Easy Ikebana: 30 Beautiful Flower Arrangements You Can Make in Three Simple Steps

Easy Ikebana is a simple 3-step technique and design guidelines book that teaches beginners how to make an extraordinary flower arrangement with a single flower from their garden or local market, a simple container, and water, scissors, and leaves. It also provides tips for making cut flowers last longer and ways to make a strong statement using few components. The book aims to make flower-arranging a relaxing and satisfying activity season after season, with stunning photos to inspire practitioners at all levels.

Format: Hardback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 03 November 2020
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Easy Ikebana is a simple and accessible guide to creating stunning flower arrangements. With its 3-step technique and design guidelines, anyone can create an extraordinary floral display without the need for exotic flowers or expensive vases. All you need is a single flower from your garden or local market, combined with a simple container that matches its size and shape.

To complete your arrangement, you will only need water, a pair of scissors, and maybe a few leaves, sprigs, or wildflowers. The book teaches you how to become familiar with different types of seasonal flowers, what they require, and how to handle them. It also helps you develop a sense of proportion to create a balanced arrangement. You will learn how to choose and use greenery in your arrangements, whether you are placing one flower or several. Additionally, you will pick up tips for making cut flowers last longer and discover ways to make a strong statement using very few components.

These arrangements showcase how striking understatement can be, as well as how affordable flower-arranging can be. The gentle lessons in the book make flower-arranging a relaxing and satisfying activity season after season, and the stunning photos will inspire practitioners at all levels with the beauty and power of simplicity—the heart of ikebana.

Weight: 640g
Dimension: 215 x 211 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9784805316283