Il Giardino di Arianna

An illustrated field guide to ninety plants of home and garden. Herbs and roses, cacti and citrus, the fig against the wall and the fern on the sill, each one drawn from an antique botanical plate and set down for families to explore together.

Every plant has its own portrait and its names across several languages: the story of where it comes from, how to grow it, and how to enjoy it, whether in the kitchen, for the skin, or simply for the wonder of it. A field-notebook space throughout invites young hands to press a leaf, mark a date, and make the book their own.

Organized into six chapters: Thirsty Plants, Mediterranean Herbs, Cacti & Succulents, Tough Evergreens, Orchard & Field, and Indoor Plants. The book moves from familiar kitchen herbs to unexpected garden curiosities, always returning to a simple idea: look closely, and ask what it is called.

Made by two parents for their daughter, and offered now to every family who wants their child to grow up knowing the names of the living things around them.