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9780898310788

Graham Stuart Thomas' Three Gardens of Pleasant Flowers: With Notes on Their Design, Maintenance and Plants

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  • ISBN13:

    9780898310788

  • ISBN10:

    0898310784

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-06-01
  • Publisher: Sagapress
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $29.95

Summary

Originally published in 1983 and long unavailable, this book provides a fascinating perspective on Thomas's life and development as a gardener, beginning with the garden at his father's home in Cambridge.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
6(2)
Author's Note 8(1)
Introduction 9(3)
PART ONE
Garden Plan
12(2)
In a Cambridge Garden
14(15)
Nursery Interlude
29(15)
PART TWO
Garden Plan
44(2)
Oak Cottage
46(42)
The Long Borders
62(8)
The Nut Grove and Great Lawn
70(6)
The Oak Woodland: Shrubs and Plants for Shade
76(6)
The Oak Woodland II: Bulbs and Bulb Planting
82(6)
Opportunism
88(8)
PART THREE
Garden Plan
96(2)
Briar Cottage
98(43)
The Front Garden
101(9)
The Side Garden and Patio
110(3)
The Main Garden
113(16)
The Sunk Garden and other Corners
129(12)
PART FOUR
The Beauty of Flowers
141(7)
PART FIVE
Quick-reference Plant Guide and Index 148(33)
Biographical Notes on the People Mentioned 181(6)
Index to Text 187(2)
A Guide to the Conversion of Imperial to Metric Units 189

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