Flowers A to Z: Buying, Growing, Cutting, Arranging - A Beautiful Reference Guide to Selecting and Caring for the Best from Florist and Garden

by Cecelia Heffernan, T. K. Hill (Photographer)

Overview

Here is the ultimate guide for anyone who enjoys flowers. Flowers A to Z provides a wealth of advice on buying plants and cut flowers, growing them, cutting them in your garden, caring for them, and arranging them. Arranged alphabetically from Agapanthus to Zinnia, the book features magnificent full-page photographs of each flower, along with information on the flower's names and varieties; available colors; scent; characteristics of freshness; and relative cost. A wonderful combination of beauty and practicality, this book is essential for any flower lover.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810992337
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	03/01/2005
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 13.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Stunning photography coupled with no-nonsense, simple instructions for every aspect of enjoying flowers set this lavish book apart from the pack. The first third of the book covers the essentials of selecting, growing, and caring for flowers, including skills for flower arranging and proper tools. The rest of the book is a glorious catalogue of 53 different types of flowers, each with beautiful full-color photographs and accurate information. This is a book with both style and substance.

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