Flower Confidential

Flower Confidential Wydawca: Algonquin Books Opis produktu A globe-trotting, behind-the-scenes look at the dazzling world of flowers and the fascinating industry it has created. Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought--for better or worse--to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers, geneticists, farmers, and florists working to invent, manufacture, and sell flowers that are bigger, brighter, and sturdier than anything nature can provide. There's a scientist intent on developing the first genetically modified blue rose; an eccentric horticultural legend who created the most popular lily; a breeder of gerberas of every color imaginable; and an Ecuadorean farmer growing exquisite roses, the floral equivalent of a Tiffany diamond. And, at every turn she discovers the startling intersection of nature and technology, of sentiment and commerce. Specyfikacja SKU: ALQN001256777 EAN: 9781565126039 Waga: 249 g Author: Stewart, Amy Binding: Paperback Pages: 320 Publication Year: 2008 BISAC Category 1: BUS070000 BISAC Category 2: NAT013000