Elizabeth’s Reviews > Where the Old Roses Grow: Vita Sackville-West and the Battle for Beauty during Wartime > Status Update

“In Feb 1940, Vita placed an enormous order for 12,000 Dutch bulbs…Vita was clearly determined to have flowers, even in the face of an unofficial no-flower order from the government. She was determined to ‘preserve beauty’. It was, in a way, its own form of courage” (103).

As a side note, I feel accomplished when I plant 75 bulbs. 😂😂