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The Story of Flowers
And How They Changed the Way We Live
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This book is ideal for gardening enthusiasts, cultural historians, and anyone captivated by the natural beauty and stories behind flowers.
A beautiful collection of 100 international flowers and the ways they have shaped our lives
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Throughout history, flowers have been an integral part of human survival and culture—used as food, for medicine, to express feelings, as symbols, to commemorate and celebrate, and to decorate. Their shapes, colours, scents, and textures have always attracted us, as they do animals and insects.
Flowers are used as luxury spices (saffron), and as colouring and flavouring agents—marigolds fed to chickens make eggs more yellow and lavender was Elizabeth I's favourite flavour of jam.
Flowers are full of symbolic meaning: violets represent modesty, daisies purity, and daffodils unrequited love. They have always played an important role in culture through myths and legends, literature, and the decorative arts.
This delightful new book, The Story of Flowers, brings together 100 of the world's flowers to tell their remarkable stories. Each flower is richly illustrated in colour and accompanied by facts about each species and what role it has played in our culture and history.
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"If you grow flowers, love flowers, or know what flowers are, you should get this book and read more about them." - The Gardenangelists' Podcast Newsletter
"No matter the season, flower enthusiasts will enjoy Kingsbury's quirky commentary and artist Charlotte Day's striking illustrations." - Booklist
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ISBN: 9780857829207
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 March 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Laurence King Publishing
Illustration: 100 colour, 100 black and white
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 198.0mm
Height: 264.0mm
Weight: 973g
Pages: 216
About the Author
Dr Noel Kingsbury is an internationally known writer on horticulture and has contributed to The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The New York Times. His many books include Natural Garden Style (2009), Daffodil: The Remarkable Story of the World's Most Popular Spring Flower (2013) and Garden Flora (2016).
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