Thanks to Princeton Architectural Press for sending me these beautiful gifts. As always, all opinions are my own.
My grandma is an avid gardener and every year she has the most beautiful flower beds. As you can guess, in Minnesota there’s no gardening to be had from now until spring, but I saw that Princeton Architectural Press had some beautiful gifts for gardeners and flower lovers this year. I thought they would make great gifts for my grandma and anyone else who loves gardening as much as she does!
These gorgeous Paper Flowers Cards and Envelopes bloom with extraordinary detail and color. Eighteenth-century British artist Mary Delany created each piece by cutting and layering tiny pieces of paper on black ink backgrounds. The fine shading and depth are as intricately detailed as a botanical illustration and scientifically accurate as well making them a wonderful gift for people who love flowers. Printed on thick, textured paper, the set features sunflowers, rhododendron, cornflower, water lilies, and more.
Cultivated: The Elements of Floral Style elevates floral design to fine art and covers all aspects of floral design, including choosing plants to grow and arrange, selecting tools and vessels, balancing color and form, and even photographing and selling arrangements. The authors, Christin Geall, emboldens designers, gardeners, and entrepreneurs to think differently and deeply about their work with flowers as she draws upon the fine arts and historical sources.
Arrange a stunning modern masterpiece of floral design with this 1000-piece Cultivated Jigsaw Puzzle by designer and photographer Christin Geall. Piecing together this lush arrangement will immerse you in her inspired world of flowers, colors, and light. My grandma loves puzzles so this will be right up her alley!
Through evocative archival and contemporary photographs, drawings of landmark structures, and graceful, accessible text, The Conservatory celebrates the patrons and designers who advanced the technology and architectural majesty of these light-filled structures. Elegant and magnificent, conservatories reveal fascinating social, cultural, botanical, and engineering advances as they have evolved across history. The importance of conservatories continues to grow with efforts to conserve phenomenal plants and their environments.
The Story of Gardening draws fascinating connections among gardens across time and place. Penelope Hobhouse, the legendary authority on garden history, composes a beautifully crafted, lavishly illustrated history of gardening over millennia. Hobhouse addresses styles and techniques from all over the world, revealing the origins of the world’s most magnificent gardens. Award-winning journalist and garden historian Ambra Edwards worked alongside Hobhouse to bring this comprehensive classic up-to-date with today’s most recent garden developments and trends.
All of these products from Princeton Architectural Press will make beautiful and thoughtful gifts this holiday season!
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Hi there! I’m Amber, a 34 year old wife and mom of two from central Minnesota. I love to be outside with my family anywhere the weather is warm (which means I spend half the year freezing). We’re a homeschooling family that loves to travel as often as possible! When I have a spare free moment, I love to read, take photos, and scrapbook. I’m interested in anything that makes life more fun; I also love socializing and sharing about my favorite products!
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Helga
These are beautiful books and that puzzle is so pretty. Great for people who like to grow flowers.
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Dana Rodriguez
I love flowers myself. These are beautiful ideas!
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Maryann D.
These books seem lovely and I am sure the photos are wonderful. Anyone who gardens would be happy with these books for gifts!
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Coressa B Clark
Absolutely love the 1000 piece puzzle. I have a lady in her 90’s that shops in my Thrift Shop that would Love this puzzle.
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Donna
That jigsaw puzzle would be such a lovely gift to receive! Cultivated: The Elements of Floral Style sounds like a fascinating book. I would enjoy reading it!
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Mia E.
Very good ideas for those of us who like to garden. I would so enjoy doing the jigsaw puzzle and looking at the Conservatory photographs.
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Leela
My daughter would enjoy that flower puzzle. She loves all things flowers.
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Laurie Nykaza
I would love to read these books to garden over the winter and get ready for the spring to start planting. It’s so much fun to look at new ideas to redo mine in the spring.
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I would love to read these books to garden over the winter and get ready for the spring to start planting. It’s so much fun to look at new ideas to redo mine in the spring.
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Michelle S
The puzzle and the cards are such a good idea for a gift. My Mom would absolutely love to try the puzzle.
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Lauryn R
This is an awesome list of gift ideas for gardeners! My mom loves gardening and so do I. I really like the Paper Flowers set, how pretty! Thank you so much for sharing.
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Amber Ludwig
Everything is so gorgeous! Such a welcomed gift over the dreary winter time I bet. That puzzle is really fantastic. My mom is the flower lover in my family.
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donna porter
This is the perfect gift for my mom. She is all about gardening and I must say she does a wonderful job.
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Sarah L
Yes, in the winter I like books and seed catalogs to help me get through the cold season.
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gloria patterson
No puzzzles for me. But do love the books. That is one thing I miss with apartment living I alway had so many flowers beds. Today i still order seed catalogs to just look at all the different flowers. I missed it so much I got one of those aero gardens and right now I have petunias growning. They have been in bllom for over two months really enjoy them
I have several flower lovers on my xmas list and these coffee table books look beautiful