Peony
$39.55
- Hardcover
248 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2025
Summary
People have always loved flowers, and peonies are among the most highly regarded, with petals of the finest silk and often a distinctive perfume. Their large, flamboyantly coloured blooms are attractive and photogenic, ideal for celebrations. Beyond the flowers, the colourful new shoots, described by landscape gardener Gertrude Jekyll as ‘dear rosy snouts’, add value and interest to any garden. Peonies appear in the art and literature of China, Korea, Japan, the classical Mediterranean and me…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781836390589 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1836390580 |
| Author: | Gail Harland |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
| Imprint: | Reaktion Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 618g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 223mm x 162mm |
| Series: | Botanical |
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Critics Review
“Brilliant … Gail Harland’s research is impeccable, her dialogue with the reader is comfortable and the photographs are utter confection for the eye. This will accomplish for Paeonia what Anna Pavord’s The Tulip did for the appreciation of the singular impact on our collective horti(cultural) identity by a single genus of plants.”–Daniel J. Hinkley, author of ‘Windcliff: A Story of People, Plants, and Gardens’
About The Author
Gail Harland
Gail Harland combines work as a dietitian with horticultural writing. Her previous publications include Snowdrop (2016) in Reaktion’s Botanical series.
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