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Lilacs: Beautiful Varieties for Home and Garden

by Naomi Slade

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A visual and practical guide to growing lilacs

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A visual and practical guide to growing lilacs

Part of Gibbs Smith’s flower series, this hardcover volume pairs gardening notes with photographs of more than 60 lilac varieties. Naomi Slade places the plant in a wider cultural and garden-history context, touching on its spring flowering, its associations with Easter, its presence in art, and the long-lived shrubs that can mark former home sites. The cultivation material addresses growing lilacs in gardens as well as containers and pots, while the variety profiles span familiar common lilacs and named cultivars in shades from purple and pink to white and yellow. It is organized around both identification and home growing, with imagery serving as a substantial part of the book’s approach.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Gardeners seeking guidance on cultivating lilacs in beds, containers, or pots
  • Flower enthusiasts interested in a broad range of lilac varieties
  • Readers interested in ornamental plants, garden history, and botanical photography

Themes

Lilac cultivationOrnamental plant varietiesContainer gardeningSpring floweringGarden and cultural history

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Book overview

Gorgeous bouquets in shades of purple, lavender, blue, white, and pink flood your memory with the heady scent of grandmother's garden.

This seventh book in the Gibbs Smith flower series is filled with the perfume of love and memories of home. Lilacs are frequently associated with the Easter holiday, which occurs during the peak of its bloom time. Lilacs have been a source of inspiration for artists throughout history; Impressionists Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet both made famous paintings depicting the beauty of lilacs. Lilacs are ubiquitous both within curated gardens and in the wild. They became a popular garden flower choice in the eighteenth century, particularly across North America, and lingering shrubs and blooms in the wild are a telltale indication of where earlier dwellings might have stood.

Naomi Slade's Inspirational commentary with no-fuss gardening notes shows that anyone can grow lilacs in a garden, container, or pot. Georgianna Lane's exquisite photos feature more than 60 varieties--from Common Lilac Syringa, or French Lilac 'Romance' to Madame Lemoine, and many more. Colors range from purple, pink, and burgundy to white and yellow.
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