Dahlias
A Little Book of Flowers
Blue Star Press · Print & ebook · February 1, 2022
This delightful celebration of the dahlia reads like a “very smart love letter to cultivating beauty” and features 60+ vintage-inspired full-color botanical illustrations (Seattle Times). “Next time you are lucky enough to be someone’s houseguest, consider arriving with a bouquet of either one of the Little Book of Flowers.”—The New York Times Dahlias are the showboats of the flower world—colorful, flamboyant, and spectacular.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore dahlia botany and history alongside practical guidance for growing garden blooms.
- Themes
- Dahlia cultivation, Floral arranging and preservation, Botanical illustration
- Genres
- Perennial Flowers, Flower Arranging, Flower Gardening
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This delightful celebration of the dahlia reads like a “very smart love letter to cultivating beauty” and features 60+ vintage-inspired full-color botanical illustrations (Seattle Times). “Next time you are lucky enough to be someone’s houseguest, consider arriving with a bouquet of either one of the Little Book of Flowers.”—The New York Times Dahlias are the showboats of the flower world—colorful, flamboyant, and spectacular.
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They're also one of the most satisfying flowers to grow, with a long season, plentiful blooms, and are adaptable to most climates with proper care. They're very easy to propagate, and can be hybridized. There are numerous dahlia flower forms and more than 50,000 recognized cultivars! This charming little hardcover book includes: - 60+ full-color botanical illustrations - basic botany and history - everything you need to know to grow gorgeous blooms in the garden (including dividing tubers to propagate more flowers) - tips for creating beautiful arrangements and preserving flowers - quotes, lore, and notable gardens and growers Like a bouquet of dahlias, this book is an affordable little luxury for gardeners and flower lovers—the perfect hostess gift or Mother's Day present. It’s part of the collectible mini gift book series Little Book of Natural Wonders.
Dahlia Growing
Explore dahlia botany and history alongside practical guidance for growing garden blooms.
Come here for
- Practical guidance for growing dahlias and dividing tubers
- Tips for arranging flowers and preserving blooms
Expect
- Vintage-inspired botanical illustrations in full color
- Quotes, lore, and notes on notable gardens and growers
Where it sits
| Perennial Flowers | 37% |
|---|---|
| Flower Arranging | 31% |
| Flower Gardening | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Flower Gardening
- Bulb Gardening
- Perennial Flowers
- Authors
- Tara Austen Weaver
- Publisher
- Blue Star Press
- Published
- February 1, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Dahlia cultivation · Floral arranging and preservation · Botanical illustration
- Reading lane
- Flower Gardening