In the main section, arranged alphabetically from Agapanthus to Zinnia for quick access, magnificent full-page photographs depict each flower at its finest. Smaller images offer handy visual guides, showing the difference between fresh and older flowers and demonstrating the care required for that particular type. A special quick-reference box on each flower offers: the flower's various names; the varieties in which it comes; available colours; scent; characteristics of freshness or aging; vase life in number of days; and relative cost. Other features may include a flower's meaning in the language of flowers or other items of interest. A wonderful combination of beauty and practicality, this book is essential for any flower lover.

About the Author

Cecelia Heffernan is a floral designer who owns a floral design business, Flowers by Cecelia, and a flower, garden, and home shop, Flower Hardware, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. T.K. Hill photographed all the pictures especially for this book.