Vintage Amateur Gardening Pocket Book of Garden Flowers by J. S. Dakers, 1969

A beautiful little vintage gardening book, Pocket Book of Garden Flowers by J. S. Dakers, first published in 1960, with this lovely third impression dating to 1969.

Bound in a gorgeous cornflower blue cloth cover with gold lettering, this charming little book is filled with 176 beautiful full-colour botanical illustrations by Cynthia Newsome-Taylor, featuring everything from delicate cornflowers and hollyhocks to flowering shrubs and garden favourites.

Alongside the illustrations are lovely little passages about each flower, with advice on growing and caring for them. A wonderful glimpse into gardening in the 1960s, and a little treasure to dip into throughout the changing seasons.

Perfect for lovers of gardening, flowers and botanical illustration. A beautiful addition to a collection of vintage nature books, lovely for styling on a bedside table or bookshelf, and a thoughtful little gift for a green-fingered friend.

Published by Collingridge Books, 1969. Third impression.