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100 flowers and how they got their names

โœ Scribed by Wells, Diana

Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Category
Library
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โœฆ Synopsis

Illustrations by Ippy Patterson. From Baby Blue Eyes to Silver Bells, from Abelia to Zinnia, every flower tells a story. Gardening writer Diana Wells knows them all. Here she presents one hundred well-known garden favorites and the not-so-well-known stories behind their names. Not for gardeners only, this is a book for anyone interested not just in the blossoms, but in the roots, too.

โœฆ Subjects

Gardening.;GARDENING -- Flowers -- General.

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