Southern Bouquets

Today's Southerners celebrate their ingrained love of the land by welcoming fresh, homegrown flowers into their houses year-round. Step inside a Southern home and you'll find bountiful bouquets gracing both parlor corners of stately manors and the chipped-paint porches of shotgun shacks alike.

Southern Bouquets showcases these arrangements-large or small, humble or sophisticated-with sumptuous, inspiring photography in sometimes breathtaking, sometimes cozy, but always quintessential Southern settings. Want to re-create the simple and elegant looks yourself, no matter your zip code? Charleston, South Carolina locals Bigner and Barrie make it a breeze.

Browse these pages to see how a tabletop spread of perky daffodils can sweep out the winter doldrums; how floating a few camellia blossoms adds a touch of easy elegance in any setting; how zinnias are the no-brainer summertime flower for zesting up a party; and more. Flower tips, flower trivia, and Southern tales abound here. So enjoy! Down-to-earth blooms (not a one came from a florist), down-to-earth arranging advice, and heavenly photos await. Southern Bouquets brings the simple goodness of Southern gardens to your bookshelf . . . and to your home.