A Year in Flowers: Inspiration for Everyday Living

(Paperback, Illustrated edition)

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Shane Connolly, internationally renowned and Royal floral designer, spent a year selecting plants and flowers to inspire everyday living using over sixty arrangements in this book. His imaginative use of growing plants, shrubs and trees is inspired by the changing seasons, and his selections are guided by what is available locally and in the wild. His dedication to what is sustainable and recyclable, to what can be replanted outside and enjoyed later, radiates from every page. Beautifully photographed by Jason Lowe, the book is a visual feast of colour and creativity, yet remains faithful to what is affordable and what can be enjoyed at home. All the arrangements, including a big celebratory event for each season, are exquisitely simple and easy to achieve.

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'Shane Connolly has just the thing to lift your spirits: A Year in Flowers is a demonstration of flower arranging at its most creative'. The Mail on Sunday; Florist Shane Connolly has pointed an environmentally friendly way forward here in resisting green bling. The Guardian; Connolly is passionate about bringing floristry up to date. He wants to educate florists and their clients to think seasonally and sustainably. The Daily Telegraph; Shane Connollys signature style can easily be translated into an everyday context The Daily Mail

Author Bio

Shane Connolly & Company has been creating timeless, artisan, floral arrangements and decorations for over twenty-five years, and still get excited about the next event. Shane Connolly set up his eponymous company, www.shaneconnolly.co.uk, in 1989 after training with some of London's leading flower designers. Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Shane read Psychology at university but a lifelong passion for plants and gardening eventually led to a complete career change. Subsequently, he has built an enviable reputation as a floral designer with a small, dedicated and talented team of florists, artists and craftsmen working from offices and a large light-filled studio in North Kensington. Royal Warrant: The company is very proud to hold a Royal Warrant of Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales.