Customer Reviews

Flowers By Jeff Leatham

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I visited Paris in spring, and George V, the Four Seasons Hotel is one stop for me. Just to see the flower arrangement. I bought the book in French Version. I am glad to see the english version is coming. So I can share with more friends. Jeff is a amazing florist!!!

I purchased this to give as a gift to someone who loves flower
arranging. I was shocked at how repetative this book is with
two very simple design concepts. One; clear vase, fill inside with same flower, cover with water to rim. Two; take all leaves off the same flower, bundle, rest on the edge of a vase. That's it in the nut shell ! Do yourself a favor and skip this one.

As a floral desinger for several years, I highly recommend this book to provide inspiration and visual stimulation. The photographs are beautiful and artistic and the quality of the book itself is superb. Let it inspire your home or event decorating needs and you will not be disappointed.

The photos are lovely as is the quality of the flowers themselves, but the ultra-minimalist design approach gets very old very quickly.

I visited the George V as well and was disppointed when the compositions changed very infrequntly over the course of two weeks. To top it all off, one night, while dining in the restaurant, a loud crash could be heard when a luggage cart collided with one of the huge glass cylinder displays in the lobby. It was a mess. The funny part was that I had just mentioned to my companion that I thought the location was dangerous and impractical.

Floral design shouldn't be dangerous.

Flip thorugh this book in a library or bookstore, but don't buy it. Choose one by Paula Pryke instead.