Floral Illustrations of the Seasons Consisting of the Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Herbaceous Plants, Cultivated in the Flower Garden

"Floral Illustrations of the Seasons" by Margaret Roscoe is like a tour of a 19th-century flower garden, showing off the coolest and toughest plants that bloom throughout the year. Roscoe wanted to get more people, especially women, excited about gardening and botany, and the book includes beautiful pictures and clear descriptions of special flowers that can handle all kinds of weather. The book starts with a thank you note to William Roscoe and an introduction where Margaret Roscoe explains how much she loves nature and how much fun it is to learn about plants. She respects the scientists who came before her and then gets right into talking about spring flowers, pointing out what makes each plant special, how to grow it, and how it can make a garden look amazing, sharing her love for the connection of nature to human appreciation.