didn’t see the need for instructions to recreate each arrangement, I love part 2 of the book outlining ‘basic skills.’ It contains a practical approach to many of the fundamentals to flower arranging that the average flower admirer never sees. I felt like Potter was letting me in on some trade secrets.

Recently had the chance to read an ARC of The Flower Fix by Anna Potter, @swallowsanddamsons 💐. I’m not giving this book my normal review since it’s more of an informational manual on floral design, but I will say that this is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever gotten to read. Potter’s text is minimal but succinct and well written, giving all the details that a burgeoning floral designer could want, but leaving the main focus of the book to be on how-to’s and visuals. The book is filled with the most gorgeous images (look at her account to see what I mean), and includes select nature-inspired poetry and an illustrated beginner’s appendix at the end. Even if you aren’t an aspiring floral artist this book is 10/10 definitely worth your while to see.

I LOVED this book. The concept of "The Flower Fix" is to work with nature, use seasonal flowers, and incorporate out-of-the box containers or personal items to bring the wilderness indoors. Although guidelines are given to replicate the designs in the book, the stunning photographs are truly inspirational for those of us who enjoy grabbing whatever seasonal flowers are growing in the meadow and making an arrangement for the home. This book inspired me to do much more with my free-form floral arrangements and gave me lots of ideas. For instance, the designer uses multiple vases of varying sizes and shapes in one arrangement for a fireplace mantel. She even uses a bathtub for one arrangement.

The photographs of "nature-led" floral arrangements are stunning, as are the mood boards and details of the arrangements. The book has a whimsical side; one materials list includes "one tabby cat." The quotes included in the text are wonderful, ranging from Gertrude Jekyll to Oscar Wilde to Richard Rohr.

I loved the philosophy of this book - using flowers and objects right under our noses to create deeply personal floral arrangements that are also in tune with nature. This book helps lead readers to a new, sustainable concept of aesthetics.

Highly recommended!!!

I loved this inspiring book of beautiful floral creativity. An eclectic mix of ideas create a wonderful array of arrangements but not in the usual way. There do not appear to be any boundaries for these ideas, these are not all formal arrangements and they are quite stunning. I would be delighted to have any of them in my home, flowers in the bath might prove a little impractical though!
In two parts: 1. The arrangements and 2. Basic skills. There are a total of twenty six projects which cover all seasons. I particularly enjoyed the quotes that went with each arrangement. The photos and instructions are clear and guide you through the creative process.. Not only a great book to inspire, but a lovely coffee table book to cheer you up on a rainy day. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher, White Lion Publishing for an ARC.