Flower Color Guide Paperback – Illustrated, 1 October 2018
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Product details
- Language : English
- Paperback : 484 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0714877557
- ISBN-13 : 978-0714877556
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Best Sellers Rank:
16,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 11 in Floral Crafts
- 27 in Garden Design & Planning
- 59 in Decorating
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"Like a Pantone guide for flowers, this glorious book is a survey of 400 plants and their colours."―Bloom
"A simple, delightful book that consists solely of page after page of flower photos arranged by color, from a crisply white azalea to a stunning purple-black calla lily. It's the highly-organized (or obsessive-compulsive) garden lover's dream."―Garden & Gun Online
"An endearing and comprehensive flower guide organized by colour. Four hundred flowers photographed at their peak look resplendent on the page. Alongside the gorgeous photographs, they also note every bloomer's common and botanical name, seasonal availability and most coveted position in a flower arrangement... A useful guide for flower enthusiasts, especially those who struggle to achieve an even half-perfect flower arrangement."―The Lady
"Flower Color Guide is different... Browsing through it feels joyful and clean, like walking into a well-appointed house... You'll want to keep on browsing through the pages."―Artsy
"Lush new book Flower Colour Guide, by New York florists Darroch and Michael Putnam, shows off 400 flowers alongside suggested colour schemes and care guides. It's the perfect source for planning next year's garden revamp."―The Guardian, Weekend magazine
"Let your inner artist bloom with tips from the brilliant New York City floral-arranging duo Putnam & Putnam: in Flower Color Guide, Darroch and Michael Putnam teach how to create stunning bouquets by color, from white azaleas to 'Black Star' calla lilies."―Martha Stewart Living
"This is the Pantone book of flowers."―New York Post
"This helpful handbook can guide you toward in-season flowers within your chosen color scheme."―Real Simple
"[A] ridiculously enjoyable pint-sized book full of blooms familiar and exotic, all arranged by hue."―House Beautiful
"The first reference book to organise flower types by colour... New York floristry gurus Michael and Darroch Putnam put the emphasis firmly on creating beautiful, colourful arrangements... The ultimate reference book for all budding florists."―Wildflower Magazine
"Showcases 400 flowers in a variety of wonderful hues with an emphasis on creative colour schemes... A practical resource for anyone who would like to explore flower types or experiment with new colour combinations."―The Flower Arranger
"Emphasizes seasonality and creative color schemes, with results that are stunning in their sheer variety... A great gift to give, or to have for oneself, the book speaks to the most seasoned flower enthusiasts, as well as those just beginning to explore the possibilities of arranging flowers."―Florida Times-Union
"Stunning."―Flower Magazine
"Nature's palette... Full-page images reminiscent of botanical illustrations range from crisp white azaleas to the purple black calla lily."―Viewpoint Colour Magazine
"Famous florists Putnam & Putnam made us fall in love with cut flowers again. Their artistic arrangements are not at all simple to pull off, but the duo's first book, which features the best floral varieties in every color of the rainbow, is a good place to start!"―Architectural Digest Online
"If you like to host events―or just have an interest in flowers - the Flower Color Guide will help you select your arrangements carefully. The book features 400 blooms that are represented through stunning photography. Each image shows the flower at its peak so that you can marvel (and plan) accordingly."―My Modern Met
"An encyclopaedic book of 400 flowers organized by color, which will brighten up [a] coffee table for much longer than a bouquet."―Architectural Digest Online
About the Author
Darroch and Michael Putnam founded their boutique floral design studio in 2014 and have quickly become the go-to florists for fashion shows, editorial shoots, installations, parties, and weddings. They have collaborated with Bergdorf Goodman, Dior, Cartier, Gwyneth Paltrow, Grace Coddington, and fashion designer Brandon Maxwell, among others. Their work has been featured in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Martha Stewart Living, Town & Country, W Magazine, and Elle Décor.

Michael and Darroch Putnam founded their floristry studio in 2014 and have quickly become New York City's go-to florists for fashion shows, weddings, installations, parties, and editorial shoots.
Their work has been featured in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Martha Stewart Living, Town & Country, W Magazine and Elle Décor. They have collaborated with Bergdorf Goodman, Dior, Cartier, The Wall Street Journal, Adam Lippes, Jason Wu, and Brandon Maxwell.
The first book by the New York fashion world's cult floral designers
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Astilbe (Astilbe), ‘Elizabeth Bloom’, Texture, Year-round. Picture credit: Putman & Putnam |
Anthurium (Anthurium), ‘Previa’, Face, Year-round. Picture credit: Putman & Putnam |
Dahlia (Dahlia), ‘Red and White Fubuki’, Face, Summer / Fall. Picture credit: Putman & Putnam |
Includes an appendix featuring perforated pages, with tips on flower care, suggestions of color and seasonal pairings, and a list of seasonal color schemes
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Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon.com

My only issue is that the book is TINY (5x7" a little bigger than a photograph/postcard)- I though it would be quite a bit bigger, but it's kind of like this little manual. It makes the book easier to carry and store and flip through, but I love looking at details of the flowers and really seeing the colors right where the stem meets the petals (there are some gorgeous colors happening in the tiniest details of plants...) and those details are hard to see at such a small size. I'd love a larger version of this book- even though it would be cumbersome and take up a lot of shelf and easel real-estate, it would be worth it for larger images of these beautiful flowers.

I'm the first variety of florist, the thorn-y kind with a design studio and bride clients, but I wish I had this book when I first started . . . hell I wish I had it last week. Its perfection lies in its practicality, simplicity, and beauty. I’ll use it daily. Whether it’s to show a bride an example of a particular bloom, to check seasonality (“I’m sorry Claudia, you can’t have peonies for your January wedding, see? Right there. Darroch and Michael say so, it’s out of my control” - end scene), or to simply find inspiration. I’m not waxing poetic when I say this is my absolute favorite flower book and the only one I’ll hands-down recommend. They have masterfully created the design book for designers. . .however, the pictures are so beautiful I’d recommend it to anyone with eyes.


Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2018


The pages are matte, but the printing is glossy, like it was done on a laser printer. It's not a huge deal, but it is something to keep in mind. It also has these cute little stamp size perforated images (identical to the ones throughout the book) in the back. I'm assuming they could be for people who want to play with arrangement ideas, but they could also be torn in strips for pretty bookmarks.
Unfortunately, the binding is a huge flaw for me. This is a beautiful book if you were to just leave it out for a decoration or to flip through occasionally, but to seriously look through and admire it has some flaws. The binding is awful, the book always wants to snap shut, and with how small the book is it's hard to really force the book open and manipulate the spine. I'm never too precious with my books, and have no issue with really breaking in the spine, this one took a bit of work. The front and back covers also have this (roughly 1/4 inch) ridged area near the spine that doesn't allow you to properly open the very front or back of the book without bending the pages.
I'm happy I have it, I would definitely recommend it. However, if they ever come out with a better version, perhaps bigger and/or with a better binding, I would definitely buy it.
