Begin your journey with a decadently beautiful garden that satisfies your most macabre desires with a floral scent. Think an enchanted graveyard meets an enchanted cottage for your garden! The Victorian roots of your spooky desires are eloquently described with the basics of lore, climate, and where these gothic flowers come from. Always think of the roots when you are gardening and it will help guide you to curate a garden that satisfies your dark heart’s needs.
The artwork in this book is spectacular. The drawings give off the idea of something antique and beautifully capture the purples, blues, and greyscale contrast you need for your gothic garden. I would love to see this artwork and the lore translated into an oracle deck in the future. I truly enjoyed learning about the different flowers and the potential I can have for a mini gothic garden. I was immediately drawn to this book for the cover but I stayed for the lore.
Feaster herself tells you that the Victorian age was obsessed with this mortality concept and I perceive the commitment to gardens were the one way to cultivate life through your own means. The essence of the plants will drive your gothic garden and help you curate a bouquet, edible herbs, and contrast that truly make a garden stand out. Think of the symbolism and the colors and the way that scents can mask the concept of mortality through this eco beauty. Beautiful plants and eloquent lore? What more could you want from a basic garden book? Thank you Netgalley and Adams Media for this advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
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A stunning collection of gothic plants perfect for the goth in your life. As both a plant lover and a goth, this book was the PERFECT book for me. Featuring so many stunning plants, gorgeous illustrations, and so much fun history and stories about these unique plants, this is the perfect book to have around. I am absolutely in love with this book and will be needing my own copy when it comes out!

Release Date: Nov 18, 2025

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*Thanks Netgalley and Adams Media for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

This book is so beautiful, the art is stunning and the descriptions are practically poetic. I appreciate that the author notes which plants work well as houseplants or in containers as I have minimal yard space. They also note which plants are toxic to humans and to pets. I'm already serching online for some new plants thanks to this book.