Flowers: White House Style

by Dottie Temple

Book Overview

Whether decorating the grand halls for visiting dignitaries, transforming a room for a holiday, or simply gracing the private family quarters, flowers are an essential part of life in the White House. In Flowers, White House Style, former White House Chief Floral Decorator Dottie Temple reveals the secrets to these fabulous floral arrangements while offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. With more than 125 original...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743223349
• ISBN13: 9780743223348
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.1" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Helpful floral ideas.

I find this book to be extremely helpful in showing arrangements and how to make them. I am currently in the Floral Design Industry and this is a main stay in my library.

Very Nice

For anyone interested in White House history, this book is a must! I have enjoyed reading it over and over.

Beautiful Book!

What a lovely book! It is a nice mix of flower arrangements and tips, photos of arrangements in the White House in recent times, and historical survey of flowers and their importance in the President's house. It is interesting to see the floral styles of each first lady. Those women actually exerted a strong hand in the "look" of the florals for their home on Pennsylvania Ave.What a contrast of the Johnson girl's wedding with that of the Nixon daughter! Wow, talk about different styles, and they were not all that far apart in time!There are beautiful watercolor illustrations as lead in to each chapter. They seem to be uncredited--at least, I would not find the artist's name after looking carefully. Like any other book these days, there are small factual errors. Tricia Nixon is referred to as the Nixon's youngest daughter (she is their eldest) and Allium Gigantium is called "tropical" (gee, it grows in my midwest garden surviving all winters.)But those are small quibbles. Really, this is a lovely book and I enjoyed it!

Boffo!

I loved this book and even though I am not interested in learning how to arrange "stems" - this book is beautiful to look at and very interesting to read!Very few folks get to have the job Dottie had and her insights and stories are super!If you love the White House and it's history...add this book to your library! If you want to learn how to put together some of those famous White House arrangements - this book will show you how!Much more than a "how to" book...filled with backstage stories and interesting info!Thanks Dottie!