"Flowers and Flower-Gardens" by David Lester Richardson is a gentle and encouraging book about the joy and importance of flowers, particularly aimed at those living in Anglo-Indian communities, while hopeful the local natives will learn to love floriaculture too. The author speaks directly to the readers, and believes that growing flowers is about more than just making things look pretty; it’s about making life better by filling it with beauty, peace, and a connection to the natural world, as well as fostering a sense of belonging, inspiring a greater appreciation for flowers as something that enriches life itself. Richardson wants everyone to discover the happiness that comes from tending a garden, turning even small spaces into sources of pride and delight, hoping everyone will welcome a bond with flora.
Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden
By David Lester Richardson
Discover how cultivating flowers in your own backyard can bring profound beauty and peace to your life.
Summary
About the AuthorDavid Lester Richardson was an officer of the East India Company, who throughout his life followed literary pursuits as a poet and periodical writer, and as editor and proprietor of literary journals. A skilled linguist, he was in later life an educator, serving as professor of English at Hindu College, where he inspired the Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta.
David Lester Richardson was an officer of the East India Company, who throughout his life followed literary pursuits as a poet and periodical writer, and as editor and proprietor of literary journals. A skilled linguist, he was in later life an educator, serving as professor of English at Hindu College, where he inspired the Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta.
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