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The Rhs Book of Flower ­Poetry and Prose

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United Kingdom, 16 February 2021
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As sources of inspiration or simple enjoyment, flowers have been responsible over the centuries for many of our greatest and most memorable works of art, works that echo and preserve - in words and in line and colour - the particular beauties of their subjects. This volume brings together a personal selection of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from Shakespeare and Milton, to Reginald Farrer and Edward Augustus Bowles, to twentieth-century poets such as Marianne Moore and Theodore Roethke. Familiar wild and garden flowers are here explored in all their moods and mysteries.



Charles Elliott is an editor and writer who lives in London and gardens in Monmouth near the Welsh border. He is a regular contributor to Horticulture magazine, and has been a magazine editor and senior editor for Alfred A. Knopf in New York. He has written several books, including The Potting Shed Papers and More Papers from the Potting Shed. He lives in Monmouthshire and West London.


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Crocus, Queen Anne's Lace, Tulip, Iris, Bluebell, Rosemary, Bavarian Gentian, Heather, Hellebore, Evening Primrose, Orchid, Crown Imperial, Wisteria, Pink, Morning Glory, Night, Scented Stock, Auricula, Lilium giganteum, Dandelion, Sundew, Rhododendron, Anemone, Primrose, Erythronium, Amaranth, Old Man, Alpine Forget-Me-Not, Poppy, Fuchsia, Geranium, Columbine, Jasmine, Snakeshead Fritillary, Lilium regale, Pansy, Sunflower, Rose, Greater Burnet Saxifrage, Lent Lily, Woodspurge, Peony, Celandine, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Lily, Broom, Plumbago, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Cyclamen, Harebell Poppy, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Marigold, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Forget-Me-Not, Campanula, Harebell, Colchicum, Violet, Blueflags, Daisy



Index of First Lines

Index of Plants, Authors and Artists

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

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As sources of inspiration or simple enjoyment, flowers have been responsible over the centuries for many of our greatest and most memorable works of art, works that echo and preserve - in words and in line and colour - the particular beauties of their subjects. This volume brings together a personal selection of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from Shakespeare and Milton, to Reginald Farrer and Edward Augustus Bowles, to twentieth-century poets such as Marianne Moore and Theodore Roethke. Familiar wild and garden flowers are here explored in all their moods and mysteries.



Charles Elliott is an editor and writer who lives in London and gardens in Monmouth near the Welsh border. He is a regular contributor to Horticulture magazine, and has been a magazine editor and senior editor for Alfred A. Knopf in New York. He has written several books, including The Potting Shed Papers and More Papers from the Potting Shed. He lives in Monmouthshire and West London.


Introduction



Crocus, Queen Anne's Lace, Tulip, Iris, Bluebell, Rosemary, Bavarian Gentian, Heather, Hellebore, Evening Primrose, Orchid, Crown Imperial, Wisteria, Pink, Morning Glory, Night, Scented Stock, Auricula, Lilium giganteum, Dandelion, Sundew, Rhododendron, Anemone, Primrose, Erythronium, Amaranth, Old Man, Alpine Forget-Me-Not, Poppy, Fuchsia, Geranium, Columbine, Jasmine, Snakeshead Fritillary, Lilium regale, Pansy, Sunflower, Rose, Greater Burnet Saxifrage, Lent Lily, Woodspurge, Peony, Celandine, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Lily, Broom, Plumbago, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Cyclamen, Harebell Poppy, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Marigold, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Forget-Me-Not, Campanula, Harebell, Colchicum, Violet, Blueflags, Daisy



Index of First Lines

Index of Plants, Authors and Artists

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

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Product Details
EAN
9780711256507
ISBN
0711256500
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100 colour illustrations
Dimensions
20.3 x 14.2 x 1.8 centimeters (0.36 kg)

Table of Contents

Introduction
 
Crocus, Queen Anne's Lace, Tulip, Iris, Bluebell, Rosemary, Bavarian Gentian, Heather, Hellebore, Evening Primrose, Orchid, Crown Imperial, Wisteria, Pink, Morning Glory, Night, Scented Stock, Auricula, Lilium giganteum, Dandelion, Sundew, Rhododendron, Anemone, Primrose, Erythronium, Amaranth, Old Man, Alpine Forget-Me-Not, Poppy, Fuchsia, Geranium, Columbine, Jasmine, Snakeshead Fritillary, Lilium regale, Pansy, Sunflower, Rose, Greater Burnet Saxifrage, Lent Lily, Woodspurge, Peony, Celandine, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Lily, Broom, Plumbago, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Cyclamen, Harebell Poppy, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Marigold, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Forget-Me-Not, Campanula, Harebell, Colchicum, Violet, Blueflags, Daisy
 
Index of First Lines
Index of Plants, Authors and Artists
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
 

About the Author

Charles Elliott is an editor and writer who lives in London and gardens in Monmouth near the Welsh border. He is a regular contributor to Horticulture magazine, and has been a magazine editor and senior editor for Alfred A. Knopf in New York. He has written several books, including The Potting Shed Papers and More Papers from the Potting Shed. He lives in Monmouthshire and West London.

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