Glorious Shade

Glorious Shade
Author: Jenny Rose Carey
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604696818

Turn a shady yard into a sumptuous garden Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares the techniques, design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning color photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.

My Friends the Flowers

My Friends the Flowers
Author: William Lach
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780810983977

From fiery snapdragons and gorgeous camellias, to prickly pears and the bells of forsythias, a little bee introduces young readers to the many flowers that add color and character to our world. Full color.

Martha's Flowers

Martha's Flowers
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.

The Secret Language of Flowers

The Secret Language of Flowers
Author: Samantha Gray
Publisher: CICO Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781800651937

This beautifully-illustrated gift book reveals the hidden meanings of over 50 popular flowers. Did you know that the type of flowers you give can speak volumes? The Secret Language of Flowers is a fascinating insight into the Victorian tradition of using flowers to convey secret messages in a society where feelings often had to be suppressed. Samantha Gray reveals how over 50 blooms acquired their meanings in folklore and how they became the language of courtship, love, friendship, beauty, and more—discover how lily of the valley symbolizes the return of happiness, how bluebells stand for constancy and everlasting love, and how daffodils represent high regard and chivalry. With stunning illustrations by artist Sarah Perkins that capture all of the beauty of flowers, this is an exceptionally lovely and fascinating gift book.

The Friend

The Friend
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1879
Genre: Society of Friends
ISBN:

Bed of Flowers

Bed of Flowers
Author: Erin Satie
Publisher: Little Phrase
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2018-06-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942457111

Bonny Reed is beautiful, inside and out. A loyal friend and loving daughter, she's newly engaged to her small town's most eligible bachelor. She's happy for herself--but mostly for her family, who need the security her marriage will bring. An old enemy shatters her illusions. First Baron Loel cost Bonny's family her fortune. Now he's insisting that her fiancé has hidden flaws, secrets so dark that--if she believed him--she'd have to call off the wedding. How will she choose? When the truth comes out, Bonny will have to choose between doing what's right and what's easy. Between her family and her best friend. And hardest of all--between her honor and the love of a man who everyone wants her to hate.

Flowers

Flowers
Author: Gail Saunders-Smith
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2004-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780736848640

Simple text and photographs depict the parts of flowers and their pollination.

Petal Power

Petal Power
Author: Julia Atkinson-Dunn
Publisher: Koa Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Annuals (Plants)
ISBN: 9780473559342

"Petal Power is written in reflection of Julia Atkinson-Dunn's own adventure as a beginner gardener, sharing a fun selection of flowering plants that can be grown in her homeland of New Zealand. It's the friendly volume she wished she could have got her hands on while still sussing out her perennials from her annuals. In addition to 12 plant profiles tested and photographed in her own garden, the book helpfully demystifies garden lingo and offers ideas for homegrown seasonal arrangements. The result is an invaluable guide, encouraging new gardeners to experiment further with confidence"--Back cover.