Of Flowers and a Village: An Entertainment for Flower Lovers

By Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt

Wilfrid Blunt (1901-1987) is probably best known today as a biographer of Linnaeus and as the author of the classic study "The Art of Botanical Illustration." But Blunt also had his lighter side. "Of Flowers & a Village" is a novel written in the form of chatty letters from a doting godfather to his goddaughter, Flora, an enthusiastic (if inexperienced) gardener who is recovering from an illness that has left her temporarily bedridden. Although we learn a great deal about daily life in the village of Dewbury, the subject never strays far from gardening -- by the novel's end, both Flora and the reader have received a gentle but thorough horticultural education. Never has learning about gardening been so much fun.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881927783
• ISBN13: 9780881927788
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.0"