This past spring FHFB and I went on a short road trip down to Red Bank, NJ. I picked up some Hemmingsley china at the antique stores down there, and mentioned a little flower guide book that I found as well.
Since it's summer and so many bloggers, me included, are posting wonderful photos of their beautiful gardens, I thought I'd revisit the little flower book and show some more pictures of the beautiful watercolor drawings that must have been inspired by exquisite gardens and gardeners such as the ones I've loved looking at on so many blogger's pages.
The book is about 3" by 5" with paper pages that are a bit discolored around the edges, just as you would expect with an antique book. The binding along the spine of the book is a bit worn and broken in one spot.
Since it's summer and so many bloggers, me included, are posting wonderful photos of their beautiful gardens, I thought I'd revisit the little flower book and show some more pictures of the beautiful watercolor drawings that must have been inspired by exquisite gardens and gardeners such as the ones I've loved looking at on so many blogger's pages.
The book is about 3" by 5" with paper pages that are a bit discolored around the edges, just as you would expect with an antique book. The binding along the spine of the book is a bit worn and broken in one spot.
Title Page and Front Cover
A. Wintergreen: Checkerberry
B. Trailing Arbutus: Mayflower
Bull Thistle
Black-Eyed Susan
Butterfly Weed - Orange Milk-Weed
Cardinal Flower - Lobelia Cardinalis
I could look at this little book forever. Hope you enjoyed seeing these pages from the flower guide.
Ciao, bella!
A darling little book. A real treasure. Are you going to keep it in tact or might you make a wall of beautiful little flower pictures from it?
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Yvonne
I love old books such as this one - the flower prints are just lovely! What a treasure you found, Ann Marie.
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Claudia
HI FARM GIRL,
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LOVE YOUR BOOK, HOW NICE THAT YOU FOUND IT. RED BANK IS A TOWN OF ANTIQUE'S, AUNT CAROLINE, KAREN,JACKIE, AND I WOULD GO. I LOVE IT.
LOVE, AUNT RIZ
What a beautiful book, the illustrations are so amazing!
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It's a sweet little book and I'm so glad it found you to take care of it.
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