Flowers and Herbs of Early America
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Lawrence Griffith (Author) Barbara Temple Lombardi (Photographer)
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A detailed look at early American flowers and herbs, with expert advice on creating a garden with historically accurate plants
Hounds-tongue. Ragged robin. Costmary. Pennyroyal. All-heal. These plants, whose very names conjure up a bygone world, were among the great variety of flowers and herbs grown in America's colonial and early Federal gardens. In this sumptuously illustrated book, a leading historic plant expert brings this botanical heritage back to life.
Drawing on years of archival research and field trials in Colonial Williamsburg's gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, Lawrence Griffith documents fifty-six species of flowers and herbs and provides details on how they were cultivated and used. For each plant, an elegant period hand-colored engraving, watercolor, or woodcut is presented along with glorious new photographs by Barbara Temple Lombardi.
This book is a dazzling treat for armchair gardeners and for those who have visited and admired the famous gardens of Colonial Williamsburg. It is also an invaluable companion for twenty-first-century gardeners who will appreciate the specific advice of a master gardener on how to plan, choose appropriate species for, and maintain a beautiful, historic flower and herb garden.
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a not-for-profit educational institution that operates the world's largest living history museum.
Published in association with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 265 color illus.
About the Author
Lawrence Griffith is curator of plants for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and former garden columnist for the Daily Press, Newport News, VA. He lives on the Middle Peninsula of Virginia. Barbara Temple Lombardi is a photographer for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. She lives in Williamsburg, VA.
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- Contributor: Lawrence Griffith
- Imprint: Yale University Press
- ISBN13: 9780300164541
- Number of Pages: 304
- Packaged Dimensions: 230x235mm
- Packaged Weight: 1724
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Release Date: 2010-04-27
- Series: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Lawrence Griffith is curator of plants for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and former garden columnist for the Daily Press, Newport News, VA. He lives on the Middle Peninsula of Virginia. Barbara Temple Lombardi is a photographer for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. She lives in Williamsburg, VA.
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