The Untamed Garden: A Revealing Look at Our Love Affair with Plants
In this charming gift book, master gardener Sonia Day brings together delicious tidbits from myth, history, botany, and plant lore to reveal how plants have seduced our hearts, minds, and bodies throughout the ages. Organized in thematic chapters that loosely follow the arc of a love affair, the book journeys from "Innocence" through such stages as "Flirtation," "Seduction," "Lust," "Deception," and "Rapture." Scattered throughout are love potions, examples from the Victorian "language of flowers," and charming anecdotes, all told in Day's delightfully irreverent and conversational voice. Gorgeously designed and featuring full-colour photos and illustrations throughout, this is a sumptuous tribute to our enduring fascination with plants.
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- "You don't have to be a gardener, expert or otherwise, to delight in The Untamed Garden. . . Fascinating and alluring. . . . Forget the chocolates and the wilted hothouse flowers. . . . Give this charming, fiery and joyous book of floral lore to your beloved instead." -- Halifax Chronicle Herald
- "Delightfully lusty. . . . A must-read." -- National Post
- "This is one of those rare crossovers that will appeal as much to gardeners as to those who prefer their nature more in the human line. . . . Day's lively, lusty prose gives us peep inside the botanical boudoir." -- Toronto Gardens
- "Beautifully printed and illustrated, making it perfect for the bedside table in anyone's boudoir. . . . It's an entertaining and informative read any time of year." -- Ottawa Citizen
