Flower Power

Give yourself flowers with these books about blooms and blossoms of all kinds. Plant a seed, read!


Updated May 12, 2026
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The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'clock Lady
Albert, Susan Wittig.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert transports readers to the summer of 1934, when a sensational murder shakes up the small Southern town of Darling, Alabama-and pulls in the ladies of the Darling Dahlias' garden club, who never let the grass grow under their feet when...
Right girl, wrong side
Baird, Ginny
Paper Book
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ginny Baird brings her signature charm to this multicultural story about two disputing families sharing a beach house and the messiness that comes from falling in love with someone who your family is determined to despise. ...
Floret Farm's a year in flowers : designing gorgeous arrangements for every season
Benzakein, Erin
Paper Book
From star flower farmer and bestselling author of Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, Erin Benzakein comes this gorgeous and comprehensive guide to enhancing every occasion with floral beauty. With hundreds of stunning photographs and an inviting narrative style, this book offers...
The reason for flowers : their history, culture, biology, and how they change our lives
Buchmann, Stephen L.
Paper Book
Cultural history at its best-the engaging, lively, and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, ecology, myths, lore, and economics of the world's flowers, written by a passionately devoted author and scientist, and illustrated with his stunning photographs. Flowers, and the fruits...
Alice's tulips
Dallas, Sandra
Paper Book
Alice Bullock is a young newlywed whose husband, Charlie, has just joined the Union Army, leaving her on his Iowa farm with only his formidable mother for company. Alice writes lively letters to her sister filled with accounts of local quilting bees, the rigors of farm life, and the customs of...
Hydrangeas for American gardens
Dirr, Michael.
Paper Book
The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers, lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And how to care for hydrangeas in...
Orchids are easy : a beginner's guide to their care and cultivation
Gilland, Tom.
Paper Book
“As either a blueprint for amassing an orchid collection or a reference source for specific types of orchid, Gilland’s selective directory of the most popular and easily maintained varieties offers essential information. ...Gilland’s thoughtful instruction goes a long way...
Flowers and herbs of early America
Griffith, Lawrence D.
Paper Book
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...
Mad enchantment : Claude Monet and the painting of the water lilies
King, Ross
Paper Book
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist From bestselling author Ross King, a brilliant portrait of legendary artist Claude Monet and the story of his most memorable achievement, the water lilies. Claude Monet is perhaps the world's most beloved artist,...
Where lilacs still bloom : a novel
Kirkpatrick, Jane
Paper Book
One woman, an impossible dream, and the faith it took to see it through, inspired by the life of Hulda Klager   German immigrant and farm wife Hulda Klager possesses only an eighth-grade education--and a burning desire to create something beautiful. What begins as a hobby to...
The artful ribbon : beauties in bloom
Kling, Candace.
Paper Book
This guide shows how to make all types of flowers from ribbons, wire and crinoline.
Lavender for all seasons : a gardener's guide to growing and creating with lavender year-round
Legarre, Paola
Paper Book
An essential guide to to the multifaceted plant, from a passionate gardener. Lavender for All Seasons covers everything you need to know about the basics of growing lavender. Inspirational crafts and recipes that follow the seasons of the year will...
Fragrance in bloom : the scented garden throughout the year
Lovejoy, Ann
Paper Book
Color, leaf, and texture tend to dominate gardeners’ criteria when it comes to plant selection. But in the garden, floral scent is often the most powerfully sensual experience. In this book, expert gardener Ann Lovejoy recommends and describes over 300 scented flowers that will provide...
Secrets of the tulip sisters
Mallery, Susan
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller! Told with Susan Mallery's trademark heart and humor, this is a charming tale about the problem with secrets, the power of love and the unbreakable bond between sisters. Kelly Murphy's life as a tulip farmer is pretty...
Tulip fever
Moggach, Deborah.
Paper Book
A sensual tale of art, lust, and deception--now a major motion picture In 1630s Amsterdam, tulipomania has seized the populace. Everywhere men are seduced by the fantastic exotic flower. But for wealthy merchant Cornelis Sandvoort, it is his young and beautiful wife, Sophia, who...
The meaning of flowers
Scoble, Gretchen.
Paper Book
Should you send a rose of crimson or of white to the one you love? What gift of flowers best expresses thanks to a dear friend? From ancient days, long before words complicated what we say to one another, flowers have been our messengers, invested with our most cherished feelings. Illustrated...
Fancy meeting you here : a novel
Tieu, Julie
Paper Book
"For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book."    -- Buzzfeed  Opposites attract when an always-the-bridesmaid florist and a grumpy caterer mix business with pleasure in this swoony romantic comedy in the vein of 27 Dresses from Julie Tieu...
Wildflowers of North America : a guide to field identification
Venning, Frank D.
Paper Book
Over 1,500 common species of wildflowers are described in this easy-to-use, illustrated identification guide.

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