Gardens a Literary Companion

Summary: Writers have long found relaxation and inspiration in gardening, often discussing their efforts in eloquent essays that seem to capture the very scent of the earth. This anthology brings together the best gardening essays from around the world and across the centuries. Highlights in this rich, satisfying collection include medieval herbalist John Gerard extolling the virtues of the potato, Czech playwright Karel Capek's celebrating the winter garden, Catherine Parr Traill's 1855 gardening tips, and a reminiscence of Thomas Hardy by his gardener, Bertie Stephens.

Record details

ISBN: 9781926685205 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1926685202 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (177 p.)
Publisher: New York : Greystone Books, a division of D & M, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:october.17
Formatted Contents Note:	Contents; Introduction; Brining Home the Regal Lily; The Transvaal Daisy; Monet's Garden; The Green Shroud; On Reading a Garden; The First Garden; Right Good Ground; Preparations; A German Garden; Captive Gardens; Blitz Flowers; The Purest of Pleasures; On Supplanting Rampant Nettledom With a Wondrous Watery Realm; A Snake in the Garden; Invasion of the Sumac; The Revolting Garden; On the Rootedness of Plants; Thomas Hardy in His Garden; On Beauty; Sex, Sex, Sex; Peonies; Poppycock; A Few Hints on Gardening; Skyrrets of Peru; Letters to a Gardening Friend; The Lamentation Tree.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.