Customer Reviews

Rene's Bouquets: A Guide to Euro-Style Hand-Tied Bouquets

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Anyone who has ever seen René on stage knows what an astonishing master he is of every facet of floral design; from the flowers themselves to foliage, botanicals, containers, and fabrics. We expect greatness from René and this book delivers it. The photography sets a new standard of excellence, the design is very Euro, and the binding and paper are like a fine art book. The best part though is that he is such a great teacher. It is wonderfully written with excellent step-by-step instructions and images. The text is in both English and Spanish. This book looks and feels like a book that sells for twice the price. The bouquets shots alone are worth the price of admission.

In the book, Rene gives step by step instructions on how to create a European inspired hand-tied bouquet. We were able to follow the instructions and create fantastic bouquets based on Rene's advice. The photographs are beautiful.

I had the pleasure of seeing Rene give a talk in Houston to our group of "grocery store florists"....a very under-rated group of talented folks in our industry....He treated us as professionals!! What a wonderful talk and what a wonderful teacher and person!! His book is absolutely beautiful and very inspiring; His wonderful design talent shows in every detail....Many thanks to Rene for his time and the kind way he treated our group!! We all really appreciated the way he spoke to us as designers with something to contribute to our industry!
Thanks again!

I felt there were some good tips for designers here. I would not waste the money on hardcover. The format is similar to that of coffee table books. Oversized photos and little text (text is in English and Spanish)
Nice to have for reference ,however.

I work as a flower designed specially with brides bouquets. It is a beautiful book with gorgeous photos, but the bouquets presented are mainly conventional. If you are looking for inspiration and new ideas on bouquets, I would not say this is the book for you.

This is a coffee table book. It is gorgeous, but has very little in the way of instruction. I was looking for a how-to book for creating European style bouquets. There is almost no discussion of tools, supplies and technique. There is a short description of each gorgeous bouquet, but no details as to how it was created. It is a beautiful book but not very useful.