Flowers and Herbs of Early America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300164541)

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

Author: Lawrence Griffith
ISBN-10: 0300164548
ISBN-13: 9780300164541
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.80lbs
Size: 10.60h x 9.40w x 1.00d