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

by Thomas, Graham Stuart

• ISBN13: 9780898310788
• ISBN10: 0898310784
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Sagapress

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