Description
Make your garden and home lookandsmell heavenly with this accessible gardening guide that explains how to grow fragrant flowers outdoors and bring natural scents indoors by creating floral arrangements, scented beauty products, and more.
“A practical guide to a life infused with the scent of flowers.”–Kelly Smith Trimble, senior editorial director for HGTV and author ofVegetable Gardening WisdomandThe Creative Vegetable Gardener
There is nothing like the beauty and scent of a flower-filled garden and home.The Fragrant Flower Gardenshows you how to grow flowers that are a feast for the nose as well as the eyes, from a naturally perfumed carpet of sweet alyssum and the warm, spicy scent of gardenia to the heavenly aroma of lilacs.
A beautiful garden is one where you can find joy in every sense–literally.The Fragrant Flower Gardenmakes this dream a reality with garden design guidance for a year’s worth of flowers, foliage, and fragrance. Then, reap the wellness benefits of your fragrant flowers through DIY projects such as making floral arrangements, perfumes, tub soaks, and tinctures.
Whether you prefer the smell of classic lavender or something more adventurous like chocolate cosmos,The Fragrant Flower Gardenopens the door to creating a scented flower garden that is a delight for all.
“I’ve got one word for this book: luscious. While reading it, I longed to smell the blossoms on the pages and run my hands through lilacs and lavender.”–Mary Ann Newcomer, Gardens of the Wild Wild West website
“With an abundance of recommendations for fragrant plants, inspiration and expert tips for floral arrangements, and instructions for simple scented recipes, this book is a practical guide to a life infused with the scent of flowers. The alluring photos capture an emotional quality that, in the absence of scent on the page, evokes a similar sensory experience.”–Kelly Smith Trimble, senior editorial director for HGTV and author ofVegetable Gardening WisdomandThe Creative Vegetable Gardener
“The Fragrant Flower Gardendisproves the old adage ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover.’ In this case, you actually can. But the latest title by Stefani Bittner and Alethea Harampolis is so much more than just a pretty cover. With gorgeous full-color photos throughout and detailed information on uses for dozens and dozens of different aromatic plants,The Fragrant Flower Gardenis an informative, well-laid out primer on creating gardens that are not only appealing to the eye but to the nose as well.”–Lisa Steele, Fresh Eggs Daily
Stefani Bittneris the owner of Homestead Design Collective, a San Francisco Bay Area landscape design firm, and co-author ofThe Beautiful Edible GardenandHarvest. She has been featured inSunset, theLos Angeles Times,Gardenista, C Magazine, and on HGTV online.
Alethea Harampolisis co-author of the bestsellingThe Flower Recipe BookandThe Wreath Recipe Book, and a co-founder/owner of the floral design company Studio Choo. Together, Bittner and Harampolis authoredHarvest.
Ten Speed Press
Pub Date: March 05, 2024
0.71″ H x 9.92″ L x 6.93″ W
224 pages
paperback
