French Blooms: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Paris and Beyond

Floral designer and entrepreneur Sandra Sigman, who is featured in Victoria’s May/June 2023 issue, shares inspiration for arranging flowers in the chic and romantic French style.

As Sandra Sigman learned while living in Paris in her twenties, the French consider each floral arrangement a unique work of art filled with passion, movement, texture, and surprise. In French Blooms: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Paris and Beyond, this owner of Les Fleurs in Andover, Massachusetts, shares the distinct design principles she learned from her favorite Parisian florist and offers tutorials with images and instructions for creating French-inspired arrangements for different areas of the home. Projects include a mantle display in ironstone gravy boats, compote-style dining room arrangements, powder room posies, and beribboned hand-tied bouquets.

Chapters range from choosing the right containers to caring for flowers and selecting the proper tools. Brimming with lush photographs—many of them taken in Paris, Provence, and Normandy—this book is both inspirational and practical. It’s also a love letter to France, whether one wishes to convey Parisian sophistication or the simple grace of provincial life.

By Sandra Sigman

Hardcover: 192 pages

Rizzoli: March 12, 2023