An Abundance Of Flowers

Author : Judith M. Taylor
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780804040853

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An Abundance of Flowers by Judith M. Taylor Pdf

Walk into any nursery, florist, or supermarket, and you’ll encounter displays of dozens of gorgeous flowers, from chrysanthemums to orchids. At one time these fanciful blooms were the rare trophies of the rich and influential—even the carnation, today thought of as one of the humblest cut flowers. Every blossom we take for granted now is the product of painstaking and imaginative planning, breeding, horticultural ingenuity, and sometimes chance. The personalities of the breeders, from an Indiana farmer to Admiral Lord Gambier’s gardener, were as various and compelling as the beauty they conjured from skilled hybridization. In Visions of Loveliness: Great Flower Breeders of the Past, Judith Taylor wrote engagingly about the vivid history and characters behind eighteen types of popular flowers. In this companion volume she uncovers information about another eight familiar flowers: poinsettias, chrysanthemums, gladioli, pansies, carnations, water lilies, clematis, and penstemons. Taylor has tapped into an enormous trove of stories about extraordinary people with vision and skill who added to our enjoyment piece by piece, starting about 150 years ago. This beautifully illustrated book will please flower enthusiasts, gardeners, and history buffs alike.

Author : Anjie Cho
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781782497738

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Holistic Spaces by Anjie Cho Pdf

Transform your home into a calm, balanced and harmonious oasis using architect Anjie Cho's helpful advice, drawing on her background in green design and feng shui. You don't have to get rid of all your possessions and become an ascetic to change your space and discover the benefits that living in a considered, organic way can bring. The easy suggestions in Holistic Spaces show you how to implement the principles of feng shui and green design in your home. Written for the way we live today, as we move toward a more mindful approach to health, diet and the way that we choose the objects in our homes, this is the perfect guide to help you to clear and refresh your living environment. Learn how to make every room in your home serve its highest purpose, create eco-friendly spaces, bring nature indoors, choose colours for maximum impact, select a space for meditation practice, and overall, create a peaceful and organic home. From the bedroom to the home office, these intuitive, straightforward tips will teach you to how improve your spaces to boost the flow of energy through your life.

Author : Carolyn Dunster
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781781012246

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Urban Flowers by Carolyn Dunster Pdf

Creating colour and interest in a small urban garden by growing a range of flowers and other decorative plants brings with it many rewards. Carolyn Dunster shows you what to grow and how to use your own blooms, leaves and berries in a range of indoor displays and hand-tied bouquets. Locally-grown flowers in season is a significant and welcome trend in floristry, and just as eating a tasteless strawberry in December pricks our consciences, so too does purchasing a bouquet of tulips in September, however stunning they may be to look at. The most local, seasonal flowers, which are the most satisfying to give and to display, are the ones you have grown yourself. Carolyn Dunster shows you how to do this in the smallest of spaces.

Author : Rosemary Makhan
Publisher : That Patchwork Place
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Appliqué
ISBN : 1564773256

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Floral Abundance by Rosemary Makhan Pdf

Quilt artist, Rosemary Makhan returns with more exquisite appliqué creations in five elegant new projects. Lush blossoms, twining vines and bluebirds come to life in colors inspired by authentic antique quilts. Choose from large medallion quilts and wall quilts that offer options for beginning and advanced appliquérs.

Author : Malcolm Hillier
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Flower arrangement
ISBN : 9780671666675

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The Book of Fresh Flowers by Malcolm Hillier Pdf

A wealth of inspirational arrangements for many indoor settings and special occasions.

Author : Trina Paulus
Publisher : Hope For the Flowers LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780988940505

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Hope For the Flowers by Trina Paulus Pdf

Hope for the Flowers: A must read during this time of the corona virus and civil unrest in 2020. Caterpillars, Butterflies, Life & a real Hope Revolution THE WORLD HAS BEEN COCOONING; LET US EMERGE WITH HOPE. We have all lived through months of strange relationships with ourselves and the world around us. Virtual gatherings have become the norm, while the pain, uncertainty and injustice goes on. What will our new normal possibly become? What new work? How can we do our part to heal the world from whatever limited space we have? How can our United States truly be one nation under God with liberty and JUSTICE FOR ALL? “What might I do to help others during this global crisis? Is likely still your question as well as still mine. I will continue to offer my e-book for $2.99 with my hope that it can strengthen hope and courage in each of you and your children. We will need all we can get! If inspired, please join our Facebook group - Hope (For the Flowers) Revolution. Maybe we can inspire each other to build the better world that's possible. My hope for us is that, like our caterpillar heroes, Stripe and Yellow, we transform in the darkness of the cocoon to something new and totally unexpected. May we each find a way to use this time of darkness to light the way to justice and peace in the world. May we discover our own new beauty as we discover the beauty in our differences. May we each discover our purpose and live with passion this thing called life, while we still can. “How does one become a butterfly” Yellow asks pensively. “You must want to fly so much That you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” I can't think of anything more transformational and radical than the change that happens when a lowly caterpillar worm becomes a flying beautiful butterfly. And it doesn't end with flying! They find their true purpose, to carry the pollen of love from one flower to another and receive in return the sweet nectar that keeps them alive. What wondrous exchange! Sharing is the answer to so much! I'm so grateful the story seems to reach every culture, and over 3 million have loved and shared the paper version in English and countless more in other languages for 50 years. May each of us and the world flourish after this strange dark cocoon of isolation.

Author : Catherine Ziegler
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822390015

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Favored Flowers by Catherine Ziegler Pdf

Billions of fresh-cut flowers are flown into the United States every year, allowing Americans to choose from a broad array of blooms regardless of the season. Favored Flowers is a lively investigation of the worldwide production and distribution of fresh-cut flowers and their consumption in the New York metropolitan area. In an ethnography filled with roses, orchids, and gerberas, flower auctions, new hybrids, and new logistical systems, Catherine Ziegler unravels the economic and cultural strands of the global flower market. She provides an historical overview of the development of the cut flower industry in New York from the late nineteenth century to 1970, and on to its ultimate transformation from a domestic to a global industry. As she points out, cut flowers serve no utilitarian purpose; rather, they signal consumers’ social and cultural decisions about expressing love, mourning, status, and identity. Ziegler shows how consumer behavior and choices have changed over time and how they are shaped by the media, by the types of available flowers, and by flower retailing. Ziegler interviewed more than 250 people as she followed flowers along the full length of the commodity chain, from cuttings in Europe and Latin America to vases in and around New York. She examines the daily experiences of flower growers in the Netherlands and Ecuador, two leading exporters of flowers to the United States. Primary focus, though, is on others in the commodity chain: exporters, importers, wholesalers, and retailers. She follows their activities as they respond to changing competition, supply, and consumer behavior in a market characterized by risk, volatility, and imperfect knowledge. By tracing changes in the wholesale and retail systems, she shows the recent development of two complementary commodity chains in New York and the United States generally. One leads to a high-end luxury market served by specialty florists and designers, and the other to a lower-priced mass market served by chain groceries, corner delis, and retail superstores.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780744046311

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Flora by DK Pdf

Let the experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens guide you around the beautiful and mysterious world that is the plant kingdom. From regulating the air we breathe to providing food, clothes, fuels, and medicines - plants are fundamental to our lives. Discover an extraordinary diversity of species, which includes a grass that grows a meter a day, roots that breathe air, and "queen of the night" cactuses whose rare blooms vanish before dawn. In a combination of art and science, Flora celebrates plants from majestic trees to microscopic algae, explaining how they germinate, grow, and reproduce. It presents species that have evolved to accommodate pollinating insects such as the foxglove, and plants that have adapted to flourish in even the most hostile of habitats. Pierre-Joseph Redoute in the 18th-century was described as the "Raphael of flowers". Flora showcases his botanical paintings as well as those of Georg Ehret and others in this gorgeous visual celebration of plants through the ages. Whether you are a keen gardener, naturalist, or botany student, this beautiful book is a treat that will entice, inform, and amaze.

Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1450 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Patents
ISBN : WISC:89050407469

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by United States. Patent and Trademark Office Pdf

Author : Jose Hobday
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441115652

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Stories of Awe and Abundance by Jose Hobday Pdf

Sister Jose Hobday is one of America's most popular speakers on prayer and spirituality. Her stories, drawn from her own experience growing up as a Native American Catholic in the American Southwest, eloquently communicate her relationship with and commitment to God, family, and community. In Stories of Awe and Abundance, Sister Jose explores topics ranging from Native American Spirituality to living simply, women in the church, and peace and justice.

Author : Robert Sweet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1831
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z203934301

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The British Flower Garden, Containing Coloured Figures and Descriptions Of The Most Ornamental And Curious Hardy Flowering Plants ... By Robert Sweet ... The Two Series Complete ; In Seven Volumes by Robert Sweet Pdf

Author : Katie Hess
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781401948269

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Flowerevolution by Katie Hess Pdf

Flowerevolution is part traditional guidebook, part “choose-your-own-adventure”. From a stunning array of flower photographs, readers can choose the flowers they’re most attracted to, and based on those choices discover an interactive system that reveals their state of mind. The book provides specific questions for reflection and action steps to catalyze transformation in their lives. Using flowers as teachers, they can rediscover how to find new insights about themselves and their world. In many ways, with the current advancements in technology, we’ve lost our connection to nature, and in turn, our connection to ourselves. This disconnection leads to stress, fatigue, and imbalance. In Flowerevolution, we will explore the vast and beautiful world of flowers and learn how flower elixirs can be used to help us bring nature back into our everyday modern lifestyles. Packed with information, stories, reflections, and rituals, this interactive book is designed to open up readers to a fresh new world of magic and possibility. Flowerevolution reveals the secret healing powers of flowers, including ancient and modern methods for harnessing their unique qualities, like flower rituals, flower baths, and special applications for flower elixirs. “Flowers only live for a week. This book will live in your heart forever —and that’s our gift to you.”

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
ISBN : UCR:31210020622294

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Inventory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Allen M. Young
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468411133

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Population Biology of Tropical Insects by Allen M. Young Pdf

In this book I have tried to bring together the major developments in the study of insect populations in tropical environments. In some ways, this task has been a difficult one because conceptually it is virtually impossible to limit a discussion of insect ecology to the tropics, since the same concepts, theories, and hypoth eses concerning the mechanisms by which habitats support insect populations often apply both to temperate and to tropical regions. Thus one might argue effectively that a book such as Peter Price's Insect Ecology represents a more comprehensive treatment of insect ecology, including the tropical aspects. Yet because there has been a tremendous amount of new study on insects in the tropics in recent years, and because there has also been a strong historical interest in tropical insects, judging from early museum expeditions and medically and agriculturally oriented studies of insects in the New and Old World tropics, I believe there is a place for a book dealing almost exclusively with tropical insects. But logically so, such a book by necessity incorporates data and informa tion from Temperate Zone studies, if for no other reason than because insights into the properties of tropical environments often emerge from compariso'ns of species, communities, or faunas between temperate and tropical regions. An understanding of insect populations in the tropics cannot be divorced from a consideration of Temperate Zone populations.

Author : Lee Hemmings Carlton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781493044436

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Cut Flowers, Foliage and Fruits of the Southeast by Lee Hemmings Carlton Pdf

Native plants are the natural centerpieces of the Southeastern landscape, so why shouldn’t they be the centerpiece of the Southern table? From the mountains of Southern Appalachia, into the Piedmont Plateau and all the way down to the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, native plants provide an abundance of cut flowers, foliage, fruit, and berries that add regional character to any vase or wreath throughout the year. Cut Flowers, Foliage, & Fruits of the Southeast introduces readers to the beautiful bounty of the region along with growth information, seasonality, how to forage and harvest responsibly, and flower care, illustrated with vibrant photography. Included is a descriptive field guide of native trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and vines that are essential for floral design. Bring the landscape indoors with guides to create wreaths and vase arrangements. Tutorials and primers will teach the expert and novice alike to arrange gorgeous floral designs by season.