One Hundred Daffodils

One Hundred Daffodils

Author: Rebecca Winn

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2020-03-24

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1538732718

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"When women share the truth about life and loss . . . hope is restored" in this enlightening and comforting memoir about purpose, personal growth, and nature's ability to heal (Sarah Ban Breathnach). "There is so much life in the garden. That is why I come. Life that is gentle, self-supporting, and beautiful. Continuous in its cycles, grounded, pure." When her husband asked for a divorce after twenty-five years of marriage, Rebecca Winn felt untethered physically, spiritually, and emotionally. The security she'd had in her marriage was suddenly replaced by an overwhelming sense of fear, hopelessness, and dread. She felt invisible and alone and was horrified to consider that her deepest longing -- to know and be known by another person -- might never be realized. But from this fear emerged a powerful desire to answer one of life's most profound questions: How can we ever know another person if we do not truly know ourselves? Facilitated in measures by a love affair with a younger man, dedicated study of Jungian psychology, and a deep dive into global spiritual practices, Winn transformed heartbreak into wholeness through communion with the divine in nature. By turning to her garden for guidance, sanctuary, and inspiration, and dialing closely into the flora and fauna around her, she ultimately discovered what is possible when we are willing look at our unvarnished selves with an open mind -- and see others with an open heart.


A Hundred White Daffodils

A Hundred White Daffodils

Author: Jane Kenyon

Publisher:

Published: 1999-08

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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The late author of five books on poetry, including the recent "Otherwise, " sheds light on her writing life, growing spirituality, and her struggle with leukemia, in this enlightening collection of prose.


That's not a daffodil!

That's not a daffodil!

Author: Elizabeth Honey

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1742693148

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When Tom is given a brown bulb, he says, 'That's not a daffodil! That's an onion.' A cheeky and satisfying story with playful repetition and build up of anticipation that will make little children request this story again and again. HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2012 When Tom's neighbour gives him a brown bulb, Tom can't believe it will flower. 'That's not a daffodil!' says Tom. 'Well,' says the old gardener. 'Let's plant it and see.' Elizabeth Honey has created a playful story that little children will enjoy again and again - about an inventive boy, a kindly gardener, a growing friendship and the promise of a bulb.


Passions

Passions

Author: Carolyne Roehm

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578940465

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Daffodils in American Gardens, 1733-1940

Daffodils in American Gardens, 1733-1940

Author: Sara L. Van Beck

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781611174014

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A multifaceted history of daffodils and the historic and modern gardens they have called home Since their earliest identification in the mid-1500s, more than twenty-eight thousand hybrid daffodils have been named and registered with the Royal Horticulture Society of England. Daffodils began as wildflowers in the Mediterranean basin, then spread and flourished in Europe's alpine and coastal environments. Sara L. Van Beck, an attentive historian and skilled horticulturist, traces the history of the garden daffodil including its early days in Europe, especially the Netherlands; the importation of flowering bulbs to colonial America; and plant breeding and the dissemination of plants throughout the United States until World War II. Illustrated with nearly two hundred color and black-and-white images, Daffodils in American Gardens examines gardening by era--European beginnings; colonial, federal, antebellum, and Victorian periods; and World War II--with a comprehensive chapter for daffodils in cemetery plantings. Van Beck combines the disparate disciplines of archaeology and plant science to discover and re-create important gardens in the United States. Combining primary research from a variety of rare publications, especially nursery catalogs and seed lists, she integrates old and new scientific botany by correlating older, uncertain scientific terms, common names for the daffodil, and modern taxonomies. Historic and modern botanical illustrations embellish the volume and complement Van Beck's narrative. Case studies of surviving historic gardens from the early Republic era to the twentieth century examine how old daffodils have survived the vagaries of time. Van Beck surveys historic properties in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. This multifaceted history, examining high style, vernacular, and commercial landscape architecture, is geared toward general gardeners interested in heirloom plants and historic gardens. Moreover, extensive endnotes and a comprehensive bibliography document extensive references for professionals working in historic landscapes preservation and garden restoration.


Continuous Bloom

Continuous Bloom

Author: Pam Duthie

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1883052238

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Using full-color photos, the author shows you 272 perennials -- arranged according to month of bloom -- to grow in your garden so you can have wonderful color and texture from March through November -- and even winter interest throughout the coldest months of the year.


Soundings

Soundings

Author: Alana Sherman

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2009-07-07

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1441527540

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These poems sing about Alana Sherman's fundamental passions love, family, domesticity and the small messages of loss and mortality that confront us everyday with honesty of vision and remarkable clarity of style. Her forte is careful meditation on events and experience. The eye, ear and mind energize a voice that plumbs the ordinary to present us with wonders. "I love the quiet beauty and sensuous imagery of Alana Sherman's poems. They are delightful and, in their own graceful way reassuring." Lorraine DeGennaro "With intense vitality, great compassion and exceptional attention to design, the poems in Soundings deal with the eternal verities of life. Carrying the reader straight to the heart of their matter, these are poems born out of the experience of the whole person. Sherman's work is intelligent and satisfying." Martin Anderson


Kitty Alone

Kitty Alone

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2021-04-11

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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Kitty Alone is a romance and mystery novel written by Sabine Baring-Gould. It's a suspenseful story set on the South Devon Coast. The eponymous Kitty is a clever and sensitive young girl, Kate Quarm. She is feeling rather lonely and misunderstood most of the time. Kitty lives with her relatives in a farmhouse, but both her father and her uncle don't seem to have enough time to understand her. Her solitude comes to an end when the son of the most prosperous farmer in the area falls deeply in love with her. But Kitty seems to have her mind focused on different thingsā€¦ This remarkable story is full of insights into the link between the truth and the soul. It's a classic Victorian read with plenty of details of rural social life and a great amount of mystery.