Typescript essay, in which Beaton discusses changing aesthetic tastes and conventions in flower arrangement. Since there are no fixed rules in aesthetics, everyone should be permitted to fill their vases with flowers as they choose. Often, written guides to flower-arranging and professionals impose a standardised and homogenous ideal on flowers, which compromises their most important aspect: a sense of surprise.
Flowers arranged by Cecil Beaton
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