"If a voyage across The Pond is not on your itinerary any time soon,
not to worry. This book transports us without ever having to leave our
most comfortable reading chair." --Flower magazine
Join acclaimed photographer Georgianna Lane and explore the flower
markets, gardens, and floral boutiques of London in this full-color
celebration of the flora of England's capital.
London in Bloom showcases the floral abundance of the city's
extraordinary parks, gardens, florists, and flower markets. In this
companion to her popular books Paris in Bloom and New York in Bloom,
Georgianna Lane takes us on a romantic floral tour of London,
juxtaposing luscious blooms with intricate floral details found in
iconic architecture. The book also includes:
- A detailed list of recommended parks, gardens, markets, and floral
designers
- A spring tour of blossoms and blooms
- A field guide of common spring-blooming trees and shrubs
- Step-by-step instructions for creating a London-style bouquet
- And more
Lane offers a practical travel guide for anyone planning to see London
in bloom in real life. She plans out a tour of spring blossoms, with a
field guide for identifying flowering trees and shrubs. She even
includes a list of addresses for her favorite parks, gardens, floral
boutiques, and flower markets.
Lane writes, "No place, real or imagined, enchants quite like an English
garden. The ornate gates, the tumbling roses, the winding paths, and the
sunlight winking through branches of delicate blossoms have long
inspired poetry and romance. . . . Some are intimate and secret, with
secluded corners and mysterious pools where dragonflies hover or
fantastic creatures might even dwell. Others are impressive and
majestic, their rolling parklands reminiscent of an eighteenth-century
landscape painting."
For flower lovers and Anglophiles alike, London in Bloom offers a
unique and irresistible view of London, a chance to bring "poetry and
romance" to your home or to give it as a gift.
