As an American, much of the poetry and prose within this book was foreign to me. Still, I found it delightful. Better yet was the collection of illustrations. Just lovely! A wonderful addition to the library of any gardener.

A beautiful collection of poems and flower artwork. This is a must have book for anyone who loves poems and flowers. The artwork is stunning and the poems are absolutely lovely. I had a great time reading these, especially in my little garden. 

*Thanks Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

This book is a wonderful collection of flower poetry and prose, but I must admit that I found myself zoning in and out while reading. Nonetheless, to be able to find all these connections throughout English literature and the centuries with horticulture is absolutely incredible.

Read this poetry collection now and then the entire day! It's so amazing! Gave me inner peace when everything was really chaotic outside.

Things seem to be moving at a really fast pace once again these days with all the pandemic hype going down a bit. But yes, this human is still worried senseless. And I needed something like this collection to calm down my chaotic thoughts. 

I love, love, love the illustrations! They are so damn beautiful! Exceptional art. Colourful and vibrant. Close to your heart, straight to your mind. Classic poetry collection at its best. 

It would be unfair of me to just pick out some favorites. 

Just get the book. Just read it. It's powerful yet so calming.

And yes, the damn lights are gone for no reason as I finished up writing this review.

But hell yes, I am still staring at the beautiful illustrations and rereading some poems.

Yes, that's how lovely this collection stays with me.

Thank you, publishers, for the advance reading copy. Love it.

This is a lovely collection for lovers of poetry and gardens alike. It features flower poems and illustrations spanning hundreds of years, with one for each of several dozen types of flowers. There is also prose writing through the centuries, sharing the wonderful things about various flower types from various authors' standpoints. Each flower is illustrated with an illustration from the RHS botanical library. Like the other collections in this series, the writings are all UK and American writers. I would have loved to see some Japanese haikus and poems translated from other areas of the world, but that's a minor issue. This is a delightful collection that really celebrates flowers of all types in a wonderful way.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

This is a lovely book to give to one’s self or as a gift to a garden lover. Collected in here are poems or prose about more than fifty flowers, everything from the humble daisy to the violet to the marigold, the harebell poppy and many more. The illustrations are superb-colorful, detailed and engaging. The verse and prose is from everyone from William Carlos Williams to Wordsworth to Longfellow and many writers both very well known and new to me.

I highly recommend this one. Read it to enjoy some nature while you are spending more time at home.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.