Flowers category: 871 books

Gardeners of today take for granted the many varieties of geraniums, narcissi, marigolds, roses, and other beloved flowers for their gardens. Few give any thought at all to how this incredible abundance came to be or to the people who spent a good part of their lives creating it. These breeders once...

Violets and violas can be found both in gardening handbooks and in weed-identification books, proof that one man's weed is another man's flower. Violets and violas are easy to grow--almost too easy. These pretty flowers have been grown in gardens for centuries, even if they were never planted there....

Orchids are beautiful plants, and they can brighten up any room with their graceful stems and bright, colorful flowers. According to the American Orchid Society (AOS), phalaenopsis orchids are the most popular for indoor growing, although there are nearly 20,000 recorded species of orchids around...

The calla lilies are a beautiful genus of flowers that have been enjoyed by humans for centuries. The calla lily grows from a type of bulb called a rhizome and produces very large green leaves, typically covered with lighter-coloured spots. The flower blooms from the top of a rather thick stem and...

Geraniums are tough, reliable annuals (grow just one year) that produce loads of flowers from spring through frost. The variety of scented and trailing ivy geraniums available invites you to grow a whole collection..... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

This book on flower arranging contains easy step-by-step instructions on how to achieve beautiful flower arrangements for a variety of vases and containers. Birkenhead Blooms contains information on what equipment is required, what preparation in necessary, the use of colour, and how to make arrangements...

Making Your Summer Garden Grow: A Guide To Growing Beautiful Summer Gardens This book covers several different topics including: Chapter 1: Making Your Summer Garden Grow Chapter 2: Planting A Summer Garden Chapter 3: Colorful Summer Garden Flowers Chapter 4: A Summer Garden For...

2012 Wall Calendar, eBook Edition. The name says it all: our most romantic 2012 calendar, illustrated by the world famous artist and writer John Prost. Flowers as you've never seen them before, seasons like you've never imagined them to be.

Many people enjoy gardening for different reasons. They garden for exercise, as a hobby, to be self-reliant and produce their own fruits and vegetables, or they just enjoy attractive plants and the striking colors of flowers in full bloom. Home gardening is a very popular hobby because many people...

‘The Flower Book’ is a charming volume, containing poems, stories and anecdotes about the wonderful array of British plants and flowers. It was written by Constance Armfield, and illustrated by Maxwell Armfield, and contains four sections: ‘The Meadows and Coppice’, ‘The Hedge’, ‘The...

"Belinda's Dream", "Katy Road Pink" and "Georgetown Tea." The names alone evoke images of glorious cottage gardens and arching trellises laden with perfumed blossoms. Offering gardeners hardiness and ease of care, some roses have even lived for decades untended. All provide their admirers with years...

A perennial garden is an ever-changing source of delight. Each season brings new colors and textures in flowers and foliage. As the years go by, perennial plantings mature and interweave into forms more beautiful and surprising than a season's growth of annuals can ever give. Best of all, a perennial...

Gardener’s Guide to the Daylily is a planting guide for gardeners that wish to grow hemerocallis flowers successfully. It covers cultural requirements, propagation tips, problems and many other topics related to growing the daylily. Written for gardeners by a gardener Gardener’s Guide to...

26 Bouquet, differenti per forma, stile e colore. Dalle domande emerse durante i propri corsi di Arte Floreale e dalle richieste delle sue Spose, Flavia Bruni presenta 26 originali Bouquet, descrivendo materiali, tecniche e suggerimenti per realizzarli o semplicemente trarre la giusta ispirazione....