Gilding The Lily by Amy Stewart
A passionate and informed look behind the scenes of the floral industry to discover the amazing and often draining journey flowers now make from seeds and bulbs to our shops, tables and vases.
Revealing on how your supermarket roses get to you, why they don't smell anymore, and other controversial practices * Bookseller *
Stewart does an admirable job.. some first- rate reportage -- Charles Elliott * Literary Review *
I also heartily recommend Amy Stewart's very readable book, Gilding the Lily, wherein she inquires extensively into the world of commercial flower growing: including matters such as worker conditions, air miles, plant breeding, patenting, pesticides, and the reason why flowers don't smell any more -- Jane Powers * Irish Times *
It is interesting to learn of ancient concerns about the distorting effects of flower production -- Geoff Simons * Morning Star *
An informative guide to the global cut flower trade * Amateur Gardening *
Amy Stewart goes inside the cut flower business ... and reveals the stories behind the world's favourite lily and the search for a blue rose * Choice Magazine *
One of the quirkiest books of the last quarter * Oldie *
Stewart does an admirable job.. some first- rate reportage -- Charles Elliott * Literary Review *
I also heartily recommend Amy Stewart's very readable book, Gilding the Lily, wherein she inquires extensively into the world of commercial flower growing: including matters such as worker conditions, air miles, plant breeding, patenting, pesticides, and the reason why flowers don't smell any more -- Jane Powers * Irish Times *
It is interesting to learn of ancient concerns about the distorting effects of flower production -- Geoff Simons * Morning Star *
An informative guide to the global cut flower trade * Amateur Gardening *
Amy Stewart goes inside the cut flower business ... and reveals the stories behind the world's favourite lily and the search for a blue rose * Choice Magazine *
One of the quirkiest books of the last quarter * Oldie *
Amy Stewart is a garden columnist who lives in California, where she writes for Organic Gardening, the San Francisco Chronicle, and others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846271748 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846271746 |
| Title | Gilding The Lily |
| Author | Amy Stewart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2009-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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