I absolutely adore this book and will buy it once it is released so as to have it in my home library. The combination of verse and illustration is well executed. Each of the poems evokes a sense of a place, a season, a feeling or more. Starting with verses from Ecclesiastes and moving through poets in many time periods this book is an engaging resource. Gardeners and flower lovers, those who enjoy poetry, give this one a look!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

A perfect read for garden and flower lovers!
This collection of poems takes you back to the era of Romanticism when nature was its own goddess and embracing her beauty was a common past time.

I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

As a lover of both plants and poetry I was excited to dive in to this beautiful volume. The poems are taken across the length of history, from the Bible to Modernist works, which kept the collection interesting. I do wish there had been a little more diversity in the breadth of the selection though, I would have loved to read more poems in translation, for example.

The illustrations selected pair beautifully with the poems and make this book a real pleasure to leaf through. I imagine many gardeners would be delighted to receive this book as a gift.

Prose of the Garden

This is a beautiful book of pictures and poetry relating to the garden. Flowers, bugs, fairies and the garden in general, from trees to bees. It consists of a collection of famous poets.

I love the illustration and the poetry contained in the book. It’s a lovely calming read for a quiet afternoon or a few minutes waiting for something such as an appointment. If you love poetry, if you love gardens, or both you will fall in love with this book.

Many thanks to The Royal Horticultural Society, Quarto Publishing Group, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of this lovely book for an honest review.

this was so cute and wholesome, I didn't know there were so many poems about flowers and gardening, and it was so nice to have them all together and by so many great poets.

and the illustrations were so beautiful, they made me miss spring and summer so much. now I just have the very pressing urge to go out in a forest and touch trees and grass and leaves ah.

it was just lovely, that's the word.

An ode to anyone who loves gardening. Beautiful illustrations in poetry commemorate the garden and the gardener. I adored this book.