Blossom

Practical and Creative Ways to Find Wonder in the Floral World

In Blossom, botanical illustrator and lifelong flower lover Adriana Picker takes you through a year of flowers and the ways to live with and learn from them, with beautiful artwork as well as recipes and activities to encourage a slower life through the seasons.

Telling the stories of flowers from around the world, this enchanting collection also provides mindful and practical ideas for reconnecting with nature and the blooms around us. From making natural oils and perfumes, to recipes for floral vinegars and pickles, tips for floral arrangements, and lessons in floral anatomy and drawing, this book is an invitation to find beauty in the everyday.

Complete with Adriana’s stunning illustrations, Blossom is a perfect gift for all nature lovers, and a flower bible like no other.

Petal

The world of flowers through an artist’s eye. A compendium of floral wonder, Petal reveals the colours, details and unique sculptural beauty of nature’s most remarkable creations.

Botanical artist Adriana Picker has curated specimens from all over the world to celebrate through her stunning illustrations, accompanied by writer Nina Rousseau's words on the folklore, fame and meaning of both favourite blooms and herbaceous curiosities.

Petal features over two hundred flowers from twenty-seven plant families – from elegant roses to otherworldly orchids and magnificent magnolias – as well as a dedicated chapter for unusual specimens.

Petal

The world of flowers through an artist’s eye. A compendium of floral wonder, Petal reveals the colours, details and unique sculptural beauty of nature’s most remarkable creations.

Botanical artist Adriana Picker has curated specimens from all over the world to celebrate through her stunning illustrations, accompanied by writer Nina Rousseau's words on the folklore, fame and meaning of both favourite blooms and herbaceous curiosities.

Petal features over two hundred flowers from twenty-seven plant families – from elegant roses to otherworldly orchids and magnificent magnolias – as well as a dedicated chapter for unusual specimens.

The Cocktail Garden

Cocktail recipes focused around the flavours and produce found throughout the seasons, all stunningly illustrated by internationally renowned artist Adriana Picker.

From summery raspberries and rich figs to citrus and white peaches, apples and pineapples, and infusions using a riot of herbs – basil and thyme, to sage and lavender and other flavours found in the garden. There are drinks for long hot summer afternoons spent among flowers in the garden; wine spritzers for breezy evenings on the back porch; champagne cocktails for celebrations under the apple tree; nightcaps for wintry nights by the fireside; and fruity party punches for that garden party gathering with style.

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Adriana Picker's first book The Garden of Earthly Delights - a lush wonderland of colouring for adults, was published by Hardie Grant Australia October 2015.

Take a journey through The Garden of Earthly Delights and revel in the intricate detail of Adriana’s illustrations as you colour. These incredible drawings are exquisitely beautiful with a dark undertone, where amidst the flora you can find lurking insects just waiting to be brought to life through your unique colouring.

Enjoy the therapeutic benefit of this popular pastime as you unlock the secrets on every page and develop the piece from a black and white artwork into a full colour masterpiece.

Where The Wildflowers Grow

Adriana’s second book - A Botanical Wonderland of Coloring for Adults published by Hardie Grant in 2016

The elaborate yet elegant drawings in Where The Wildflowers Grow will delight creative and artistic minds craving a colouring experience that moves beyond basic patterns into true works of art. 

These unique Australian floral shapes are beautifully rendered on the page, allowing you to sit back and immerse yourself in nature as you enjoy the therapeutic benefits of this popular artistic pastime.