The Magic of Flowers Book

A world without flowers would be unthinkable. Paul Gater has spent over forty years as a horticulturist, working in harmony with the natural world, in close proximity to flowers, trees and plants. This book conducts the reader through time and place to the loving heart of the flower spirits themselves. We acknowledge their beauty yet we take flowers almost for granted. Throughout history the uplifting feeling of seeing, experiencing and being near to flowers has made us very aware of their deeper significance. Topics include a history of flowers, mythology, flowers as healers, the language of flowers, flower faeries, flower names, invocations, traditional prayers and rhymes, and in general the symbolic meaning and long relation with mankind. It also contains a personal appreciation of tending a flower garden throughout the year.