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    Tropical Flowers
    Tropical Flowers
    Tropical Flowers
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    Tropical Flowers

    By Eileen Johnson

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    Stunning, exotic and colorful tropical flowers are the shining stars in this stimulating look at tropical flower arrangements. Eileen Johnson and Felipe Sastre of Flower School New York demonstrate how orchids, elephant ears, ginger, anthurium, and more fit into modern settings. Whether used in a penthouse, a bouquet for a bride, or as fireplace décor for Christmas, tropical flowers can be unexpected, fresh and stylish. With step-by-step instructions on how to create tropical floral arrangements, it’s the perfect inspiration for styling unique works of art with these exquisite flowers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGibbs Smith
    Release dateSep 1, 2012
    ISBN9781423624219
    Tropical Flowers
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    Eileen Johnson

    Eileen Johnson is the owner of Flower School New York. She created the school after a lifetime love of flowers led her to attend a weekend floral design school in France. She returned to New York with a vision of a business; after pairing up with Michael George, Flower School New York was born.

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      Acknowledgments

      I would like to thank the many friends and colleagues who helped me put together this book as well as those who put up with me while I wrote the text. First and foremost, thank you to Adrian Mueller whose beautiful photographs made it all possible, and to Felipe Sastre for allowing me to put his vision of tropical flowers into a book. Thanks also go to Angelika Frantzen for the use of her apartment on Washington Square, to Cheryl Hill for her patience and loyalty during the writing of this and other books, Michael Pochna for his friendship and kindness, to Maria Theresa Mata, to Cornelia Guest for allowing us to photograph the greenhouses at her Old Westbury estate, Caribbean Cuts for their magnificent tropical flowers and leaves, Gary Page for his selection of orchids from all over the world, and the New York Botanical Gardens for their expansive library which was so helpful in my research. In our bridal chapter, I would like to thank Jennifer Aviles for her modeling of the bridal gowns, John James for his hair styling and Marie-Josee Lafontaine for her makeup styling. The bridal gowns were graciously lent to us from I Do… I Do… Bridal in Morristown, New Jersey.

      Introduction

      For many people, tropical flowers are often whimsical, seductive and alien creatures. Some of them look more like insects or tiny animals. Brightly colored and oddly shaped, they just don’t seem to behave like cultivated roses or hydrangeas. Are they modern or otherworldly? How do they work in contemporary environments of glass and steel?

      Orchids have long been associated with obsessive collectors, hidden fortunes and erudite amateur botanists. New species are still being discovered and named while at the same time we can find numerous varieties for sale at local supermarkets. I have long been intrigued by their beauty and mystery. For me and for many of the florists whom I work with at FlowerSchool New York, tropical flowers have always been the exotic other.

      Through working with a talented florist like Felipe Sastre, I have learned a great deal about the subject. Felipe not only knows how to design with

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