Ladybugs, Tiger Lilies, and Wallflowers: A Gardner's Book of Words

By Robert Hendrickson

With more than 100 million devotees throughout the U.S., gardening is our most popular leisure activity. And the vocabulary of gardening that has grown over the ages is every bit as colorful as the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067179910X
• ISBN13: 9780671799106
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating lore and charming style make great browsing!

'Ladybugs, Tiger Lilies' was not meant to be a comprehensive book. The tales of how plants got their names sometimes read like 'How the Leopard Got Its Spots' -- but Hendrickson's accounts are concise and punchy. The book can be used as a reference for the probable origin of many names, or as a splendid book to browse for any gardener or plant enthusiast. It is full of trivia of the most charming kind