Harrogate, set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales on northern England is the place to be in Spring and Autumn if you are at all interested in everything to do with flowers.

After covering the Autumn show in the November 2008 edition of floral design, we were compelled to send in the UK team again in Spring.

Melanie Benson, in charge of publicity for the Harrogate Flower Shows as well as the floral design sections, promised a bigger, more comprehensive display and she was so right with her predictions.

The WOW is in the detail

Harrogate Spring Show England

2 Close up details from the English designers competing at the show reveal dozens of composition ideas you can use to create your own arrangements with the WOW factor.

Ellerslie Int.Flower Show

New Zealand

24 Ideas notebook: look behind the scenes for the mechanics and learn a little more about the design principles used in Ikebana.

Bouquets in Art, USA

28 Florists in San Francisco work with fine art to create their own design interpretation influenced by the latest in international trends.

36 Chrissie Harten

Celebrate the abundance of Summer with a traditional English design.

38 Sue Bridgman Florist

Go with the flow or in this case wind direction.

40 Clement Lee

Build your own rockets and celebrate.

42 Lessons for Beginners

Build a collection of cubes filled with Roses.

Make a Winter wreath with Mandarins

44 Dellene Hunt

Black moon or Rosehip sphere? Try it.

46 Ngatea Floral Art Club

It's as easy as rolling up New Zealand Flax.

Regular Features

1 Editorial

48 Subscription and backcopies

July Companion DVD

Inside front cover

Harrogate Spring Flower Show in England

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