Am I the only one who misses the Martha Stewart television show? Yes, I heard she was doing another show with Snoop Dogg, but I never watched it since we do not have cable. I have a subscription to her magazine, but it just does not feel the same anymore. However, I still consider Martha the homemaker extraordinaire, and she has another book that shows that she still deserves that title. Martha’s Flowers, A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying, showcases Martha’s classic style and is quite informative. The photographs are gorgeous–this is a lovely book to have on display. It is currently living on my stack of coffee table books.
This book is divided into sections by season: spring, summer, and early autumn. Each section is then divided into chapters by flower, such as daffodil, tulip, rose, and dahlia. There is a good amount of information on each flower, including ideal growing zones, how to plant, water, fertilize, prune, and arrange. There are also photographs of each flower while they are growing, and featured in various arrangements.
I do not have a green thumb at all, but I found this book very inspiring. We recently cleared out some overgrown plants in our backyard, so now we have some room for planting. How lovely would it be to have a cutting garden? Right now it seems like only a dream, but at least I now have a solid resource to go to when I get serious about it.
Flowers really do have the power to cheer us up, whether growing outside or inside, in a vase!
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I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.