Snowdrop

Gail Harland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2024
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-850-3 (ISBN)

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An exploration of the botanical and cultural history of the popular snowdrop.

With their delicate green and white blooms, snowdrops may seem fragile, yet they possess remarkable resilience. Treasured by gardeners for their ability to bloom early in the year, they also hold significance beyond the horticultural world. From Victorian Britain, where snowdrop bands promoted chastity, to their adoption as symbols by charitable organizations today, their cultural impact is far-reaching, symbolizing purity, hope and solace. Snowdrops have long been depicted in art, poetry and prose, and they offer medicinal properties as a source of galantamine, used in Alzheimer’s treatment. Now available in paperback, Snowdrop is the ideal companion for anyone interested in the emotional and cultural aspects of these much-loved plants.

Gail Harland is a professional dietician and horticultural writer. She is the author of The Tomato Book, Designing and Creating a Cottage Garden, and The Weeder's Digest.

Introduction
One Among Trees and Rocks
Two Purity and Piety
Three Art and Images
Four Words and Music
Five Collectors and Conservation

Timeline
References
Further Reading
Associations and Websites
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	29.02.2024
Reihe/Serie	Botanical
Zusatzinfo	100 illustrations, 90 in colour
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	1-78914-850-2 / 1789148502
ISBN-13	978-1-78914-850-3 / 9781789148503
Zustand	Neuware