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Born and raised in Louisiana and Alabama, Sybil Sylvester is known for creating stunning flower arrangements and orchestrating take-your-breath-away events. Always culling greenery and flowers from the abundance growing in the gardens and forests of her surroundings, Sylvester embraces the philosophy of local and natural. Her “Flower School” was a popular column in Southern Accents magazine, and her work has been featured in many other publications, including flower magazine. Through Sylvester's Wildflower School, she travels around the country, designing and demonstrating. Sylvester resides in Birmingham, Alabama. Charles McNair, originally from Alabama, writes full-time, combining literary duties with assignments for corporations and businesses, including "Power of Storytelling" workshops. His first novel, Land O' Goshen was a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1994. Since 2005, he has served as the Books Editor for Paste magazine and has shared his reviews on Atlanta radio station WMLB 1690 AM. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Contents

Foreword by charles mcnairone rose in a forest
Beginningshow i got my start
Arrangementsby the seasons
Celebrationsspecial occasions
Weddingsfrom petite to grand
How-tothe mechanics
The flowersingredients listing
Acknowledgmentswith gratitude to all who made it happen