Flowers are for Love(爱之花)

Whether you are looking for love, building a lasting relationship, or trying to reignite a romantic bond, flowers are powerful messengers of affection. In this wonderful follow-up to Flowers Are Forever, Kathy Lamancusa has collected beautiful true stories that illustrate the very important role flowers play in loving relationships. Whether they are roses or carnations, lilies or lilacs, flowers carry lovers through the beginning steps and sustain passion over the test of time. They sweeten romantic celebrations and soothe broken hearts. Flowers Are for Love is a treasure for the romantic at heart.

Kathy Lamancusa, a leading name in the design world, is a popular motivational speaker, a trend strategist, and an editorial contributor to numerous trade and consumer magazines. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and many other network and cable television programs. She lives in North Canton, Ohio. The contributors to Flowers Are for Love include nationally known speakers, floral designers, gardening professionals, bestselling authors, and other men and women who share a passion for flowers.

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ROMANCE BLOOMS THROUGH THE GIFT OF FLOWERS

Whether you are looking for love, building a lasting relationship, or trying to reignite a romantic bond, flowers are powerful messengers of affection. In this wonderful follow-up to Flowers Are Forever, Kathy Lamancusa has collected beautiful true stories that illustrate the very important role flowers play in loving relationships. Whether they are roses or carnations, lilies or lilacs, flowers carry lovers through the beginning steps and sustain passion over the test of time. They sweeten romantic celebrations and soothe broken hearts. Flowers Are for Love is a treasure for the romantic at heart.

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Kathy Lamancusa charmed the world -- including Oprah Winfrey -- with her first book, an eclectic selection of thoughts on the pleasure of growing, giving, and receiving flowers. In her new collection, Lamancusa gathers true stories from celebrities, professional floral designers, and everyday flower lovers and combines them with quotations from noted writers, practical gardening advice, and floral care information, to create a bouquet certain to uplift the mind and spirit. There are memories of romantic moments in which flowers play a leading role and stories about how the gift of flowers brings a sense of cheer and hope during the ups and downs of romantic relationships. Descriptions of both the frustrations and joys of gardening and putting flowers together in eye-catching arrangements remind readers that creating something of lasting beauty -- in nature, in our homes, and especially in our hearts -- takes time, care, and love. You don't have to have a green thumb to reap the rewards of Flowers Are for Love, but for those who do, Lamancusa includes a wealth of helpful information about the care and handling of roses, tulips, lilacs, and other garden favorites.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 178 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Width (mm) 111

Introduction

Chapter 1 ? Romantic Celebrations
The Ten-Cow Wife / Rochelle Beach
Frivolous Necessities / Karen Wingard
Growing Roots / Diane Gunn Hurd
Dried and True / Christina Keating
Sensual Flowers / Kathy G. Wise
A Rose for Daryl / Larry Laney

Chapter 2 ? The Gift of Flowers
Love Un-American Style / Hope Mihalap
Two Corsages / Arnold "Nick" Carter
The Most Important Component / Susan E. Warkentin
Message Across the Miles / Poul Einshsj
First Flower / Kathy Peterson
Who Will Send Me Flowers? / Jill Boudreau
Magic / Cynthia Panton
A Lesson in Appreciation / Elisabeth Charles

Chapter 3 ? Beginning Steps
Window Shopping / Craig Sole
Mystery at Storm Lake / Barbara Glanz
Flight of Fancy / Nada Rutka
The Flight of the Helicopter / Shirley Sluis
Playing My Part / Alice-Lynne Olson
Twelve Days of Christmas / Janice Stucky
Trading for Memories of Love / Lynn Downing
The Promise of Roses / Carolina Fernandez

Chapter 4 ? Withstanding the Test of Time
Throughout Our Garden / Tim Farrell
Lilacs: To Have and to Hold / Kathy Baker
Picture Perfect / Alice E. Heim
The Legacy of the Wedding Corsage / Alan Parkhurst
Petals of Respect / Paula Westbrook
Corresponding with Tulips / Lynne Moss
Fifty Years / Russ Barley
Healing Rose / Linda Wyszynski
A Garden of Roses / JoAnn C. Schleis
The Presence of Roses / Liz Bernstein

Chapter 5 ? The Language of Love
The Circle of the Flame / Terrilynn Quillen
Love, Speaks the Heart / Donna Herrin
Unexpected / Andrew Pike
Rare Beauty / Lillian Sibila
Roses Mean.../ Kathleen Bretherick
The Rosebud / Lillian Zarzar
Free Love in the Garden / Charles Goodwin
The Odd Couple / Angela Ronemark
Floral Rituals / Elaine Schmidt
Flowering Together / Rosemarie Rossetti
The Hug Tree / Julie Woodell

Chapter 6 ? Unexpected Surprises
The Twelfth Rose / Nori Gartner-Baca
An Officer and a Gentleman / Cheryl Runstrom
A Rose by Any Other Name...Is Still an Allergy / Elaine Gartner
The Do-It-Yourself Corsage / Joe Lamancusa
Finish Line / Steve Moroski
Wednesday's Flowers / Karen R. Peters
Surprise, Surprise! / Shirley M. Albertson
Birthday Mix-Up / Bernice Peitzer
Less Is More / Kirby Holt
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