Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux Birches Additional Notes by the Author

Additional Notes by the Author

as well as gardening

gathered from decades spent walking the landscape around his home and around the world

Utterly satisfying

Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux Birches Additional Notes by the AuthorA charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride to be, or green thumbed friend. Floriography is a full color guide to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs. The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy. The language of flowers was historically used as a means of secret