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Flowers were chosen as symbols for many reasons. The great variety of flora made it possible to find some plant or flower which would be a suitable figure for nearly any abstract quality or condition. A plant might be chosen because of some myth connected with its origin, as the stories of Daphne and Narcissus; because of the peculiar environment in which it thrived, as the orchid and the fungus; because of its significant shape, as the passion flower...
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Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants & Trees by Ernst & Johanna Lehner explores the cultural significance and legends surrounding much of the natural world. Ernst Lehner (b. 1896, d. 1971) and wife Johanna were Austrian natives who emigrated to the United States in 1940, likely fleeing the Nazis. After settling in New York City, the couple embarked on a literary and illustrative pursuit, writing numerous books together that examined the world...
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A collection of 100 crochet motifs arranged in 10 crochet collages based on the beautiful flowers and plants found in author, crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrington's, stunning cottage garden.
Each of the collages will have a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and the compositions will change-sometimes the plants will be in a vase or a jug, sometimes presented as a wreath or growing straight from the ground.
All of the crochet motifs...
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Watson-Guptill
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
219 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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"In this full-color, step-by-step guide, Peggy teaches you how to master drawing and watercolor techniques from sketching and shading to washes and blending. With Peggy's easy and energetic lessons, absolutely anyone--regardless of ability--can learn to draw a broad range of flora and fauna, from delicate cherry blossoms, wildflowers, and lacy ferns to majestic trees and cute woodland creatures"--
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"Learn to make felt plants and flowers so rich with detail that they look freshly picked! Aimed at absolute beginners, the book starts with an overview of basic techniques and then progresses on to simple lessons for making flowers, plants, leaves, and branches. Each lesson comes with a detailed reference photograph, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, and pattern"--
8) Evergreen
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Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
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338 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
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"All seventeen-year-old Quill wants is a break from the family business. Flowers, plants, the generations-old garden. What he wouldn't give for a taste of the outside world. Normalcy. But his mom won't let him out of the house, telling him he's just not read ... All because he's a dryad. Well, not just any dryad, but a male dryad - the first ever. And unlike everyone else in his family, he hasn't a lick of magic. Just a shock of green hair, matching...
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