Pleasure Principles: An Almanac from the Garden
From Flamingo Estates' Richard Christiansen:
Pleasure Principles began as a year-long attempt to understand the garden around me, and what it could teach me about living a better life. It is not simply a gardening book, a cookbook, a workbook, or a history of plants. It is a collision of all those things: part garden almanac, part field guide, part art book, and part love letter to Mother Nature. Across more than 400 pages, it moves month by month through the year, gathering stories, recipes, rituals, and some magic for anyone who wants to get off their phone, off their ass, and back into the big wide world.
At its heart, this is a book about living a more interesting, exciting life through the things we can make, cook, grow, notice, and do. It is filled with planting and harvesting guides, seasonal recipes, monthly tasks, personal stories, scent explorations, herbal remedies, mythology, and botanical history. It is also a love letter to all the hands who have built the Flamingo Estate garden and orchard. To the people, plants, and animals that have shaped our life on this Los Angeles hillside.
There are hundreds of original photographs by Hugh Davison. Recipes by Chef Sandy Ho. Twenty-eight original oil paintings by John Regan. Design by Aaron Harvey and the in-house Flamingo team. Together, we have made something very special.
Think of it as a Farmers’ Almanac for the soul, and a Yellow Pages for anyone with green thumbs and middle fingers. A reference book to keep by your side. A tool for living.
This is a book about growth. And how to bloom in our own lives.
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Pleasure Principles: An Almanac from the Garden
12638 Ventura Blvd
12638 Ventura Blvd
Studio City CA 91604
United States
How does curbside pick up work?
Please place orders through our online portal. At checkout, you'll have an option to select your shipping preference, which includes options to pickup in store. We will gather items and prepare them for pickup. Orders for pickup requests will usually be ready within 24-48 hours, but may take up to 3 business days from the time the order is placed (if placed on a Friday or Saturday). If you need your order ready before then you could email us at kristen@emeraldforestgifts.com and we will get to you ASAP to see if there’s a way to accommodate!
How quickly are online orders processed?
When orders are placed online, we need to facilitate gathering all the items. We assemble the orders Monday through Friday and ship them out within 24-36 hours. There are instances where there are delays due to being sold out of an item, in which case we would contact you ASAP. We do our very best to accommodate all of these requests.
We have been mainly a brick and mortar operation, so while our online orders have increased, delays also sometimes occur due to unforeseen circumstances or issues with the postal services.
Returns
We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return for store credit or exchange.
For fine jewelry, we have a 7-day return policy, which means you have 7 days after receiving your fine jewelry to request a return for store credit or exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase.
To start a return, you can contact us at kristen@emeraldforestgifts.com.
Refunds
We only offer store credit or exchanges. Thank you!
You can review our full Shipping & Refund/Return Policy pages for additional details.
Pleasure Principles: An Almanac from the Garden
