中文简介：

本书鼓励每个人与鲜花一起生活，像欣赏艺术一样欣赏它们的美。知名花艺设计师加芙列拉·萨拉萨尔（Gabriela Salazar）教我们如何从艺术家的角度来看待花卉和理解它们的特点。通过探索不同的形状、颜色和质地，她向我们展示了如何理解花卉及其活泼、短暂的性质。

萨拉萨尔有一些绘画背景，她把插花看作是一种构图，强调哪种类型的花朵适合哪种设计，并分享了花艺设计的构件，从简单到复杂多彩，包括适合任何心情和不同装饰的安排。萨拉萨尔激励我们探索自己的创造力，学会设计自己的安排。

本书结合了哲学和实用的技巧，如欣赏花卉随时间变化的过程和处理花卉脆弱的问题。这是一部关于花卉欣赏的书籍。Ngoc Minh nngo以《盛开的花朵》和《重游伊甸园》等Rizzoli书籍而闻名，他的令人惊叹的摄影作品与萨拉查的热情指导相得益彰。

英文简介：

The Artistry of Flowers encourages everyone to live with florals and to appreciate their beauty as we appreciate art. Celebrated floral designer Gabriela Salazar teaches us how to look at flowers and understand their characteristics from an artist's perspective. By exploring different shapes, colors, and textures, she shows us how to understand flowers and their living, transitory nature.

Drawing on her painting background, Salazar looks at floral arrangements as compositions. She highlights which type of blooms are best for different designs and shares building blocks for floral designs ranging from simple and sculptural to complex and colorful, including arrangements for any mood and different decor. Salazar inspires us to explore our creativity, empowering us to design our own arrangements.

Combining philosophical and practical tips, such as appreciating how flowers change over time and working with fragility The Artistry of Flowers is a treatise on flower appreciation. The stunning photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo—known for Rizzoli books such as In Bloom and Eden Revisited—complements Salazar's enthusiastic instruction.