11 floral design guides
Floral Design Guides: Arranging, Drying and Pressing
Guides by Wendy Moulton, Edward Hodsdon, Andrew Gaumond and 2 more writers. Updated .
Learn the principles of floral design, from balance and color theory to the Japanese art of ikebana, and discover how to arrange your own bouquets. Our guides also show how to keep cut flowers fresh for longer and how to dry, press and preserve them, helping you enjoy your blooms long after they are picked.
Floral Design and Arranging
4 guides
Drying, Pressing and Keeping Cut Flowers
4 guides
Who Writes Our Floral Design Guides
Wendy MoultonSenior Contributing EditorGardening magazine editor, writing on floral design4 guides here
Edward HodsdonContributing EditorWriter and wildlife gardener3 guides here
Andrew GaumondEditorial DirectorHorticulturist and Editorial Director at Petal Republic2 guides here
Briana YablonskiContributing EditorFlower farmer, grower and flower delivery tester1 guide here
Larissa RunkleContributing EditorWriter, gardener and flower delivery tester1 guide here
How This Page Was Made
Who Did What
- Guides in this hub by
- Wendy Moulton, Edward Hodsdon, Andrew Gaumond, Briana Yablonski, Larissa Runkle
- The photographs at the top
- The three guides in this hub that earn the most from reader visits among those updated and signed off this year, at most one from each topic page
- The lists
- Every floral design guide we publish; a guide waiting for its update joins once it is updated and signed off. Cards read November 4, 2026
- Signed off
- James Sinclair, Founder, November 6, 2026
Latest Updates
- New page: our 11 floral design guides in one place, by topic.
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