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Hardie Newton's Celebration of Flowers

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Finally, there's a "coffee table book" that reads like a love story! Hardie Newton has written a celebration of the seasons, of our senses (if we unclutter them), and the natural beauty all around us. It's a lyrical trip through the countryside of my college youth, a gardner's manual, an arranger's inspiration, a recipe book, a medicine chest and a philosophic guide. It's what you might expect from a lady who builds a house with 29 glass doors, no windows and doesn't let Sunny Reynolds, whose photographs are great, show it to you until page 102!

This is a beautiful and well written book on the philosophy of life using flowers, creating a garden and learning to appreciate the beauty God has created for us to enjoy and appreciate in this busy world.

What a joy! The gorgeous photography earns the book a place on the coffeetable. It is a good source for identifying many flowers. It offers good tips for arranging flowers for all four seasons. This is the perfect type of book gardners should read in the winter, when we are longing for the first colors of Spring and looking forward to getting our hands back in the dirt. I got mine when I was recuperating from bi-lateral carpal tunnel releases in early Spring and it helped me pass the time that I was restricted from much use of my hands and dying to work in my flower and vegetable beds.

What a joy! This book came to me in the Spring, but I had just undergone bi-lateral carpal tunnel releases and was unable to do much with my hands for several weeks. It helped me pass the time that I would have otherwise been working in my flower and vegetable beds. It crossed my mind that this is the kind of book gardners need to read in the winter, when we are housebound and frustrated, planning new projects for as soon as the weather allows. It is a truly a celebration of flowers and one woman's love for growing them and arranging them. It gives good basic advice for creating lovely floral arrangements for all four seasons. It is a good source, complete with color photos, for identifying many flowers. The color photography deserves a place on the coffee table. I will definitely re-read it this Winter when I am housebound,longing for the colors of Spring and looking forward to once again getting my hands in the dirt.