The Story of Flowers: And How They Changed the Way We Live

Author: Noel Kingsbury Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 216 Throughout history flowers have been an integral part of human survival and culture as food, for medicine, to express feelings, as symbols, to commemorate and celebrate, and to decorate. Their shapes, colours, scents and textures have always attracted us, as they do animals and insects. Flowers are used as luxury spices (saffron), and as colouring and flavouring agents marigolds fed to chickens make eggs more yellow and lavender was Elizabeth I...Read more