A 1,000-piece puzzle from artist John Derian, published by Artisan in New York. The image is a single open garden rose — coral pink against deep green, the petals layered the way the flower actually opens — drawn from Derian's nineteenth-century botanical archive.

Soft coral, dusty rose, the deep green of real foliage. The petals are the work — the gradient inside each one rewards the slow eye. The puzzle box is hardcover, built to keep.

For the friend who reads gardening books in bed. The host whose dinner table always has flowers. The gift for the someone who once said, "I would love a quiet weekend."

1,000 pieces, finished 20 × 27 in. Published by Artisan Books in the United States.