PLANTING FIELDS
Planting Fields: A Place on Long Island (Monacelli) is the first book to offer a comprehensive exploration of Planting Fields, the beloved Long Island estate, examining it through social, architectural, and ecological frameworks. Edited by Gina J. Wouters and Jerome E. Singerman, with photography by David Almeida, Planting Fields invites readers to explore the estate with new eyes, offering both a contemporary understanding and a deep sense of history and place. Open to the public as a New York State Historic Park, Planting Fields is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its lawns and gardens draw more than 250,000 visitors annually.
LIVING WITH FLOWERS
In her Living with Flowers (Rizzoli), Aerin Lauder shares creative ideas for floral arrangements, seasonal entertaining, bringing blooms into every corner of the home, and invites readers to discover the joy of integrating flowers into their daily lives.
GARDENING WITH NATURE
Gardening with Nature at the New York Botanical Garden (Monacelli) explores NYBG’s “nature first” approach to gardening through lush imagery and in-depth essays that best reflect its ethos. With photographs by Larry Lederman and text by Todd A. Forrest, the book is a lavish tribute to this iconic New York institution.
EMILY THOMPSON FLOWERS
Emily Thompson Flowers (Monacelli) explores the innovative floral designer’s signature style of infusing a sense of the unexpected and mysterious into her dramatic compositions. By using wild, unruly materials from the forest, field, and beyond, she showcases not only the raw and wondrous beauty of the natural world, but also an artist’s rare empathy and reverence for the little-used, rougher, overgrown, or decaying.
LIFE WITH FLOWERS
Frances Palmer’s new Life with Flowers (Artisan Books) includes profiles on her favorite varieties—with flower-specific gardening how to’s and arranging techniques, as well as delicious flower-forward recipes.