Author | : Nancy Hopkins |
Publisher | : Heidi Hopkins |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Big Sur (Calif.) |
ISBN | : 9780970229434 |
Author | : Nancy Hopkins |
Publisher | : Heidi Hopkins |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Big Sur (Calif.) |
ISBN | : 9780970229434 |
Author | : Teri Dunn Chace |
Publisher | : Timber Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2013-09-24 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 160469422X |
We’ve all seen red roses, blue irises, and yellow daffodils. But when we really look closely at a flower, whole new worlds of beauty and intricacy emerge. Using a unique process that far surpasses conventional macro photography, Robert Llewellyn shows us details that few of us have ever seen: the amazing architecture of stamens and pistils; the subtle shadings on a petal; the secret recesses of nectar tubes. Complementing Llewellyn’s stunning photographs are Teri Dunn Chace’s lyrical, illuminating essays. By highlighting the features that distinguish twenty-eight of the most common families of flowering plants, Chace gives us fascinating insights into the natural history of flowers, such as the relationship between pollinators and floral form and color. At the same time she gives us a deeper appreciation of why and how flowers have become so deeply embedded in human culture. Whether you’re a nature lover, a gardener, a photography buff, or someone who simply responds to the timeless beauty and variety of the floral world, Seeing Flowers will be a source of enduring delight.
Author | : Valerie Bang-Jensen |
Publisher | : National Gardening Association, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2014-02-15 |
Genre | : Literature and science |
ISBN | : 9780615936802 |
This curriculum invites children to learn about science while experiencing a great story. Each chapter features a popular children's books that's perfect for families, classrooms, after-school programs, anyone who gardens with children. PreK-5.
Author | : Martha Stewart |
Publisher | : Clarkson Potter |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2018-02-27 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0307954773 |
The essential resource from Martha Stewart, with expert advice and lessons on gardening and making the most of your spectacular blooms Martha Stewart's lifelong love of flowers began at a young age, as she dug in and planted alongside her father in their family garden, growing healthy, beautiful blooms, every year. The indispensable lessons she learned then--and those she has since picked up from master gardeners--form the best practices she applies to her voluminous flower gardens today. For the first time, she compiles the wisdom of a lifetime spent gardening into a practical yet inspired book. Learn how and when to plant, nurture, and at the perfect time, cut from your garden. With lush blooms in hand, discover how to build stunning arrangements. Accompanied by beautiful photographs of displays in Martha's home, bursting with ideas, and covering every step from seed to vase, Martha's Flowers is a must-have handbook for flower gardeners and enthusiasts of all skill levels.
Author | : Lisa Mason Ziegler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780989268813 |
Presents simple techniques for an early spring garden of color profiling 30 hardy annual flowers.
Author | : Rachel Siegfried |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2017-02-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1465464530 |
The Flower Book explores 60 flowers, bloom-by-bloom in stunning portraiture. Lush macrophotography allows readers to see the details of each featured flower up close, from the amaryllis in spring, snapdragon in summer, and dahlia in fall to tropical wonders such as orchids and more. Intimate portraits of each flower include quick-reference profiles with tips for choosing the best blooms, care for cut stems, arranging recommendations, colors, shapes, and even growing tips to transform the home, from yard to tabletop. Gorgeous photographs throughout spotlight 30 sample floral arrangements that show how to design and build custom floral arrangements using featured blooms. Plus, a step-by-step techniques section walks beginners through the basics of foliage and fillers, bouquets, and arrangements to make this book as practical as it is beautiful. The Flower Book celebrates all the wonderful qualities of flowers-their sheer beauty, infinite variety, and power to evoke admiration-bloom by exquisite bloom.
Author | : Stephen Buchmann |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2015-07-21 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1476755523 |
An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colors, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans-- and the natural world-- relate and depend upon them.
Author | : Jennifer Potter |
Publisher | : Atlantic Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 2013-10-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782390375 |
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE GARDEN MEDIA AWARDS, INSPIRATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR** The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid. Seven flowers: seven stories full of surprise and secrets. Where and when did these flowers originate? What is the nature of their power and how was it acquired? What use has been made of them in gardens, literature and art? These are both histories and detective stories, full of incident, unexpected revelations, and irony. The opium poppy, for example, returned to haunt its progenitors in the West; and while Confucius saw virtue and modesty in his native orchids, the ancient Greeks saw only sex. These are flowers of life and death; of purity and passion; of greed, envy and virtue; of hope and consolation; of the beauty that drives men wild. All seven demonstrate the enduring ability of flowers to speak metaphorically - if we could only decode what they have to say.