Description:Anne Milner presents her family history intertwined with the history of Bliss’s irises, which are now part of the Plant Heritage family of National Collections of plants worth preserving. Bliss Irises combines family history and gardening in a unique and very personal journey. Initially triggered by interest in her great, great grandfather who built the Bliss Tweed Mill in Chipping Norton, Anne Milner discovered Arthur J. Bliss, a cousin of a grandfather, and his work with early 20th century irises. Having travelled to New Zealand and South Africa, Arthur had many adventures before becoming famous in the horticultural world for breeding and introducing ‘Dominion’, an iris that took the world by storm when it was first introduced in 1917. It has since gone on to be found in the pedigree of hundreds of modern irises. With stunning photographs, watercolours and line drawings throughout, the second part of Bliss Irises focuses on the flowers themselves and details the range of irises registered by Anne Milner’s ancestor Arthur Bliss.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bliss Irises: Family and Flowers; the Journey to a National Collection by Anne Milner (2016-08-28). To get started finding Bliss Irises: Family and Flowers; the Journey to a National Collection by Anne Milner (2016-08-28), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Bliss Irises: Family and Flowers; the Journey to a National Collection by Anne Milner (2016-08-28)
Description: Anne Milner presents her family history intertwined with the history of Bliss’s irises, which are now part of the Plant Heritage family of National Collections of plants worth preserving. Bliss Irises combines family history and gardening in a unique and very personal journey. Initially triggered by interest in her great, great grandfather who built the Bliss Tweed Mill in Chipping Norton, Anne Milner discovered Arthur J. Bliss, a cousin of a grandfather, and his work with early 20th century irises. Having travelled to New Zealand and South Africa, Arthur had many adventures before becoming famous in the horticultural world for breeding and introducing ‘Dominion’, an iris that took the world by storm when it was first introduced in 1917. It has since gone on to be found in the pedigree of hundreds of modern irises. With stunning photographs, watercolours and line drawings throughout, the second part of Bliss Irises focuses on the flowers themselves and details the range of irises registered by Anne Milner’s ancestor Arthur Bliss.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bliss Irises: Family and Flowers; the Journey to a National Collection by Anne Milner (2016-08-28). To get started finding Bliss Irises: Family and Flowers; the Journey to a National Collection by Anne Milner (2016-08-28), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.