Green Flowers: Unexpected Beauty for the Garden, Container or Vase

Green in the garden is at once the most common color of foliage and the rarest color found in flowers. Whether you’re a home gardener looking for a jolt of freshness or a floral designer seeking inspiration, this collection of unexpected plants provides a palette of flowering greens for year-round display. Green Flowers explores the history, botany, care, and cultivation of green-flowered plants. The hand-picked selection includes trees, grasses, vines and climbers, annuals, perennials, bulbs, wildflowers, exotics, orchids, edible plants, and water garden plants. Eighty-four plants are included in all. Complete tips on growing and arranging the plants are given for each entry, as well as an account of the interesting myths, history, and lore.

184pp. Hardback. 108 colour photos. 1 map.
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