The flower is fully celebrated in this sumptuous book filled with 316 color illustrations of blooms from around the globe. It includes botanical drawings, sculptures, floral arrangements, film stills, and textiles selected by an international panel of art historians, museum curators, botanists, florists, and horticulturalists. The story of flowers in art, history, and culture is told by British horticultural writer Anna Pavord, whose books include The Tulip and The Naming of Names, and The Seasonal Gardener, and Master Florist and Royal Warrant holder, Shane Connolly.
