Auriculas Through the Ages: Bear's Ears, Ricklers and Painted Ladies (Hardcover)
In this unique book established garden writer Patricia Cleveland-Peck tells the story of the auricula's journey from its native Alpine habitat into the gardens of Europe and beyond. She introduces the reader to some of the interesting characters who felt passionately about the auricula and discovers the important social role it played as it was transformed by skilled florists from the simple Bear's Ear to one of today's most refined and exquisite cultivars.
Patricia Cleveland-Peck is an established freelance garden writer. She has contributed to the English Garden, Garden, Gardens Illustrated, History Today, Hortus, and many other publications. Her travels have taken her to the historic gardens of Europe, jungles of Borneo, temple gardens in Japan, and on a botanical safari in Kenya. Elisabeth Dowle is the illustrator of a number of botanical books, including Fuchsias and Violas and Violettas.
"Patricia Cleveland-Peck's energetic and revealing investigation makes for an informative page-turning experience that no lover of these highly desirable plants will want to miss." —David Wheeler, editor, Hortus