The Art of Floral Design by Norah T. Hunter (1994, Hardcover)

This book as almost everything the second additon contains and is much cheapper to buy. I bought this book before I won the second addition, but I will keep both. Very good book to someone who wants to know all there is to know about flowers and how to arrange them.

I bought this book for a college class and it has been very helpful.I have read most of the book and it has a lot of useful information as far as designs and how to put things together.

This is an excellant 'textbook' for anyone wanting to learn about floral design. Norah Hunter covers everything from the historical use of flowers to the operation of modern floral businesses. The core of the book addresses the principles and techniques essential to floral designs , with extensive
illustrations and photographs. Additional chapters cover designs for special occasions, including wedding and sympathy flowers. There is even a detailed appendix identifying flowers and greenery widely available to florists.

This book is AWESOME as an informative reference for ones studying floral design. It not only has Excellent information and reference quides and explanations with definitions of flowers, foliage, and terminology, it also has GREAT design ideas and explanations on how to do them.
Even the ONLINE school PCDI that offers Floral Design as a career option, offers this book as it's text. They only give copies of certain pages, but it was definately worth it as a serious student to purchase the entire book.