Flowers

(Hardback)

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"For botanical enthusiasts and Carolyne Roehm's devoted fans comes a luxurious, oversized volume featuring Carolyne's luminous flower photography so transcendent that readers have never seen flowers like this before" In this gallery of a book, Carolyne Roehm shares her passion for flowers in hundreds of exquisite photographs. Inspired by Irving Penn's iconic Flowers published in 1987, Carolyne has carefully photographed close-ups of her gorgeous blooms and paired them with images of her arrangements, table settings, and her abundant gardens at Weatherstone, her eighteenth-century Connecticut estate. Roses, tulips, daffodils, lilacs, iris, clematis, lilies of the valley, peonies, dahlias, and annuals-are immortalized in this exquisite book. Throughout, Carolyne writes about the flowers with unparalled emotion and attachment, reflecting on their very personal meaning to her, her journey cultivating them, and why she decorates with them as she does. Lush and luxurious, Flowers is one of the most significant and personal volumes in Carolyne's publishing career.

Reviews

"Gardening is [Carolyne Roehm's] passion, and her photographs of its blowsy stars are reverent works of art. This book is nothing less than an ode to fragile, fleeting beauty, and it is utterly captivating." -Veranda

"When Flowers by Carolyne Roehm landed on my desk, I was astonished by the beautiful bloom on the cover. Against a pure white background, you can really take in all of the intricacies and subtleties of the flower, right down to the little 'hairs' on the leaves . . . With each turn of the book's massive pages, you're immersed in the the gardens Roehm photographed. I can almost smell them! . . . You won't want to miss this stunner." -Kevin Sharkey, MarthaStewart.com

"Fashion designer Carolyne Roehms Flowers is the epic Lawrence of Arabia of flower tomes, featuring 300 images of posies from Roehms abundant personal gardens in Connecticut . . . Roehm's book offers countless ideas for flower arrangement BFFs like creamy clematis and ivory roses or the inspired touch of adding strawberries to an arrangement of plump pink, peach, red and white roses. Her book is filled with the kind of visual inspiration that makes you want to dash to your own garden or supermarket and create a bouquet of your own." -HGTVGardens.com

"For this book, Roehm took on an additional task, acting not just as the stylist, but as the photographer too, taking many of the striking shots herself. As a result, Flowers is her most deeply personal--not to mention lush--book yet." -1st Dibs

"From the grande dame of elegant entertaining, Carolyne Roehm's 11th book focuses on what is often considered the ultimate finishing touch for any well-appointed table or party--flowers. Along with personally photographing a large portion of the book, Roehm masterfully relays her knowledge of the infinite details of stylish living." -Traditional Home

"[Flowers is] a big book, physically larger than most coffee table books. And it's heavy and beautifully bound . . . [Carolyne Roehm's] images say it all . . . You wont be able to put [Flowers] down, once you open it." -New York Social Diary

"A photographic musing on lush gardens and their fleeting beauty." -New York Cottages and Gardens

"Readers are in for a real hortucultural treat . . . The over sized (gigantic in a fabulous way) book is packed with lush imagery." -StyleBeat blog

Author Bio

CAROLYNE ROEHM is one of America's most important tastemakers. She is the author of eleven books, including A Passion for Interiors, A Passion for Blue & White, A Passion for Flowers, A Passion for Parties, At Home with Carolyne Roehm, and Presentations. A columnist for Veranda, she is a frequent lecturer at garden clubs, botanical gardens, junior leagues, and women's organizations. She divides her time between her exquisite homes in Manhattan and Connecticut.