London In Bloom

Join acclaimed photographer Georgianna Lane and explore the flower markets, gardens, and floral boutiques of London in this fullcolor celebration of the flora of Englands capital.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 magazineLondon in Bloom showcases the floral abundance of the citys 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 springblooming trees and shrubs Stepbystep instructions for creating a Londonstyle 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 eighteenthcentury 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.