Heirloom Flowers: Vintage Flowers For Modern Gardens
NY: Fireside, 1999. Photographer Daivd Cavagnaro. 1st Edition. Paperback. 7.5"x9.75" 192 indexed pages. First printing. Diane Whealy Consutlant. Cover design by Amy McHenry. Book designe by Kitty Crossley. Edited by Charlie Ryrie. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. GIFT QUALITY. Secure ship w/tracking #. Near Fine-Collectible. Item #14584
ISBN: 9780684854601
Co-founder of the Seed Savers Exchange & Director of the Flower and Herb Exchange. DISCOVER THE COLORFUL, FRAGRANT WORLD OF HEIRLOOM FLOWERS Heirloom flowers, with their exquisite colors and scents, graceful forms and hardy constitutions, are often easier to grow and more fragrant than modern varieties. Sweet William and Black-Eyed Susan, Love-in-a-Mist and Love-in-a-Puff, Kiss-Me-Quick and Angel's Tears, Bells-of-Ireland and Lady's Eardrops: the names are as much a pleasure to the ear as the flowers are a pleasure to the eye. Growing an heirloom garden is an infinitely rewarding experience, providing an abundance of old-fashioned flowers to gather for fresh and dried bouquets and a haven for butterflies and hummingbirds. Each blossom is a beautiful reason to conserve and preserve diversity. Heirloom Flowers profiles more than 100 of the most sought-after varieties, both cultivated and wild, providing their specific qualities, growing conditions, cultivation tips, and historical and cultural information. The comprehensive resource section gives lists of seed suppliers, seed-saving networks and organizations, historical societies, and gardens to visit. Illustrated by stunning full-color photographs throughout, Heirloom Flowers is a beautiful reminder of our botanical heritage and an inspiration to gardeners
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