"There are a host of wonderful suggestions for arrangements in the home, flower arranging as an art form, flowers for the table, party flowers, wedding flowers, containers from nature, and other heavenly ideas."

 --Conde Nast's Portfolio

"More than just flowers bloom in Maia's sequel to a much-lauded 1978 book. As a party planner and florist, Maia holds very definite opinions on entertaining for any occasion, be it a wedding for 300 or an intimate dinner a deux."                     

---Booklist

"With 185 full-color photographs, the 208-page book brims with elegant, innovative ideas for both novice and pro on how to make flowers the perfect home accent for every day and every season."

---Better Homes and Gardens Decorating

All through the house and all through the year, flowers give a lift to our spirits, enhance any occasion, make any room look more alive. Arranging flowers is one of the easiest and most enjoyable expressions and one that is available to everyone.

More Decorating with Howers, printed in full color throughout, is an all-new book for the 1990s. The original Decorating with Flowers, first published in 1978, is still a best-selling title. In this new volume, Ronaldo Maia offers a host of wonderful ideas for entertaining,from a luncheon for four on the patio to a museum grand opening gala. Many of his arrangements, photographed expressly for More Decorating with Flowers,are shown in the homes of his clients. A lavish chapter on weddings illustrates bridal bouquets, church and synagogue decorations, informal wedding breakfasts,elaborate garden fetes.

Throughout the book, Ronaldo Maia, one of New York's top flower designers and party planners, provides practical do's and don'ts on how to organize large events. As always, his ideas are creative, beauti ful, and workable, and his love for his craft and excep tional taste afford inspiration and guidance to amateur and professional alike.

There are chapters on flowers in the home, flower arranging as an art form, flowers for the table, party flowers, wedding flowers, containers from nature, and designs for the holiday season. A final chapter on style, originality, and surprise offers both inspiration and encouraging advice on how to build confidence and strike out in new directions.

To Nature,

the mother of my inspiration

To my family,

the source of my values

To my sister,

Maria Paulina Pezzi Maia Teixeira,

who taught me the full meaning of brotherhood

To New York, that diamond-like city-hard, brilliant, irreplaceable

To my very special friend and colleague, James Abbott O'Brien

To all the friends and clients who have supported me

To the beauty of flowers