The Victorian Flower Garden
The Victorian Flower Garden

Author: Jennifer Davies

Publisher:

Published: 1991-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780563360735

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Published to coincide with a BBC2 series starting in October 1991, this is a successor to the author's The Victorian Kitchen Garden and The Victorian Kitchen. It tells the stories behind flowers which Victorians grew and loved, and with the help of retired head gardener Harry Dodson explains how simple and exotic flowers were cultivated and used.

The Language of Flowers and the Victorian Garden
The Language of Flowers and the Victorian Garden

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2016-11-03

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780993073960

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Based on a list of over 300 plants in a 19th century Floral Dictionary, this book looks at how each was grown in the Victorian garden, as well as its various language-of-flowers meanings. It includes facts & anecdotes on the uses, folklore and names of each plant, together with quotes from some of the foremost gardening writers of the Victorian era

Creating a Victorian Flower Garden
Creating a Victorian Flower Garden

Author: Stefan Buczacki

Publisher: Grove Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781555842857

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Describes Victorian gardening techniques, looks at how bedding plants, borders, roses, and shrubs were used, and includes a list of Victorian favorites.

The Book of Wild Flowers
The Book of Wild Flowers

Author: The National Geographic Society

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2020-07-15

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 0486840948

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"This volume spotlights some of the finest imagery of its kind. It features 120 plates by Mary E. Eaton, who was a staff illustrator of the New York Botanical Garden from 1911 to 1932. Also included are 8 illustrations by botanical illustrator E. J. Geske. The first-rate botanical illustrations remain fresh and attractive to the modern eye"--