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Book Synopsis A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers by : David Squire
Download or read book A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers written by David Squire and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming and beautifully illustrated book, exploring the facts and folklore of gardening, its history and curiosities. Gardening is an age-old craft, steeped in mystique and peppered with handed-down wisdom, often derived from 'sons of the soil' who grew cabbages larger than their neighbours. If you think gardening has become too scientific and wonder where all the hands-on experience and wonder has gone, this book mines a rich seam of folkloric advice. A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers takes a stroll through gardening curiosities from ancient Egyptian wisdom and the world of garden gnomes to rhymes and healing gardens. It is packed with information on the history of gardening and the development of tools and practices, as well as garden curiosities and folklore. Illustrated with stunning historical woodcuts and drawings throughout, this makes a perfect gift for anyone with an interest in gardens. This fact-drenched insight into gardening history will enthral you with its diversity – from digging soil and keeping bees to early plant hunters and weather rhymes.
Book Synopsis A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers by : David Squire
Download or read book A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers written by David Squire and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming and beautifully illustrated book, exploring the facts and folklore of gardening, its history and curiosities. Gardening is an age-old craft, steeped in mystique and peppered with handed-down wisdom, often derived from 'sons of the soil' who grew cabbages larger than their neighbours. If you think gardening has become too scientific and wonder where all the hands-on experience and wonder has gone, this book mines a rich seam of folkloric advice. A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers takes a stroll through gardening curiosities from ancient Egyptian wisdom and the world of garden gnomes to rhymes and healing gardens. It is packed with information on the history of gardening and the development of tools and practices, as well as garden curiosities and folklore. Illustrated with stunning historical woodcuts and drawings throughout, this makes a perfect gift for anyone with an interest in gardens. This fact-drenched insight into gardening history will enthral you with its diversity – from digging soil and keeping bees to early plant hunters and weather rhymes.
Book Synopsis A Miscellany of Garden Wisdom by : Isobel Carlson
Download or read book A Miscellany of Garden Wisdom written by Isobel Carlson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may not have the green fingers or the resources to build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon but it is still possible to create a blossoming haven in your own back garden. This practical book guides you through the mysteries of the seasons, with simple, easy-to-follow tips on the best way to make your garden grow. Battle the bugs and the slugs, and plant, prune and dig your way to very own paradise.
Book Synopsis A Garden Miscellany by : Suzanne Staubach
Download or read book A Garden Miscellany written by Suzanne Staubach and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the garden in a whole new way! Gardens across the globe come in many sizes and styles, but they share a remarkable number of similar components. Suzanne Staubach revels in this connection in A Garden Miscellany. In short essays meant to be dipped in and out of, Staubach shares the history, evolution, and contemporary use of all the parts and pieces that make up a home garden—from borders, compost bins, and decks to pergolas, roof gardens, statues, and troughs. You’ll learn that fairy gardens have their roots in the Tang dynasty, the difference between an arbor and a pergola, how geometry plays a role in garden design, what a ha-ha is, and much more. Featuring bold and whimsical illustrations by Julia Yellow and filled with interesting facts and anecdotes, A Garden Miscellany is a must-have for gardeners, plant lovers, and the naturally curious everywhere.
Download or read book Home Ground written by Allen Lacy and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1985-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Golden Age of the Garden by : Claire Cock-Starkey
Download or read book The Golden Age of the Garden written by Claire Cock-Starkey and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Golden Age of the Garden by : Claire Cock-Starkey
Download or read book The Golden Age of the Garden written by Claire Cock-Starkey and published by Elliott & Thompson. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between England and its gardens might be described as a love affair; gardening is a national passion, rooted in history. The e18th century is often called the Golden Age of English gardening; as the fashion for formal pleasure grounds for the wealthy faded, a new era began, filled with picturesque vistas inspired by nature. Charting the transformation in English landscapes through the 18th and 19th centuries, The Golden Age of the Garden brings the voices of the past alive in newspaper reports, letters, diaries, books, essays and travelogues, offering contemporary gardening advice, principles of design, reflections on nature, landscape and plants, and a unique perspective on the origins of the English fascination with gardens. Exploring the different styles, techniques and innovations, and the creation of many of the stunning spaces that visitors still flock to see today, this is an evocative and rewarding collection for all gardeners and garden-lovers seeking insight, ideas and surprises.
Book Synopsis A Gardener's Miscellany by : Diana Ajjan
Download or read book A Gardener's Miscellany written by Diana Ajjan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stoplight is always green on Main Street. And you'll see green in your bottom line with unstoppable gift book sales of our Main Street Editions. Main Street Editions make a perfect, personal gift at an unbeatable price.
Book Synopsis Armchair Book of Gardens by : Jane Billinghurst
Download or read book Armchair Book of Gardens written by Jane Billinghurst and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Armchair Book of Gardens is a collection of indiviual essays focused on understanding gardens in a different light/perspective. The book concentrates on the emotional, social, spiritual, and politicial aspects of the garden.
Book Synopsis A Gardener's Miscellany by : Isobel Carlson
Download or read book A Gardener's Miscellany written by Isobel Carlson and published by Summersdale Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome' A. J. Balfour. Garden lovers everywhere will be inspired by this miscellany of quotations, poems and beautiful prose celebrating the natural world. From Jane Austen to Rudyard Kipling, this charming collection covers every aspect of horticulture, from the simple satisfaction of harvesting produce to admiring the humble daisy.
Book Synopsis Round & Round the Garden by : Marian French
Download or read book Round & Round the Garden written by Marian French and published by Red Kite Books. This book was released on 1994-04-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Marigolds, Myrtle and Moles by : Alan Titchmarsh
Download or read book Marigolds, Myrtle and Moles written by Alan Titchmarsh and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Charming miscellany of rhymes and reflections celebrating the garden' CHOICE *** The perfect bedside book for the green-fingered - hilarious and touching poems on a gardening theme written and introduced by the nation's favourite gardener and presenter of ITV's Grow Your Own At Home and Love Your Garden, Channel 5's Secrets of the National Trust and with his own show on Classic FM. From touching poems on the peony, the snowdrop and the sweet pea to hilarious verse on Emily the Gardener and the Garden Design Course, this is Alan Titchmarsh's heartfelt and entertaining celebration of his favourite space - the garden.
Book Synopsis The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette by :
Download or read book The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A book about the garden and the gardener by : Samuel Reynolds Hole
Download or read book A book about the garden and the gardener written by Samuel Reynolds Hole and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gardeners' Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis New York/Mid-Atlantic Gardener's Book of Lists by : Bonnie Appleton
Download or read book New York/Mid-Atlantic Gardener's Book of Lists written by Bonnie Appleton and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2001-08-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compiles vital information for gardeners in the unique climates of New York and the Mid-Atlantic area. This indispensible guide includes valuable expert advice, a list of hot and cold tolerance zones for each plant, web sites for information from state universities in the region, and a listing of botanical gardens and arboreta in which to view the listed plants.
Book Synopsis Miscellany Of Garden Wisdom by : Henry Schofield
Download or read book Miscellany Of Garden Wisdom written by Henry Schofield and published by Running Press. This book was released on 1990-11-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of practical hints and old-time lore about gardens and growing things.
