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Nymans: The Story of a Sussex Garden
Shirley Nicholson
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Description for Nymans: The Story of a Sussex Garden
Paperback. Nymans Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; WMB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
Nymans forms one of a group of gardens in the Sussex Weald which were created before the First World War and are still beautiful today, their owners sharing a passion for new material brought back from all over the world by intrepid plant hunters. Ludwig Messel bought Nymans in 1890 and, with his head gardener, James Comber, began extensive planting of exotics, determined to prove that many supposedly tender plants could grow outdoors in Sussex. After 1915, his son, Leonard, carried on planting and raising new hybrids. In 1954 the garden was bequeathed to the National Trust. ... Read more
Nymans forms one of a group of gardens in the Sussex Weald which were created before the First World War and are still beautiful today, their owners sharing a passion for new material brought back from all over the world by intrepid plant hunters. Ludwig Messel bought Nymans in 1890 and, with his head gardener, James Comber, began extensive planting of exotics, determined to prove that many supposedly tender plants could grow outdoors in Sussex. After 1915, his son, Leonard, carried on planting and raising new hybrids. In 1954 the garden was bequeathed to the National Trust. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752455952
SKU
V9780752455952
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Ref
99-18
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