“She leaned in to smell the apricot-tinted rose whose petals had just unfolded into a ruffled cup. The scents of lemon, myrrh,… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Years passed with nothing to show in a land once so enchanted that bees and butterflies slept safe in the blossoms after… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“The Sparrow Sisters' roses still bloomed on New Year's Day, their scent rich and warm even when snow weighted their petals closed.… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“It was as Frank said: the Sparrow Sisters Nursery had quite a reputation. Sally told Henry about the Nursery that was now… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Andrew sifted through the photos: lush, sprawling gardens of herbs and flowers, others dotted with crabapple trees, woodbine, and hawthorn- not that… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Roses climbed the shed, entwined with dark purple clematis, leaves as glossy as satin. There were no thorns. Patience's cupboard was overflowing… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“The sisters were all gifted gardeners so Sorrel wasn't terribly worried about her beloved flowers. Patience's herbs were in fine form, Nettie's… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Sorrel always thought herself happy in the little village by the sea. She was content among her flowers and specimen trees, the… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“The girls seemed unconcerned and went about their days, each as lovely in their own way as the flowers they tended. Sorrel's black hair… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“She leaned in to smell the apricot-tinted rose whose petals had just unfolded into a ruffled cup. The scents of lemon, myrrh, and peach… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Sorrel watched fascinated as Delphine set out a row of glass bowls and filled them with all the ingredients for her meal. On one… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Patience drifted in the garden, her dress draping softly off one shoulder and her hair falling across her back like blood in the shadows.… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Like their mother, Honor Sparrow, dead now for twenty-some years- gone on the very day her youngest daughter, Impatiens, arrived- the sisters had all… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“When everyone arrived at the formal garden, lunch had been laid out on the terrace by unseen hands. Bowls of strawberries and frosty buckets… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Just as Patience read the people in Granite Point, searching for the troubled bits in their bodies or hearts, and Nettie collected the harvest… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Years passed with nothing to show in a land once so enchanted that bees and butterflies slept safe in the blossoms after their nectar… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“The Sparrow Sisters' roses still bloomed on New Year's Day, their scent rich and warm even when snow weighted their petals closed. When customers… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“People came from far and wide to see the Italian Gardens and buy a honeycomb or damson jam in the farm shop. The wool… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“It was as Frank said: the Sparrow Sisters Nursery had quite a reputation. Sally told Henry about the Nursery that was now a landmark… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
“Andrew sifted through the photos: lush, sprawling gardens of herbs and flowers, others dotted with crabapple trees, woodbine, and hawthorn- not that he could… — Ellen Herrick Copy Share Image
