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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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