The gentle and whimsical blooms of the dogwood tree look delicate, but the wood of its trunk is strong and durable. Victorian lovers used this flower to indicate that their love could endure any trial.
from Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux
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Gorgeous pictures!
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There’s no bad photo to be taken of these exquisite illustrations by Jessica Roux.
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What a wonderful book.
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A gift from my daughter that I have enjoyed very much.
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What a wonderful gift.
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What beautiful and delicate flowers. The Floriography book must be delightful to look at too. Ellie
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Yes, it is beautifully illustrated and the passages are very interesting . Highly recommend.
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Stunning. How blind we seem to have become to beauty of this order.
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I keep these things of beauty close, because there is so much chaos and ugliness in the world, it’s easy to forget that there is an abundance of beauty in art and words and beautiful spirits.
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Indeed.
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First, an illustrated book on birds. Now, an illustrated book on flowers. 🙂
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Oh yes, I have MANY lovely books which makes me feel like the luckiest person in the world. This book has absolutely stunning illustrations. A real beauty.
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Looks like a lovely book, gorgeous artwork.
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It is absolutely gorgeous. My daughter gifted me this book for Christmas and I haven’t stop leafing through it since then.
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A fabulous book Sylvia 🙂
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Yes, it is and I love it dearly.
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Oh, how beautiful! Dogwood but then the Lily of the valley… one of my favourite little ones.
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Me too, the smell!! So so lovely.
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So very much so!
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I fell in love with the Dogwood when the tree flowered outside my loungeroom window for the first time since moving here five years ago. Stunning. Looks like a gorgeous book. I remember seeing my dear old great Aunt’s water colours of so many flowers and pressing them between the pages of books.
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What is more lovely than pressed flowers? Something I would like to explore. How nice that your aunt exposed you to that art form.
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, it’s a lovely book
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Wow, this article, the photos, ideas, etc. is really great.
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It’s really a lovely book.
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