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Growing Home: Stories of Ethnic Gardening
Susan Davis Price
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Description for Growing Home: Stories of Ethnic Gardening
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1110.
A lavishly illustrated look at the extraordinary creations of Minnesota gardeners from around the world.
This beautiful book brings together interviews and photographs of more than thirty Minnesotans who have imported the style and tradition of their native or ancestral lands into their gardening. Susan Davis Price relates the fascinating stories of these people’s lives as she explores gardening techniques and plants brought from every part of the globe.
We meet Finnish-born Maiju Köntii, who cultivates the beautiful roses of her homeland, and Polish native Danuta Mazurek, who manages to grow the colorful, leafy alpines of the old country in her small ... Read moreThe profiles in Growing Home also feature American-born citizens who use their gardening as a link to their cultural past. Minnesota native Kevin Oshima yearned for a connection to his Japanese heritage and eventually earned the title "bonsai master" for his success in growing these temperamental trees. Seitu Jones considers his attempt to keep the city green a tribute to "all the marvelous, unsung black folks who’ve been gardening for years."Well over one hundred beautiful color images highlight this unique look at how ordinary people create the extraordinary in their own backyards. Growing Home will delight not only gardeners but also readers of all backgrounds and interests. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816633050
SKU
V9780816633050
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About Susan Davis Price
Susan Davis Price is the author of Minnesota Gardens: An Illustrated History, which won the Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writers’ Association of America. Her writing has also appeared in Midwest Home and Garden, Minnesota Horticulturalist, American Gardener, and Victorian Homes. John Gregor, owner of ColdSnap Photography, is a regular contributor to Midwest ... Read more
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