Flowers seem pretty in concept, but with each flip of the page readers are welcomed into the side of flowers that is downright weird.

"Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there's no short list of people who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St. Paul community on its head. Sand was on the verge of a major donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities, and with the money in limbo, eyes suddenly...

In this latest collection, Andrew Zuckerman, beloved photographer of Creature and Bird, moves from fauna to flora, turning his lens onto the most beautiful specimens of the plant kingdom. Spectacular close-up images of 150 flower species, both exotic and familiar, are lovingly captured in Zuckerman's bold yet sensitive signature style. Showcased against pure white backgrounds, the complexity of color and structure in each specimen is revealed--creating...

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This ebook has a fixed layout and is best viewed on a widescreen, full-colour tablet. Everyone needs flowers in their life. This is an easy guide to growing your own. Here are forty of the most beautiful and easiest flowers to grow for any space, for any budget, for tricky climates. From bearded irises and roses to pelargoniums and zinnias, there is a flower for every pot, planter box or garden. Learn how to care for your new flower friends with...

Everyone likes David, the boy with flowers in his hair. He’s sweet and gentle, just like his colorful petals. David and his best friend have a great time together, finding the good puddles, making up songs, and running away from the bees. But one day David comes to school wearing a hat, and he is quiet. When he takes off the hat, his bright petals flutter down like butterflies. Now, where his flowers were looks twiggy and prickly, causing the other...

A captivating history of one of the world's most iconic and mysterious flowers Bewitched by a lotus, which flowered from three-thousand-year- old seeds in his English garden, Mark Griffiths set out to track the origins and significance of this sublime plant in this beautifully-illustrated book. The Lotus Quest takes Griffiths from the headquarters of the Linnaean Society in London to a mountaintop in northern Japan. As he travels in search of this...

If you want to learn about creating and maintaining your garden, this book is for you. This book dives into maintenance, harvesting, planning, and more. This book is perfect for hobbyists or beginner gardeners.

Con sus treinta mil especies, sus ochocientos géneros terrestres o epífitos, sus miles de híbridos y su abanico casi infinito de colores, ¿qué otra familia de flores ha tenido tantos argumentos para seducirnos y fascinarnos como la de las orquídeas? Flor de culto, mitológica, medicinal, hechicera y de colección, la orquídea es una planta con una gran capacidad de adaptación climática, motivo por el que se ha extendido por el mundo entero. La...

Thirty-three eminent gardeners on their favorite rose Among the plant kingdom, Rosa is a relatively small genus, comprising only about one hundred species around the globe. But as these species intercross, they have given rise to as many as thirty thousand cultivars, making the rose perhaps the most various of all plants grown in gardens-and one of the most treasured. This one-of-a-kind collection gathers together thirty-three eminent gardeners...