Flowers as Love Letters and Life Lessons | Asheville News

Asheville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 6, 2026 · 1m

Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn’s new book, “I Have This Thing for Flowers,” is a lyrical herbarium of essays where each alphabetically arranged bloom becomes a mirror for love, loss, and resilience. From a marriage of convenience that blossomed into romance to the quiet wisdom of gardening, Sawchyn weaves personal stories with botanical history, using flowers as metaphors for life’s fleeting beauty and enduring growth. She’ll be sharing seed packets of “Cut and Come Again” zinnias—symbolizing resilience—at her book tour kickoff at The N.C. Arboretum, and soon she’ll be teaching at Bucknell University…