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A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers: Facts and folklore through the ages
David Squire
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Description for A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers: Facts and folklore through the ages
Hardback. A beautiful gift book filled with charming illustrationgs, A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers will take you through the facts and folklore of gardening. Series: Wise Words. Num Pages: 144 pages, 237 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Wise Words
Condition
New
Weight
246g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857842749
SKU
V9780857842749
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Squire
David Squire originally trained as a horticulturalist at the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) at Wisley in the UK and has spent his life gardening. He is also a successful writer of 80 books and a winner of the Garden Writers of America Quill and Trowel Award.
Reviews for A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers: Facts and folklore through the ages
A Miscellany for Garden Lovers is a fact-drenched and beautifully illustrated book of insights into garden history that will leave you enthralled with its diversity... 6 out of 5 (if it would just be possible).
Michael Smith, Green (Living) Review
This would make an ideal gift that any gardener would love to receive.
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Michael Smith, Green (Living) Review
This would make an ideal gift that any gardener would love to receive.
The Potting Shed UK ... Read more